ANIMAD VERSIONS UPON Sr RICHARD BAKER'S CHRONICLE, AND It's CONTINUATION. Wherein many Errors are discovered, and some Truths advanced. By T. B. Esq Cicero de Orat. Prima est Historiae Lex, ne quid falsi dicere audeat, deinde ne quid veri non audeat. OXON. Printed by H. H. for Ric. Davis. 1672. The PREFACE. SInce Chronicles are the public Records of a Nation, I wondered not a little to see Sr Rich: Bakers twice Printed by itself, and three times with a Continuation, and no person learned in our History of England, or concerned in the actions of the late Rebellion, or in the adulteration of his own, or his Ancestors Name or Title should impugn it; being stuffed with so many contradictions and repetitions, so many mistiming and mistake, as of other things of moment; so especially of the Pedigrees, Names, and Place of our ancient Nobility, Bishops, Baronet's, Gentry, etc. For. — Non ego paucis. Offender maculis. And yet the wonder increased▪ to see the Continuator (a person, as it appears, of incompetent parts for so great an undertaking) presume to dedicate a Work so many ways imperfect to the Kings most excellent Majesty, of whom (as Cicero said to Caesar) nil vulgare dignum videre possit. As I am conscious this Age affords many more knowing in our English History than myself, so doubtless the publishing their Notions had been very necessary, that the public Chronicle of our Nation might have had the true properties of a Record, which are, Vetustatis & veritatis vestigia. But finding in all this time no stop put to so great a stream of Error by any better Hand, I thought myself obliged to lay these few Animadversions in the way, lest such muddy waters should at last totally overflow the land of Truth. Nor have I presumed herein to intermeddle with the affairs of State and those great revolutions in the reign of King CHARLES the first of ever blessed memory; Though I am well assured the Continuator has in many passages neither done right to His sacred Memory, nor to those of his subjects, who most faithfully served Him. For the Errors which slipped Sr Rich. Baker's pen, some Excuses may be assigned, as old Age, and the confinement of a Prison etc. but none for that his confident Assertion, (upon which the Continuator builds much in his Preface) That this Chronicle was collected with so great care and diligence, That if all other of our Chronicles should be lost, this only would be sufficient to inform posterity of all passages memorable and worthy to be known. Sr Rich: acknowledges his Work to be a Collection out of other Author; wherein he took up some Coin upon content, which was not sterling, and that wherein he only excelled, was the digesting the whole into a better Method; yet he confesses some Passages (he might have said many) are omitted in the reign of King James, which was the time he lived in, and had been fit for the Continuator to have supplied; who, instead thereof has swelled the Continuation into such a Bulk of indigested matter, as is not at all suitable to the rest of the History. Besides the many failings both of the Author and Continuator, the Printer has, with supine negligence, added a gross number of Erratas, without any advertisement of them, but leaving all upon the Author's account, yet the understanding Reader will, for the most part, discern, which ought to be laid at the Authors Study door, and which at the Printers Case. If particular information may be relied on, we may ere long expect a completer Chronicle of the Kings of England, with a more exact and impartial account of the late Rebellion, and the happy restauration of his Majesty, from a Hand better qualified for such an undertaking. Mean time these few leaves (not taking in a Third of what is justly liable to exception) may help to rectify some of the Errors already printed, and may contribute in some measure, towards the observing a greater care and exactness in publishing Books of so general a concern in time to come. Errors Committed in the printing. PAg. 6. lin. ult. Author for Author. p. 10. l. 8. prefixed for prefixed. p. 12. 25. l. 1. Barker's for Baker's. p. 41. l. 9, where for were. p. 57 l. 5. Eale for Earl. p. 63. nu. 50. l. 7. Abbanets for Albanets. p. 85. l. 3. Continua— for Continuator. p. 88 nu. 73. to Mr Wolveses add at. p. 89. nu. 74. l. 5. acscended for ascended. p. 99 l. 7. particularly for particularly. ANIMADVERSIONS On the Catalogue of Writers. THe first thing we meet with, after the Dedication and Preface, is A Catalougue of Writers both ancient and modern, out of whom this Chronicle hath been collected. Gildas Britanicus, Sir named the Num. 1. wise, the first Writer of our English Nation— When as there were no less than threescore before him, as Leland, Baleus, and Pitseus attest. And (I take it) this Gildas (for there were two of them) was called Badonicus; because born in the same year the great Battle was fought between the Britain's and Saxons at the mountain Badonicus. Ethelwardus, a Writer next to Bede 4. the most ancient,— This is also a mistake; for he flourished not till the year 925, which was after Sigebert whom our Author mentions. Radulphus de Diceto or Dicetentis, 5. who lived about the year 685.— He lived not till the year 1210, as may be seen in his Chronicle printed about xx. years Since. Asserius Menevensis, Bishop of Salisbury 9 lived about the year 890. A gross mistake; for no Bishops See was settled at Salisbury, till after the Conquest. There was indeed one Asserus Bishop of Sherburne, Anno 880, and continued so but 4 years. Osbertus, a Benedictine Monk, wrote 11. the life of— For Osbernus Cantuariensis, a Benedictine Monk and Chantor of Canterbury. Culmanus Anglicus, writ a Chronicle— 12. and lived about the year 1040— He should have said Colemannus sapiens, who flourished An. 1200. Gulielmus Gemetecensis — lived Aº 1135. 13. He flourished in the year 1160. Ingulphus, Abhot of Croyland— lived 18, in the time of william the first— He died in the year 1109, which was in the 9th year of Henry the first. Turgotus, an English man, first Dean 19 of Durham etc. lived in the year 1098. This Turgotus, was not first Dean of Durham, but Prior, and is called in latin Authors Turgotus Dunelmensis; He died An: 1115. Gnalterus Mappaeus, writ a book denugis 21. Curialium and lived about the Conqueror's time. His name is Mape Latined by writers Mapus; His book in MS. is in the Bodleyan Library; He flourished in the year 1210, long after the Conqueror's time; And I think his Book affords nothing for our Author's purpose. Raradocus, born in Wales— 25. for Caradocus Lancarvanensis— Gervasius Derobernensis — lived about the year 1120. 26. Which should be 1200. Johannes Fiberius commonly called de Beaver — lived about the year 1110. 27. This johannes Fiberius, was otherwise called Castorius, and flourished not till the later end of Edward the first's time, about the year 1306. Radulphus de Rizeto.— Which should be Radulphus de Diceto, 45. and is mentioned before num. 5. but this is the more proper place for him, in point of time. Thomas Spottey, a Benedictine Friar 48. of Canterbury— His name was Sport or Spot, a Benedictine Monk. Matthaeus Westmonasteriensis — lived 49. about the year 1307— for 1377, Matthew Paris, — wrote a History— 51. from Will: 1. to the last year of Hen. 3. and lived about the time of K. Edward. 3. Mistakes enough — Math. Paris died many years before Edw: 3. time, viz. Aᵒ 1259. To which year he brought down his History, and after his death it was continued for some years by another. Bartholomeus Anglicus — wrote a 53. Chronicle of the Scots— His right Surname was Glanvile; he did not write a Chronicle de Scotis, but a History de Sanctis. Alex. Essebiensis, Prior of the monastery 55. of Regular Canons— lived in the year 1360.— By the word (the) we are to believe there was but one Monastery of that Order, of which there were many; this Author flourished in the year 1220. John Froyssart, born in the Low Countries, writ a Chronicle— ending 56. with Henry the 4th— He was born at Hennault in Flanders; His History ends in the year 1400, which is the first year of Hen. 4th. Thomas Rodburn, an English man 58. and a Bishop, wrote a Chronicle— and lived 1412. He was Bishop of Saint David's; but the Chronicle our Author aims at, was written by another Thomas Rodburn, a monk of Hide Abby, who lived Ao. 1480. and is extant in M.S. in Lambeth Library. John Trevisa, born in Glocestershire— 59 He was born in Cornwall. John Capgrave, born in Kent, a Hermit 61. Friar- He was an Augustin Friar of Canterbury. John Lydgate, Monk of St. Edmund's 62. bury— lived in the year 1470. in the time. of King Edw. the 4th. He died in the year 1440 tempore Hen. 6. Doctor Goodwin, Bishop of Hereford 78. wrote— and lived in the time of Q. Eliz. He means Doctor Francis Godwin Bishop— who lived in the time of K. James. and K. Charles 1. and died Anno 1633. Doctor Heyward, writ the History of— 79. This was Sr John Heyward Knight Doctor of Law. Thomas Cowper, Bp of Winchester 83. , writ Chronicle notes of all Nations— These notes were written by Tho: Lanquet, and only continued for some years by Cowper. Nicholas Harpsfeild — hath written 88 a Chronicle of all the Bishops of England.— He wrote an Ecclesiastical History of England in folio, but no such Chronicle of Bishops was ever before heard of. John Speed, a Londoner wrote— 90. He was born in Cheshire: William Abington Esquire hath 91. written— His name was Habington. etc. These Notes have been with some pains collected out of Leland, Bale, Pits, and other Authors of good authority, to show the mistakes and anticronisms of our Author, even in his first Effort; who thinking to give a greater reputation to his Book, has (not without much suspicion of vanity) prefixed a Catalogue of 93. Author's Ancient and Modern, out of whom he says his Chronicle is collected, of which number it may justly be suspected he never saw above the one half; otherwise he could not, without great inadvertence, so grossly have mistaken what is here noted; Besides if his wine had been good, it would not have needed such a Bash. ANIMADVERSIONS on the Catalogue of the Nobility, Bishops, Baronet's, etc. BEfore we come to the Book itself, the Continuator has thought fit to entertain the Reader with an Antipast, consisting of a Catalogue of the Nobility, Bishops, and Baronet's of England, which is so ill cooked, that it must needs offend the understanding Readers stomac, especially that dish of the Baronet's. Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk Baron John Howard his Ancestor created Duke of Norfolk by King Rich. 3d July 4. 1483. whose ancestor Sr John Howard Knight was created a Baron in 1461. by King Edward (4.) and afterwards by Richard 3. was created Duke June 28. 1483. If this were true, there should be two Dukes of Norfolk, and both Howards created by the same K. Rich: within 7. days one of another. But this Baron John Howard, and Sr john Howard was one and the same person, not created Baron, but made so by Writ of Summons. For thus Camden, john Lord Howard (who was summoned Brit. fol. 483. a Baron to Parliament by Edw. 4) was created Duke of Norfolk by Rich. 3d. and his son Thomas created Earl of Surry. It is an ill proof of the Continuators skill in Heraldry, thus to mistake the Pedigree of the Premier Peer of the Realm. William Cavendish, Duke of— Baron Bolsomer, twice— for Bolsover. Edward Fines,— Earl of Lincoln— for Fiennes— His true name is Clinton. William Ley Earl of Marleburgh— whose father James was created Earl— james Ley was the first Earl, Henry his son the 2d, and james the 3d, who was slain at Sea, in the late war with the Dutch, and leaving no issue, the title went to his uncle William yet living. Henry German, Earl of St Alban, and Baron German of St Edmundsbury— should be jermyn in both places. Archbishops and Bishops. Gilbert Shelden, for Sheldon. John Cousins, for Cousin. William Fuller— consecrated Bishop of— in Ireland add Limerick— Aº 1663. — Davies Bishop of Landaff. add Francis. BARONS. Nevil Baron of Abergavenny, created by King Harold the second— A gross mistake. The rise of the Lord Bergavenny's honour was by writ of Summons, and not by Patent of Creation. William Beauchamp de Bergavenny was first called by writ, in 16. Ric. 2d. And Edw. Nevile de Bergavenny was first Summoned to Parliament in 29. Hen. 6. James Barfue, Baron Norris— for Bertue. — Smith, Baron Carington of Worton in England, and Viscount Carington of Barefore in Ireland. which should be Baron of Wotton-wawen in England, and Viscount Berisford in Ireland. William Widdington, Baron Widdington— for Widdrington. John Freshville, Baron Freshville— and elsewhere Fretswell. for Freschevile. Thomas Windzor— Baron Windzor— for Windesor. The Lord Howard of Ostrich (for Escrick) in several places of the Continuation. BARONET'S. In the Catalogue of Baronet's, about twenty, are totally omitted, divers are postponed from their true place, whereby disputes have arisen touching precedency; For (say some) what more obliging authority can you have in that behalf, Then the English Chronicle; not considering that these Catalogu's are published without any licence or authority from the Kings at Arms, the proper Registers, Approvers, and Judges herein. Again many of these Baronet's names are so grossly mistaken that, the Reader had need be a little skilled in Divinails, to raise a conjecture who are meant by them; for Example. num: num: 137 Sr. john Hornet. 184 Sr. Will: Skerington. 323 Sr. john Rarisly. 468 Sr. Hugh Smithford. 558 Sr. Charles Koyde. etc. Then we find Sr Francis Eaglesfeild, for Englefeild; Sr William Therrold, for Thorold; Sr Henry H●rn▪ for Hen; Sr john Husband for Huband, Sr John Wray, for Kay. Sr Henry Green of Sonpford, for Sr Edw: Green of Samford. Sr Usum Archer, for Aucher, Barker for Baker. Clare for Clere, with a number more; Besides the mistake of many of the names of their chief Dwellings and ancient Seats; In so much as of 704 Baronet's contained in the List, I noted above 100 mistakes of some of the kinds here mentioned. ANIMADVERSIONS upon Sr Richard Baker's Chronicle. I OUr Author says, The eleventh King of Kent was Withered who Fol. 5. 6. founded the Priory of Merton at Dover. I do not find any such Priory founded by that King at Dover or elsewhere; Camden says Dover had a fair Church consecrated Britan. f 344. to St Martin, founded by Withered, (Wightred, son of Egbert) King of Kent, and an House of the Knight's Templars,— without mention of any Priory of Merton there. And Bishop Parker (in his Antiq. Britan.) agrees in effect with Camden. Howbeit there was a Priory at Merton in Surry founded by King Henry the first. TWO The ninth King of the East Saxons f. 6. a was Sebba, who after 30 years peaceable reign, relinquished the Crown and took upon him a Religious habit in the Monastery of St Paul, London. There was never any Monastery (properly so called) of St Paul in London; Howbeit Bede says, That this holy King took the habit of religion, brought Waldhere then Bishop of London a great sum of money to be distributed to the poor, and was buried in Saint Paul's Church. III That King Edmund was slain at his f. 10. b Manor of Pucklekerk by interposing himself to part a fray betwixt two of his servants— This is otherwise related by Mr Hist. of Engl. fo. 231. Milton out of the Saxon Annals; viz. That King Edmund received a mortal wound in the breast with a dagger by one Leof, a noted Thief whom the King had banished, yet finding him at the Table among his Nobles at a Feast, the King was so much moved, that by offering to attach him, the Villain gave Him his death's wound. IV That King Canutus set himself to the f. 26. a making of good Laws in a Parliament at Oxford— And soon after he says, That King fo. 40. Henry the first did first institute the form of the high Court of Parliament— And neither true, For the word Parliamentum, to denote a Parliamentary great Council, was never used in any of the ancient great Councils, Synods, Laws, Charters or Records, nor yet in any of our old Historians, living in the reigns of our Saxon or Danish Kings before, or of our Norman or English Kings, after the Conquest, till the reign of King Henry the 3d; as you may read in Sr Henry spelman's Glossary, verbo, Parliamentum. The first Record wherein the word is so used, is Claus, 28 Hen. 3d. mem. 12. dorso, according to Mr Prin, in his Animadversions. Before which time, it was called Concilium magnum, Commune Concilium Regni, Magnatum Conventus, and the like. V Our Author, after he has laid blemishes f. 18. b on Edward the pious King and Confessor, of severity to his Mother Queen Emma, and unkindness to his wife Editha; concludes — So as what the virtues were, for which after his death, he should be reputed a Saint, doth not easily appear. My thinks this is irreverently said of so great a King of this Nation, and a Confessor, as our Author himself calls him. Though his Mother had been unkind to him; yet her pious Son was in a manner enforced to permit her to pass the severe trial of Fire Ordeal, by the importunity of Robert a Norman Bishop and other her enemies, who bore great sway in the government. But when the pious King saw her innocence cleared, he, with many tears and sighs, begged her pardon, and not content to restore her and Bromton foe 942. Alwin Bishop of Winchester (accused with her) to their liberty and possessions, he moreover, in punishment of his credulity, obliged them both to inflict on him a discipline on the bare back: Besides this, in penance, for having permitted his Mother to be Camd. in Dor. set. so unjustly accused, he bestowed on the Church of Winchester the Isle of Portland, with other possessions etc. Next his unkindness to Editha his Queen Consort, is assigned to his not conversing with her as a wife, only at board, but not at bed, or if at bed, no otherwise than David with Abishah etc. For clearing this, you may read Capgrave and other ancient Authors cited by him, who affirm, It was by mutual agreement, that they both consecrated their Virginity to God. Then for his Sanctity, he is recorded to have been full of Devotion, humility and Charity. He rebuilt that most magnificent Spel. in Concil. ● f. 636 Church at Westmister dedicated to St Peter; a Church, which that Age could not parallel, either for the august Majesty or excellent contrivance of the building; for that Church afforded to posterity a pattern of framing Churches in the figure of a Cross, as Sr Henry Spelman says. Having thus built the Church, he most liberally endowed it with possessions, and adorned it with privileges, exemptions, a most famous Sanctuary and many other royal gifts. During this pious Kings reign all the Houses of God (says another Author) prospered wonderfully, for he himself spared not his Treasure in adorning them and encouraged others to do the like. 'twas this pious King that first miraculously cured the King's Ealred in vita S. Edwardi evil, and left that royal virtue hereditary to his successors Kings of England; which yet at this day (our Author says) is ordinary with Kings, but cannot show where any other King pretends to the like, Except the Kings of France, who (as Dupleix the French Historian observes) never had that virtue, till King Philip the first and his son Lewis' time; wherein they are posterior to the Kings of England. He also founded (says our Author) the College of St Mary Ottery in Devonshire, and gave unto it the village of Ottery. And was just in his government, which lasted 23 years and six months. These, to omit other virtues, works of piety and miracles, recorded by some Authors, might reasonably (if well considered) have wrought in our Author a disposition of the word Saint. Besides we read at the end of f. 761 our Author's book, that St Edward's Staff, St Edwards Sceptre, and St Edwards Crown were born before his Majesty at his Coronation 23 April. 1661. And in another place our Author says, That to carry St Edward's Crown, before the King at a Coronation, is the greatest honour that can be given a subject. Which surely argues some more than ordinary estimation and reverence for this pious King; in whose memory (by the decree of a Synod, held at Oxford Ao. 1162) a festival day was ordained on the 13th day of October, being the day of his Translation, but the 5th of January was that of his death. At Westminster, we find this Epitaph of Him. Omnibus in signis virtutum laudibus Heros Sanctus Edwardus Confessor, Rex venerandus, Quinto die Jani moriens super aethera scandit. Sursum Corda. Moritur 1065. He says William the firsts sons f. 29. b were Robert, Richard, William and Henry— And soon after f. 32. a Says William Rufus was second son to William the Conqueror. VI — The Castle of Sherburne in Norfolk. f. 23. b For when Sherburne, who was owner of it— This should be Sharnborn in both places. The name of a very ancient Family. VII. — A Hide of land containing, as some f. 26. b account it, twenty acres, but, as Mr Lambert proveth, one hundred acres. There is no Author I ever read, accounts it so little as xx. acres. Beae says it is as much as will maintain a Family; many others agree it to be a Ploughland, Tanta fundi portio quanta unico per sannum coli poterit aratro, says Hen. of Huntingdon. But Sr Edw: Coke says expressly, That a Knight's Fee, a Hide or Ploughland do not contain any certain number of acres. on Littleton. fol. 69. VIII. By a Law of King Edward (the f. 27. a Confessor) all matters in question were upon special penalty, decided in their Gemote or Conventicle, held monthly in every Hundred— Where he most improperly expounds Gemote by Conventicle, which are of very different significations; For Gemote signifies in the Saxon tongue, a Court or Convention, where Causes of Debate were tried and determined; As the Saxons had their Sciregemot, Hundredgemot etc. Their County and Hundred Court. And Conventicle (a word in those times not in use) is a little private meetting for the exercise of Religion, well known in these days, and first taken up in those of Wicklif. IX In William the first's time, he says, f. 29. a Waring Earl of Shrewsbury built two Abbeys, one in the Suburbs of Shrewsbury and another at Wenlock. And in William the second's time, f. 36. a That, Warren Earl of Shrewsbury built two Abbeys, one in the Suburbs of Shrews bury, and another at Wenlock. Doubtless this Waring and Warren are intended for the same person; but there was never any such Earl of Shrewsbury, there was indeed one Warren, who came in with the Conqueror, & was advanced to the Earldom of Surrey by K. Wil Rufus. The Abbey of Shrewsbury was founded by Roger de Mountgomery Earl of Arundel and Shrewsbury, Anno 1081. and that of Wenlock by the same person. X. — Appeals had been seldom used, till f. 35. b Anselm, in William Rufus Reign, appealed to the Pope.— And in the same breath, he says, In this King's time was the first Appeal f. 36. a to Rome, made by Anselm, that ever before had been made in England. In this contradiction, the first part hath most affinity to truth— For Mr Pryn (no friend to Rome) Animad. on Coke 4. Inst. fo. 238. says, The first Appeal out of England to Rome I meet with, was that of Wilfrid, Archbishop of York— which was in the year 678. above 400. years before William Rufus Reign. XI He says, The Abbey of Hide was founded f. 41. b by King Henry the first. Whose Founder was King Alured or Alfred long before. XII In the reign of Henry the first,— He says — This Lady Juga, Lady of f. 42. a little Dunmow and late wife of Baynard, that first built Baynard's Castle in London— And in the reign of Henry the 2d, he says Barnard Bayliol, of whom Baynard's Castle in f. 54. b London took name— And, in the reign of Edward 1. was laid the foundation f. 101. of Baynard's Castle; strange contradictions? Camden, in his Britan. says, we f. 424 term Baynard's Castle, of William Baynard, a noble man, Lord of Dunmow, who built it. For 'tis improbable it could take name from Bernard Bayliol; who was great Grandfather to John Balliol (not Bayliol) King of the Scots, and built Bernard Castle f. 736 in the Bishopric of Durham, from whence arose our Author's mistake. XIII — Stephen Harding, a Benedictine fo. 45. Monk, who was founder to the Cistercian Order. Tempore Hen. 1 A great mistake; For that Order was instituted by Robert Abbot of the Monastery of Cisteaux i● Burgundy, whence the Order took denomination, and this was in the year 1088, before Henry the first came to the Crown. XIV He speaks of Roger Bishop of Salisbury, and in the same page calls f. 46. ● him Robert and fo. 49 he calls him Ralph— It seems, so they all begin with the same letter, it matters not whether it were Roger, Robert or Ralph— The first was his name, who was also chief Justice of England Anno 1107. and afterwards Lord Chancellor and Lord Treasurer of England. XV The King (Stephen) replied by his Lawyer Alveric de Vir— For Albericus f. 50. a or Awbrey de Vere. And in the same page — The Abbey of Bury in Norfolk— for Suffolk. XVI The Abbey of Garradon in Leicestershire, he says, was founded in King f. 50. a Stephen's time— And afterwards, That Robert de Boscu, Earl of Leicester f. 58. b , in Hen. the 2ds time, founded the Monastery of Garradon, and that of Leicester, called St Mary de Pater (for de pratis)— The foundation of this Abbey of Garradon ought to have no place in King Stephen's time; For it was founded by the said Robert de Boscu, Earl of Leicester, in Henry the 2ds time, & that of Leicester in King Stephens. XVII He says, The four Knights that slew f. 57 b Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury; 30 December, Anno 1172. were Reynold Fitzurse or Bereson, Hugh Morvile, William Tracy and Richard Britton— When as 'tis recorded in Monastichon par. 2. folio 607 a. Anglicanum (a surer Author) That Robertus filius Ranulfi, was one of the four Knights that slew Thomas Becket; in expiation of which fact he founded the Priory of Beauchef in Derbyshire. And for Rich: Britton I have seen, in an ancient Manuscript, Rich: le Brut. And instead of 30 December, he should have said 29. XVIII That Robert Harding, a Burgess of f. 58. b Bristol, built the Monastery of St Augustine's in Bristol. Which was the foundation and work of King Henry the 2d according to Monastichon Anglicanum. XIX King John gave the Citizens of fo. 74. London liberty to alter their Mayor and Sheriffs every year, which before continued during life.— And after says — To this time the City had been 75. governed by two Bailiffs— and at their suit King John granted them a Mayor and two Sheriffs to be yearly chosen 9 days before Michaelmas. This is a contradiction in itself, but a greater to the truth of History; For 'twas King Rich. the first, who by his Charter Anno 1189, changed the Bailiffs of London into a Mayor and Sheriffs. XX The title of a Chapter, viz. Of f. 91. a King Henry the 3ds Personage and Conditions, with two lines of the subject matter, are wholly omitted, The Chapter beginning confusedly thus — of his eyelids hanging down— an unpardonable fault in the Printer. XXI Leolyn Prince of Wales surprises f. 95. b the Castles of Flint and Rutland— This makes some Readers wonder, How that Prince should march from Flint to Rutlandshire; when as that Castle's name in Welch is Ruddlan, in our Records Rotholan and Rodolan and is seated in Flintshire. XXII Edward the 1. (in his 17th year) f. 100 a Fineà all his judges for corruption; Sr Ralph Higham, chief justice of the higher Bench, in 7000 Marks; Sr John Loveton, justice of the lower Bench in 3000 Marks etc. These were Sr Ralph de Hengham and Sr john Lovetot. And where does our Author find those Courts ever called the Higher Bench and Lower Bench; but Bancus Regis or Aula Regis, and Bancus Communis. XXIII In the 12th year of Edward the 1▪ in fol. 101. a the Quindenes of St Michael, the justice's Itinerants began to go their general Circuit. This is a mistake; for Camden says, King Henry the 2d sent some Cam. Brit. f. 179. of his Judges and others yearly into every County of the Realm, who where called justiees Itinerant and commonly justices in Eyre; which is confirmed by Mr Dugdale, who In Orig. Juri. dic. names certain justices Itinerant, that were sent into Kent, Middlesexs, Berks etc. Anno 16 Hen. 2. XXIV. He places the degrading and execution ●. 115 a. of Sr Andrew Harkley, Earl of Carlisle, in the year, 1321. Which Sr Edward Coke in his Institutes says was in Hillary Term 18 Edward 2d four years after. And our Author omits a memorable part of the story, That Cam. writes his name Harcla. and that more truly. when Judgement was pronounced against Sr Andrew, his sword broken over his head, and his spurs hewn of his heels, Sr Anthony Lucy the Judge said to him, Andrew, now art thou no Knight but a Knave. XXV. In Edward the 2ds time, digging the foundation of a work about Paul's, f. 117 b were found more than one hundred heads of Oxen and Kine; which confirmed the opinion, That of old time it had been the Temple of Jupiter, and that there was the Sacrifice of Beasts.— St Paul's Church had of old been the Temple of Diana; For See Cam. Brit. f. 426 in Doctor's Commons, (anciently an appurtenant to that Temple) there was a Chamber, which retained the name of Diana's Chamber, even till the late dreadful Conflagration. And our ancient Historians writ of Tauropolia, Beef-head Sacrifices, which were immolated to Diana in that Temple. XXVI The Book called Domus Dei— ib. which should be doomsday, (liber judiciarius) as the learned Spelman asserts, with good reason. XXVII King Edward 2d was buried without any funeral Pomp in the Monastery f. 118 b. of St Peter at Gloucester, by the Benedictine Friars. Monks he would have said; For there never were any Benedictin Friars. XXVIII. Our Author tells us That John Sconer, justice of the Bench, among f. 122. b. others, was committed to Prison by Edward 3. sub Aᵒ 1339. This was john Stonore, who was constituted justiciarius ad Pat. 1. 1. 14 Ed. m. 15. Placita coram Rege, 16 Oct 14. Edward 2d and was made chief Justice by Edw 3d Sept. 3. Aᵒ 1330. He lieth buried in the Abbey Church of Dorchester in Com. Oxon. and hath a Monument over him with his effigies in its robes cut in stone. He was one of the Ancestors of the Stonors of Stonor in the same County. XXIX. Speaking of David King of Scots, f. 123 b. being with an Army in the Province of Durham, he says, from thence he passed to the Castle of Salisbury.— He should have said to the Castle of Werk, then belonging to William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, and now the Lord Grey of Werk. XXX. The next year after all the goods f. 131 b. of 3. Orders of Monks, Lombard's, Cluniacs, and Cistercians, were seized into the King's hands— These Lombard's were an Utopian Order of Monks, which all the diligence of the most industrious Dugdale could never discover. XXXI. Richard Aungervil, Bishop of f. 137 b. Durham, and Lord chancellor of England. Our Records call him Richard de Bury, and say, he was both Lord chancellor, and Lord Treasurer of England about the year 1333. XXXII. Sr John Dimmock, for his Manor f. 140 a of Scribolvy claims the Office of the King's Champion— And in the Index 'tis, the Manor of Scriveling. And neither true; for 'tis the manor of Scrivels by in the County of Line. To which the Office of the King's Champion, has been appurtenant ever since the Coronation of K. Ric. 2. XXXIII. About this time Sr John Annesley Knight accused Tho: Katrington f. 142 a. Anno 1382 Esq, for betraying the Fortress of St Saviour to the French, which Katrington denying, a solemn Combat is permitted between them, wherein through the justness of his cause the Knight prevailed, and Katrington the day after the combat died; Fabian says he was drawn to Tyburn, and there hanged for his false accusation. Whereas 'tis plain, that Annesley was the accuser; and so the Story is nonsensical. XXXIV — till this time (viz. Rich. 2d) women used to ride a stride as men f. 157 b▪ do— This I conceive to be unwarrantable; For I have seen in Sr john Cottons famous Library a deed of the Lady johanna de Stuttevile made in Henry 3d time, with a fair Seal, whereon the Lady is sculped sitting sidewaies on horseback, with her shield or Coat of arms in her hand. XXXV — he says, New-College in Oxford f. 168 a An. 1379 was built where Noetus College stood— Which should be St Neots hall; built by K. Alfred at St Neots entreaty, if Mr Fox may be credited. XXXVI. In the sixth year of Henry the 4th, f. 168. b the King called a Parliament at Coventry, and sent Process to the Sheriffs, that they should choose no Knights nor Burgesses that had any knowledge in the Laws of the Realm, by reason whereof it was called the Laymens' Parliament. This is repeated three times in less than two leaves. And shortly after another Parliament Ibid. was called, and named the Unlearned Parliament, either for the unlearneáness of their persons, or for their malice to learned men. This which our Author divides into two Parliaments, was but one and the same, improperly by him called The Laymens' Parliament: which Walsingham and the Parliament Rolls of 6. Hen. 4. call Parliamentum Indoctorum, by reason the Lawyers were excluded. XXXVII. That Queen Katherine (wife to fol. 175. b Anno 1421. Henry 5th.) was Crowned at Westminster upon St Mathews day the 4th of February.— and so I find it in former Impressions. Every Almanac would have told him, that neither is St Mathews day in February, nor St Mathias on the 4th, but the 24th. XXXVIII. Our Author tells us of an unkindness fol. 184. b which broke out between the Duke of Bedford Regent of France, and the Duke of Burgoigne. A time and place (says he) was appointed for them to meet, to compound some differences; The place agreed upon was St Omers, a Town in Burgoigne: when the time came they stood upon this nice point, Which of them should first come to the place, as thinking he that did so, should thereby acknowledge himself to be the meaner person. The Duke of Richmond thought he had no reason to do it, seeing he was Regent of France, and therefore superior to any subject in the Kingdom. And the Duke of Burgoigne thought he had no reason to do it, seeing it was to be done in his own Dominions, where he was himself the Sovereign Lord. Upon this nice point they parted without meeting— This Duke of Bedford on the 14th of Sept. 1435. ended his life at Paris — and was buried in our Lady's Church at Rouen, where as the nobility of Normandy much repined, who would have had their own Territory honoured with his Sepulchre etc. Here are not a few mistakes. 1. St Omers is in Artois, and so no part of Burgoigne 2. He varies the Duke of Bedford's name into Duke of Richmond, and in the same page says he was Earl of Richmond, which confounds an unknowing Reader, For though Earl (not Duke) of Richmond were one of his many Titles, yet Bedford was the first and most known. Suppose we had occasion to mention the present Duke of Buckingham, and in the same Paragraph should say the Earl of Coventry; This would seem absurd, though it be also one of his Titles, but not the principal, & that by which he is usually styled. 3. They parted without meeting,— is an incongruous expression, but let it pass. 4. He died not on the 14th but 13th of Sept. as appears by this his Epitath, yet to be seen in Notre dame Church at Rouen. Cy gist feu de noble memoire haut & puissant, Prince jean en son vivant Regent du Royaume de France, Duc de Bethfort; Pour lequel est fondè un Messe estre par chacun iour perpetuellement celebre en cest Autel par le College des Clementines incontinent apres Prime. Et trespassa le 13 Septembre 1435. Au quel 13 iour Semblablement est fondè pour luy un Obit en cest Esglise. Dieu face pardon à son Ame. 5. That He was buried in our Lady's Church at Rouen (the chief City of Normandy) yet the Nobility of Normandy repined at it, because not buried in their Territory, seems a contradiction. XXXIX Among men of note in Hen. 6. time, Our Author puts down Peter f. 201. a. Clerk, a Student in Oxford— and within eight lines Peter Pain, an earnest professor of Wicklifs Doctrine etc. This was one and the same person, whose name we find written Peter Clerk, alias Pain. XL Among men of note in Edward f. 218. b. the 4th time our Author puts down Julian Beams; a Gentleman (says he) of excellent gifts, who wrote certain Treatises of Hawking and Hunting etc. A wonderful Conversion. This was a woman and her name Juliana Barnes; her works are yet extant. XLI He says, Richard Fox (Aº 1485) f. 237 b. was made Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Bishop of Winchester— and so far he is in the right; But in the very next page, he says — Richard Fox, lately made Bishop of Exeter. Besides he mistimes it; For Richard Fox was not made Bishop of Winchestter till the year 1502. according to Dr Godwyn's History of Bishops. XLII And upon the matter was to be disloyal to King Henry; but for f. 242. b. want of better: and withal it struck upon a string, which,— Here we have not tactus Physicus, neither Grammar nor sense. XLIII This Edward Bohun, Duke of f. 267. Anno 1520. Buckingham, was the last High Constable of England, the greatest place next the High Steward in the Kingdom. Here are as many errors as lines; This Edward Bohun should be Edward Stafford; the Bohuns were Earls of Essex and Hereford, and Humphrey the last Eale of that family died Anno 1371. according to Dr Heylin. 2. He had several High Constables since, as the Earl of Lindsey, for the intended Trial between the Lord Ree and Ramsey; the Earl of Northumberland at the Coronation of his Majesty that now is etc. But he might have said and truly, that this Edward Duke of Buckingham was the last Hereditary High Constable of England, and that he was decended from an heir female of Bohun. 3. The Lord High Constable's place is before the Lord High Steward. XLIV That St Austin gave credit to many f. 282. b. lying Miracles— 'tis boldly said; for fo. 5. a. he says, Ethelbert was the first Saxon Christian King of this Island, converted by Austin the Monk etc. Why does he call him St Austin since he thinks he had so weak a Judgement, or so little Faith, as not to discern Miracles from lies. And we read in Doctor Fuller's Church History foe: 57 and 68 of the Miracles done by f. 140. St Austin. And even Milton says King Ethelbert was converted by Miracles. Besides our Author imposes upon our belief divers later Miracles, one in particular f. 310. b. relating to the body of one Arden murdered in Kent in Edward sixt's time, XLV But we shall do him (Henry 8.) f. 299. a. extreme wrong to think that all the blood shed in his time, was of his shedding; they were the Bishops that were the Draco to make the bloody Laws, the Bishops that were the Phalaris to put them in execution. It seems our Author was no friend to the Bishops; else he might have remembered that that King did not spare even the Bishops themselves, as Rochester and others; and needed no other incentives to severity, than his own Nature. XLVI The Duke of Somerset at the Battle of Muscleborough made three f. 302. a. Bannerets, which is a dignity above a Knight and next to a Baron, and these were the last that from that time to this did ever receive this dignity. Baneret is not properly a dignity above a Knight but an addition of honour to a Knight, nor is it next in place to a Baron; since Knights of the Garter in those times did, and Baronet's in these do precede them, that is, such Banerets as these, made by a subject, but such Banerets, as are made sub vexillis regijs in exercitu regali, do take place of all Baronet's, according to the decree of King james. And 10 & 14. Jac. in contradiction to the last part, The Continuator says, Sr john Smith, for rescuing the King's Standard Royal at the Battle of fo. 543. a Edgehill, was made a Baneret; when as he was only a Knight Bachiler, dubbed Honourably in the field, and lies buried in Christ's Church Cathedral at Oxford., where there was a Monnument lately laid over his body by one of his Relations. XLVII Our Author, speaking of a mutinous f. 303. a. Commotion at Exeter in Devonshire, says — All this while, the Lord Russel Lord Privy Seal, who had been sent down to suppress the Commotion, lay at Huntingdon, expecting more forces— As if Huntingdon were the ready road from London to Exeter. Perhaps he intended Honnyton. XLVIII Sr Thomas was instituted Lord of St john's of Jerusalem— f. 320. b. He leaves us to guess, who this Sr Thomas was and to believe he intended to say Lord Prior of St john's— XLIX King Edw. 3. made Kerry (in f. 374. b. Ireland) a County Palatine and granted to the Earls of Desmond all Royol libertyes, excepting Wreck by fire, Forestall and Treasure trove. This Wreck by fire, is a pretty word; yet Wreck by water had been better. But there is nothing of Wreck in the Case; if you will believe Camden, who says, Brit. tit. County of Kerry That King granted to the Earl all Regal Liberties, except four Pleas, namely of Burning, Rape, Forstal and Treasure trouve.— L About this time Henry Fitz f. 380. a. Alan Earl of Arundel died, in whom the Surname of a most noble family ended, which had flourished in this Honour for above 300. years, from Richard Fitzalan, who being descended from the Abbanets (ancient Earls of Arundel and Sussex in the reign of King Edward 1.) obtained the title of Earl, by reason of the possession of Arundel Castle, without Creation. He had 3 daughters by his wife Katherine, Daughter to Thomas Grey Marques Dorset, all whom he out lived; Henry a young man of great hope who died at Brussels, Jean Wife to the Lord Lumley, and Mary, who being married to Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk, brought forth Philip in her right, Earl of Arundel. Here the Albanets is mistaken for Albeneys or D'aubeneys; and the reign of Edward the 1. for Henry 1. And when he comes to particularise the 3. Daughters of Richard Fitzalan, he names Henry, a young man — Joan and Mary— Of which thus Camden. Sr John Fitz Alan, Lord of Clun Cam. Brit. f. 309 - who having married one of the sisters and heirs of Hugh de Albeney, fifth Earl of Arundel and Sussex his great Grandson Richard (by reason of his possession of the Castle of Arundel) was by Parl. adjudged to be E. of Arundel. 11 Hen. 6. LI — Soon after him died Sr John Crofts, who had done good service in f. 400. a. Scotland in Edw: the Sixths' time. This was Sr James Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire, great Grandfather to Herbert Croft at present Lord Bishop of Hereford; a Family of very ancient extraction, and this Sr James was by Q. Eliz. made Governor of Berwic, and soon after controller of her House. LII. 19 February 1594 Henry Prince of Scotland was born, to whom the f. 403 a. Queen was Godmother, and sent Robert Earl of Sussex for her Deputy— — Which should be Robert Earl of Essex. LIII It was now the year 1596 (says our f. 406. b. Author) when Thomas Arundel of Warder returned into England from the war in Hungary against the Turk, whom, for his good service done there, the Emperor by his Letters Patents, had created Earl of the sacred Empire etc. And afterward he says, King James made f. 428. b. Thomas Arundel of Devonshire, Lord Arundel of Warder. This to a common Reader will seem to be two several Thomas Arundells; For Warder is in Wiltshire, and his principal Seat, and to Devonshire he had no relation. Besides our Author makes not that honourable mention of a Person of that singular valour and Desert; who had gained so much honour abroad to the English Nation, as he justly deserved; For among other examples of his Gallantry, he threw down with his own hand, the Turkish standard at the siege of Strigomium in Hungary (now called Gran) and encouraged his Ensign Rook Church to advance the Christian Colours in its place. Which, with much more in his due praise, will best appear by Quen Elizabeth's commendatory Letters of him to the Emperor Rudolphus; and his Imperial Majesty's Letters Patent of Creation; a true Copy of the first, and an abstract of the other (which is vere long) are here exhibited, and deserve a place in the best of English Chronicles. Elizabetha, Dei gratiâ Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina, Fidei Defensor, etc. Serenissimo & Potentissimo Principi ac Domino Rudolpho, divinâ favente Clementiâ Romanorum Imperatori semper Augusto, Fratri, Consanguineo & amico nostro charissimo, Salutem & rerum prosperarum foelicissima incrementa. Serenissimè Princeps, Frater & Consanguinee noster charissime, Is, qui has perfert, Thomas Arundelius, Consanguineus noster perdilectus, Adolescens in melioribus litter is probe institutus, ad rerum usum colligendum, & nobilium Provinciarum mores perdiscendos, in Germaniam hoc tempore, aliasque nonnullas Europae regiones proficiscitur. Ideoque suppliciter à nobis discedens petiit, ut se Imperatoriae tuae Majestati literis nostris commendaremus. Quod nos pro nostra in optimae spei Adolescentem, & nobis sanguinis propinquitate conjunctum charitate fecimus perlibentèr; orantes summoperè Majestatem tuam, ut Thomam hunc non solùm in Imperio clementèr protegas, & principali favore juves, verùm etiam literis (si Italiam, Regnúmve Neopolitanum petere volet) de mulieri notâ commendare velis. Hoc ut nobis pergratum erit, sic nos vicissim Imperatoriam tuam Majestatem sororiis omnibus officiis demereri studebimus: Quam Deus Opt. Max. in omni florente foelicitate diutissimè conservet. Dat. ex Palatio nostro Westmonasterii die decimo Februarii. Anno Domini M.D.LXXIXo. Regni verò nostri vicesimo secundo. Vestrae Sir tis bona soror & Consanguinea ELIZABETH R. Rudolphus secundus Divina favente clementia Electus Romanorum Imperator semper Augustus etc. Illustri sincerè nobis dilecto Thomae Arundelio nostro, & sacri Romani Imperii Comiti gratiam nostram Caesaream & omne bonum. Considerantes itaque perantiquam & illustrem generis tui originem, in inclito Angliae Regno ex stemmate Regio q●emadmodum antehac ex Serenissimae Principis & Dominae Elizabethae Reginae Anglia, Franciae, & Hibereiae, sororis & consanguineae nostrae clarissimae literis ac testimonia accepimus, due is: insignes etiam virtutes, quibus illustre genus tuum magis ac magis domi ferisque illustras; at liberalibus primum disciplinis pectus imbueris; peregrinas provincias adieris; multorum mores, multorum & urbes videris, magnum rerum usum acquisieris, ut denique tandem in hoc sacro, quod contra communem Christiani nominis Hostem Turcam gerimus, bello, raro ac singulari zelo excitus tam longinquis ac remotis ex partibus in Hungariam propriis stipendiis nobis militatum veneris, teque in apertis praeliis & in Civitatum & Castrorum oppugnationibus ita fortitèr ac strenuè tegesseris, ut omnibus Nationibus admirationi Nobisque & a Serenissimo Principe Archiduce Mathias Fratre nostro charissimo, & a primariis Exercitus nostri Fraefectis majorem in modum commendatus fueris, insigni hoc inter alia fortitudinis exemplo spectato, quod in expugnatione oppidi agnatici juxta Strigonium vexillum Turcis tua manu eripueris, & in principiis tempore pugnae te spectandum praebueris etc. Motu itaque proprio etc. te supradictum Thomam Arundelium, qui jam antè Comitum consanguin itatem à Majoribus acceptam in Anglia obtines, omnesque & singulos liberos, haeredes posteros, & descendentes tuos legitimos natos utriusque sexus, aeternaque serie nascituros, etiam veros Sacri Romani Imperii Comites & Comitissas creavimus, fecimus, & nominavimus, etc. Datum in Arce nostra Regia Pragae die 14. mensis Dec. An. Dom. 1595. RUDOLPHUS. At the bottom of the Patent are found these words: Erectio in Comitem Imperii pro Thomâ Arundelio. LIV. — And two Fosters, brothers of the Earl of Kildare, whose death— f. 408. b. How could these Fosters be brothers to the Earl of Kildare, whose name was Fitz-Girald. But we must lay the fault on the Printer, and guess he intended to say Foster brothers. LV. — In the Town of Ossestry in Wales f. 419. b. 200 houses consumed with fire— By this he intends Oswestre or Oswaldstre in Shropshire; It taking Cam. Brit. f. 597. name from Saint Oswald, King of the Northumber's; LVI. In the first year of King james, in f. 44●: b. a Parliament then holden, it was enacted, That neither Archbishop nor Bishop should alienate, grant or demise, or in any sort convey, no not to the King himself any of their Houses, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, being parcels of the possession of his Archbishopric or Bishopric. By this Act of Parliament (as it is here misrecited) the unknowing Reader will judge that neither Archbishop nor Bishop has power to demise or let Leases of any of their lands etc. to any person whatsoever. Whereas this Act of 1 jac. 3. recites that of 18. Eliz. whereby they are enabled to demise or let Leases for XXI years or 3 lives, and disable them only from alienating, giving, granting, or demising any of their Manors, lands etc. to the King, his heirs or Successors, LVII. Under the title of Works of Piety f. 443. b. our Author tells us that, Where K. James at his coming found only four Judges in the Courts of Law at Westminster he added a fifth with the like allowance as the former had. By this expression he would insinuate as if there never had been but 4 judges in each Court; Whereas our Records testify, that both in Edward the thirds, Hen. See Orig. juridic. in the Cron. Series! 6. and Edward's the 4th time, there were usually five Judges, sometimes 6. or 7. in the Court of Common Pleas. LVIII In the year 1609, so great a Frost, as f. 445. a. much herbage in gardens were destroyed, especially Artichokes and Rosemary. This had been fit for an Almanac than a Chronicle; since winter escapes us without such lamentable disasters. LVIII. The Isles of Bermudas are above f. 448. a. three thousand three hundred Leagues distant from England. This outgoes Truth full two thirds, it being but 930 Leagues or there abouts. ANIMADVERSIONS on the Continuation. LIX. THat the Lords justices in Ireland f. 473. a. delivering some Priests and Friars into the hands of Pursuivants, seized their Houses of Religion into the King's hands— two Priests hanged themselves at the apprehension of this (as they then called it) persecution. This the Continuator places in the year 1631. and probably many persons are yet alive who might remember it, had it been a truth. But I can meet with none that own it for such; Therefore it must at best pass as apocryphal. LX. — This year (1634) General Alldringer f. 474. b. was slain at Lansbut, and the whole Army totaly routed by the King of Hungary and the Cardinal Infaule at the Battle of Norlington. This General Aldringer was not slain at Lansbut but near Lanshut, and before the Battle of Nortlinghen (not Norlington) which was 6 Sept. 1634. where the King of Hungary and Cardinal Infante (not Infaule) were victors. LXI — The French, by their insolences f. 475. a. at Diet and Tellemont, inflamed and encouraged the people's hearts against them— Here Diet, being false written for Diest and the Character not changed, a common Reader would think he meant the French were insolent at their meat— but Diest and Tellemont are two Towns in lower Germany. LXII Our Continuator tells us that in f. 532. a. the year 1640, the Parliament passed a Pole Bill, therein the whole Kingdom was assessed, and among others, Knights Bachelors at 201, Esquires at 10 and every Gentleman dispending 100 Per An. 15— Which last is doubtless a mistake, though the Act is not Printed among our Statutes; for 'twere very unreasonable a Gentleman of 110 a year should pay more than an Esquire, who seldom has less that 500 Per An. LXIII. The Religion of the Scots is founded f. 532. b. on more pious Principles then that of the Irish. I hope our Continuator does not think it was any branch of their pious Principles to sell their own native King. Besides he says in the very next page, It was generally said, the late Insurection (we must not call it Rebellion) in Scotland gave the first encouragement to that in Ireland, & the pretences were many of them the same, namely Liberty of Conscience. LXIV The King, having set up his Standard f. 540. b. at Nottingham, moved on slowly with those forces he had through Derby shire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, and so on to Shrewsbury. Our Continuator it seems is but meanly skilled in the Geography of his own Country; For, if he were to go from the Royal Exchange to Westminster, he might in like order go to Ludgate, Long-lane Cateaten street, Threadnedle street and so on to Westminster. LXV. He tells us of the surrendry of f. 567. a. Oxford, in pursuance of a Trinity, wherein, among other Commissioners for the besieged, he names Colonel Gosvell and Thomas Chrisly, Esquire— Two strange names; mistaken I believe, for Colonel Gosnel or Gosnold, and Thomas Chichley. LXVI. — Cromwell and Ireton (who yet wished well to the King) did what they f. 574. b. could to oppose— I think few but the Continuator himself do believe they ever wished well to Him, I'm sure we could never hear or see any visible tokens of it. LXVII. Our Continuator puts down among f. 593. a. those ever to be detested Judges of King Charles the first of blessed memory, Thomas adam's, Alderman of London. Which is an unpardonable injury to the virtue and loyalty of that worthy person, who suffered both imprisonment and sequestration for his fidelity to his Sovereign; And when his memory should deservedly live with honour it is most injuriously blackened with this cloud of infamy. LXVIII Among men of Note in King Charles the firsts time, As some are deservedly nominated, why are others of at leastequal desert omitted? such were Spencer Earl of Northampton. f. 603. b. The Earl of Litchfeild and his two brothers. The Lord Francis Villier. Sr John Smith, who rescued the Standard royal. Col: Charles Cavendish, brother to the Earl of Devonshire. Col: Thomas Howard, two of them. Sr John Digby— Sr Henry Lingein etc. It's strange also the Continuashould forget to name Sr Bevil Greenvile Elder Brother to Sr Richard, a Person of Known and Eminent Loyalty and who did gallantly in His Majesty's service. LXIX. The Earl of Eglington, the Father of the Lord Mountgomery, with one f. 622. b. l. ult. of his brothers, were taken at Dunbarton by one Captain Crook of Col: Berrys— And so 'tis left imperfect, and a new Section follows. LXX. Speaking of the Battle of Worcester f. 626. b. (3. Sept. 1651) and the Rebels entering and plundering that City; he says, There was not an inhabitant in Worcester; friend or foe, left worth a Shilling of what they had in the Town.— Which is strangely hyperbolical and beyond all likelihood of truth, though the Conquerors were never so rapacious & severe. LXXI At Newport in the pursuit, there ibid. were taken (among others) the now Earl of Shrewsbury etc. Here our Continuator is again mistaken; For the Earl of Shrewsbury was not taken at Newport nor was at all there, but from Boscobel escaped to his house at Longport in Shropshire, where the Rebels searched narrowly for him, but miss him, and from thence he made a shift to pass over Sea. LXXII. It was resolved by my Lord of Derby, f 627. a. that they should make what speed they could and recover a place called White Ladies before morning— My Lord of Derby advised the King first to go to Boscobel, where himself had been concealed after the Battle of Wiggen; but Mr Charles Giffard (the King's chief guide in that sad night) prevailed to conduct Him first to White Ladies. LXXIII His Majesty, being at Mr Wolveses Madeley, understood, that the f 627. b. t passes over the water and the river Wye were so guarded, that it was unseasonable for him to adventure into Wales— Here our Continuator is out again in his Geographics, For there is no part of the river Wye (or Wey) within 24 miles of Madeley, but Severn runs near it, which was the River His Majesty designed to pass over. LXXIV. That, his Majesty by Ladders ibid. ascended into the top of that most celebrated Oak— There were no Ladders in the Case, for the King aescnded the Oak, by the help of Col: Carlos and two of the Pendrels, and his own agility. LXXV George Yates, for Francis Yates Ibid. , that's more venial— So is— Col: Windhams house at Trent in Dorsetshire, for Somersetshire— LXXVI. Having finished (though imperfectly) the relation of his Majesty's miraculous f. 628. b. . Escape from Worcester he concludes with no less than 52. persons being privy thereto. I have nothing to object against the number, believing it could not be less; but doubtless there were many which did act Gallantly in that honourable and loyal undertaking which he hath not mentioned, whose loyalty ought to have its due. LXXVI. This year (1652) died the Lady f. 635. a. Elinor Davys who was the Fifth Daughter of the Lord George Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, and was married to Sr John Davys, the King's first Sergeant at Law in England etc. Our Continuator endeavours by many Encomiums of this Lady, to raise her to the reputation of a Prophetess; when as she was generally reputed little better than a mad Woman, and was actually in Bethlem Hospital; by order (if I mistake not of King See heylin's life of Archb Laud. Charles the first) For I remember, whilst she was yet living, this Anagram passed of her, and is printed in Camden's Remains. Dame Elinor Davis. Never so mad a Lady. Then he mistakes her Father's name, For we read not of any Audley to be Earl of Castlehaven, but Touchet, at least he should have said George Lord Audley. And, by the King's first Sergeant at Law in England, an unwary Reader will possibly misunderstand he was the first Sergeant at Law, that any King of England ever had; whereas most men know they are of great antiquity. We read, indeed that, Sr john Anne. 1606. Davis fut premier Serjeant Del Roy, (K. James) where premier ought to be understood, as eldest or principal. LXXVIII. An Army having been sent under f. 644 a. the marquis of Piaenella and the Earl of Quince, Commander of the French forces in Italy, by Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy against his Protestant subjects in the valleys of Peidmont, upon occasion of some high displeasure taken against them, and the soldiers left to their own unbridled licence, having committed many outrages and massacres upon the poor miserable people; Cromwell taking this opportunity— appointed a solemn day of humiliation, and caused a large contribution to be gathered for them throughout the Nation, etc. Here the Continuator describes the Duke of Savoys punishment of his subjects, but does not express their crime; a course that may condemn all the Tribunals in the world of barbarousness, and injustice. About the time that Mr Stouppe (Agent for these Piedmontois) came hither to address himself to Cromwell in their behalf, which was in the year 1655, There was published in London, A faithful Account of the late commotions in the valleys of Piedmont— wherein we read, That the Duke of Savoy had given his Protestant subjects an absolute toleration of Religion; which grace they so much abused, that they reviled the Catholic, especially their Mass and religious people, as at Tour they dressed an Ass in a Monk's habit, and afterwards in a rage fell furiously upon two Priests at Fenil in the lower vale of Lucerne, and slew them at the Altar, as they were saying Mass. This with much more of their tumultuous carriage, and the Duke's lenity first, and then Justice, towards them, you may read at large in that printed paper, which seems, in a great measure, to justify the Duke's proceed in that affair. He omits the sum that was collected here upon that account, which was 38097— 7— 3d 20233— 17— 0 paid out by Bills of Exch. 17863— 10— 3 remaining in ready money at the death of Oliver. LXXIX. The Continuator speaks of a Plot f. 646. b. against oliver's person, the criminals said to be of this Plot were Miles Sindercom, a cashiered and dissatisfyd Army man, Toop, one of Cromwel's lifeguard, Cecil and Bois, the last of whom a Priest belonging to Don Alonso de Cardenas (once Leigir Ambassador here from Spain) and by him instructed as it was given out, to hire and set those other his Agents a work, comes off himself with a non est inventus, etc. That Ambassador (as I am credibly informed) had never any such Priest, as Boys, belonging to him; Therefore that part of the Story must pass as a fiction, the rest of it may be true, for aught I know. LXXIX. The next that were tried by the high f. 651. b. Court of justice, were Mr Robert Woodcock, Captain Henry Mallory, and Sr Humphrey Bennet— The first was Mr Thomas Woodcock, since Deservedly Knightted by his Majesty, for his eminent service and fidelity to Him. LXXX. Cromwell in all haste sends for f. 651. b. the Lord Mayor (Tichburn was then the man) and Aldermen— and this was in the year 1658. And in the Catalogue of Mayors and Sheriffs at the end, Robert Tichburn is placed Mayor in the year 1656. Which last is the truth; for in 1658 Ireton was Mayor. Now come we to the year 1659.▪ f. 657. which takes up near thirty leaves of paper, and contains more words, though less substance, than the seven Kings Reigns next after the Conquest, of which the two first Henry's Reigned 70. years. 'Tis true, that year comprehends several great Actions, and in particular that greatest, most happy, and most memorable, the restoring His sacred Majesty to His Crown and Dignity, by the faithful endeavours of the never-enough honoured General Monk, after deservedly created Duke of Albemarle, with the concurrence and assistance of many loyal subjects; But that the relation of this Noble design, and atchieument should be stuffed with so many particular conferences, placing and displacing petty Officers, Letters, Messages, and Debates of private persons, seems in most men's judgements very superfluous, and not agreeable to the nature of a Chronicle, which requires a more compendious method, and properly admits of nothing common and trivial. I shall endeavour (says a late ingenious Historian) with plain and Milton f. 3. lightsome brevity, to relate well and orderly things worth the noting, so as may best instruct and benefit them that read. For allowing that prolix way of Chronologizing, if all the memorable actions since the Conquest (and there were many such) had been thus particularly expatiated, 'tis more than ptobable the Book would have bulked itself into three greater volumes than Foxes Martyrs, and burned the edge of most Readers patience in its perusal. LXXXI. Speaking of the Lords in Parliament f. 730. a. proclaiming his Majesty in the Palace yard, 1660, he adds Mr Bish, one of the Heralds, and Mr Rily that officiated as King at Arms— By this you would Judge Mr bish (not Bish) to be some small pursuivant at Arms; who was in those time's Garter, principal King at Arms, and both then and since a member of the house of Commons, a person of worth and since Knighted by the name of Sr Edward bish, and Mr Rily was but Norroy and much his inferior, both in quality and literature. LXXXII. In the 4th Edition our Continuator f. 807. says, Knights of the Bath are never made but at a Coronation; Now he has better bethought himself and says, Likewise, in order to their attendance f. 758. a. upon this grand solemnity (the Coronation) there were created 68 Knights of the Holy Trinity called Knights of the Bath; they being a Society of Knights never made but at a creation of a Prince of Wales or Duke of York. Our Continuator has given these Knights of the Bath a new title; For they were never till now called Knights of the Holy Trinity. And he might have found in Mr Seldens Titles of Honour, and Camden's Brit. f. 172. Britannia; That Knights of the Bath have also been made at Royal Marriages, Christening, or Knighting the Prince, or other of the King's Sons, and such like occasions. Note likewise, that the Foundations of the Colleges of the the Universities, especially of Oxford, are for the most part mistaken either in the point of time or names of the Founders, Which I attempted not always to rectify, both in that it cxceeded my skill, but chiefly because the History of that University, as I am informed, is now in the Press, Which will clear those mistakes, with much certainty and satisfaction, being performed by the hand of that Faithful and most industrious Searcher of Antiquities Mr Anthony Wood of Merton College. Nonsences, and false Syntax. The last King was Oswald, after f. 6. b. whom — Egbert— — being in a sort the fountain of f. 18. a those, which at this day we term the Common of Laws.— Nor he kept not his word— twice f. 34. b in the same page. — such as one as in this King's time f. 89. b broke out most loathsome.— — He would come with power to f. 86. b aid the King, take order for guarding the Ports, which intent to hinder his landing; but finding.— The Viscount Montacute marcheth f. 204. b. towards King Henry, and by the way encountreth the Lord Hungerford at Hegley Moor, but he, with Lord Basse, upon the charge ran away, leaving Sr Ralph Darcy alone with his own Regiment, who were valiantly fight, died. — To utter the impoverishing Of f. 83. a the Kingdom— — And here they bind the King to f. 86. a lose to their loyal obedience, whensoever he infringed this Charter. — But he, with Lord Basse, ran away— f. 204. b. — A book of account of empson's, f. 248. a. that had the King's hand almost to every leaf by way of singing. — He then left Q. Elizabeth seeing she would not be his, to himself— etc. f. 351 b. But within two hours all these f. 431. q. clouds were slain and dispersed.— — And five Companies of firelocks, f. 569. a. for people they wanted not, a good pretence, that the people might be eased.— Difference, for Deference; forward, for the Forward of a Battle. Seemless Coat, for Seamlesse etc. with a number such like. A List of some of those Names of our ancient Nobility and Gentry of England, which the Author and Continuator have strangely mangled and metamorphosed. For he writes Sharnborn Sherborne. Touchet Twitchet. Abergevenny Abergain and Abergainy. Burnell Brunel & Burvel. Chandois Chandowes. Strangways Strangwish. Fortescu Foskew. Ayscoughe Ascue. Huddleston Hurlston. Frescshevile Fretswell. Trockmorton Frogmorton. Widdrington Widdington. Wenman Wainman & Waymans' Guldeford Gilford. Tildesley Tiderlsley & Tilseley. Bedingfeild Benefeild. Sulyard or Sylyard Sulland. Trelaune Trelanny. Coningesby Conisby. Elwes Yelvis. Salwey Salloway. Fanshaw Fanshall. Walsh Welsh. Marshal Marshal. Roos Rosse. Monthermer or de Mounthemere. Monte Hermerij Hobart Hubbard. Perot Parrot. Trigory Triegury. Wingfield Winkefeild. The names of some Lords and others mentioned by our Author, which are of his own or his Printers creation. The Lord Dangledas. The Lord Mawle. William the Lord Aldenham. The Lord Basse. The Lord Stinton. The Lord Winson. The Lord Wandsor. The Lord Brinningham. The Lord Burvell. The Lord Sudelly. The Lord William Carnaby. The Lord carew's— Sr John Meincle. The family of Patternae in Lincolnshire. Sr Rich: paul. Sr Tho: Trevon. Sr Will: Causey. Golonel Mozen. Garrisons and Towns in England, not heard of before. The Garrisons of Liege and Dainton. Brahan. Belgran. Nun Baton Abbey— Yorthbrook— Dunston Castle. Cakewish etc. Names of Persons and places in Scotland mistaken. The E. of Canworth for Carnwarth. The E. of Agnus for Angus. The L. Dunferling for Dumfermlin. The L. Wimmes for Wiemes. Places. Linlithew— for Lithquo or Linlithquo. The C. of Candstraines for Candstreans Tantallon Castle. for Timptallon. The like in Ireland. Adam Lofthouse Archbishop of Dublin— for Loftus. The Lord Jinkillen for Ineskellen. The L. Clanrickford for Clanrickard. The L. Ballimote for Ballimore. Mack Gilparick Baron of Ebrankle▪ for Gilpatricke. Murrough Obrine for Murtogh Brian. Sr Walter Dungar. for Dungan. Mnivere Okely. etc. Foreign names of Persons and places likewise mistaken. Alex: Furnasse Prince of Parma. The Prince of Austurgus. The Duke of Andyn. The Duke of Lunceburg. The Duke of Guysne. Pedraca delay Syerra. Places Biskey. Mountpleasier. Terwin. Bullen. Landersey. Obignie. Saint yond etc. with many such like. The INDEX. Neither is this of a more accurate composure, than the Book itself; For in once casting my eye superficially over it, I met with these Bulls and unpardonable faults. The Bishop of Carlisles bold speech in battle of King Richard— John Pole a Priest wrote the life of Sir Marborail a woman— Knighted by the Printer. In the Book it is St Walhoraile, an English woman— never I think reaá or heard of but in this Author. Priests— not suffered to execute divine Service. Ralph, Bishop of Salisbury, how from a poor Prince, he came to his greatness. For Roger — a poor Priest. Through voices thought to be begged by Cecil and others. Religius Bishop of Dorchester. Oward Bishop of Salisbury. The Abbey of St Petroius. Hereford taken by Colonel Rich. The fight at Aldern — I was desirous to see what fight this was, which I never heard of before, but could find no such thing in the place directed to; For, what through the misfolios in the Book and the carelessness of the Index maker, 'tis odds you find not above 3 things of five which the Index pretends to point at. FINIS.