Hall's Chronicle 1539

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9th January 1539. ... and the ninth day of Januarie, were the said two lords [Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter and Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu] and Sir Edward Neville beheaded at the Tower Hill, and the two priests and Holande were drawnn to Tyburn, and there hanged and quartered, and Sir Geoffrey Pole was pardoned.

On Aswednesday, were Jhon Jones, Jhon Potter, and William Maneryng, hanged in the princes liveries, because thei were the princes servauntes, on the Southside of Paules churchyard for killing of Roger Cholmeley¹ esquyer in the same place of malice prepensed.

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3rd March 1539. Also on the third day of March, was sir Nicholas Carew (age 43) of Bedington, in the countie of Surrey knight of the Gartier, and Maister of the kyngs horse, before attainted of treason, behedded at the tower hil, wher he made a godly confession, bothe of his foly and supersticious faith, geving God most harty thankes that ever he came in the prison of the tower, where he first favored the lyfe and swetenes of Gods moste holy word meaning the Bible in English, which there he read by the meane of one Thomas Phelips then keper of that prison, but before he was a citezen and poyntmaker of London, which Phillips two yeres before had ben ther prysoner himselfe, and sore troubled aswel by syr Thomas More as also by Doctor Stokesley (age 64) bishop of London, who often tymes examined the sayd Phelips, and layed many articles to his charge, but he so wisely and coldly used him selfe, that he maugre their evyl willes, escaped clerly their handes.

9th March 1539. The nynth day of Marche, the kyng created at Westminster sir William Pawlet (age 56) knight treasorer of his householde, Lord Sainte Jhon, and Sir Jhon Russel (age 54) comptroller of his housholde, Lorde Russel.

March 1539. The same tyme the kynge caused all the havens to be fortefyed, and roade to Dover, and caused Bulwarkes to be made on the sea coastes, and sent commissions throughout al the realm, to have his people muster: and at the same season on Ester day, was there thre skore unknowen shippes liyng in the dounes, wherfore all Kent arose, and mustered in harnes the same day.

28th April 1539. The eight and twentie daye of Apryll, began a Parliament at Westminster, in the which Margaret countesse of Salsbury (age 65), Gertrude (age 36) wyfe to the Marques of Excester, Reygnold Poole (age 39) a Cardinall, brother to the lorde Mountagew, Sir Adrian Foskew (age 63) and Thomas Dingley knight of saynt Jhones, and dyverse other wer attainted of hygh treason,

10th July 1539 ... which Foskew (age 63) and Dingley wer the tenth daye of July behedded. In thys parliament was an act made whiche bare this title: An act for abholyshynge of diversitie of opinions, in certayne artycles concernynge Christen religion, this act establyshed chiefly sixe articles, wherof among the common people it was called the act of syxe artycles, and of some it was named the whyp wyth syxe strynges, and of some other and that of the moste part, it was named the bloudy statute, for of truthe it so in shorte tyme after skourged a great nomber in the citie of London, wher the first quest for the inquirie of the offenders of the sayd statute sat at a church called Beckets house, now named the Mercers Chappel, that the said quest beyng of purpose selected and picked out emong all the rest of the inhabitauntes of the citie, that none might thereof be admitted which either had red any part of the holy scripture in English, or in any wyse favoured such as either had red it, or loved the preachers of it: insomuch as this quest was so zelous and fervent in the execucion of this statute, that they among them selves thought it not only sufficient to inquire of the offenders of the saied statute, but also by ther fine wittes and wyllyng mindes, thei invented to inquire of certayn braunches of the same statute as they termed it, which was not only to inquire who spake again masses, but who thei were that seldome came unto them: and also not only who denyed the Sacramente to be Christes very naturall body, but also who helde not up their handes at sacryng tyme, and knocked not on there brestes: And thei not only inquired who offended in the sixe articles, but also who came seldome to the churche, who toke no holy bread nor holy water, who red the Bible in the churche, or in communicacion contemned priestes, or Images in the Churches, etc. with a grat nombre of suche braunches: this appoincted quest so sped them selves wyth the sixe Articles, and ther awne braunches, that in fourtene daies space there was not a preacher nor other persone in the citie of name, whiche had spoken against the supremacie of the Bishop of Rome, but he was wrapped in the sixe articles, insomuche as thei indited and presented of suspicion to the nombre of five hundred persones and above: so that yf the kynges majestic had not graunted his pardon, for that by the good lorde Awdeley lord Chauncelor his grace was truly infourmed that thei were indited of malice: a greate many of them whych all ready was in prison, had bene shortly after skourged in Smithfelde wyth firy fagottes, that would have made the best bloud in ther bodies to have sprong but most graciously at that time his grace remitted all: although in the tyme that these sixe Articles indured whiche was eight yeres and more, thei brought many an honest and simple persone to there deathes, for suche was the rigour of that lawe, that yf two witnesses false or true, had accused any and avouched that thei had spoken agaynst the sacrament, ther was then no way but death, for it boted not to confesse that hys faith was contrarie, or that he saied not as the accusers reported: for thei would beleve the witnesses, ye and sometime certain of the clergie, when thei had no witnesses would procure some, or elles thei wer slaundered.

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The kynges highnes whiche never ceased to stody and take payne both for the avauncement of the common wealth of this his Realme of England, of the which he was the only supreme governour and hed, and also for the defence of al the same, was lately enfourmed by his trustie and faithfull frendes, that the cankerd and cruel serpent the bishop of rome, by that Arche traitor Reignold Poole, enemie to godes worde and his natural contrey, had moved and stirred diverse great princes and potentates of Christendome to invade the Realme of England, and utterlye to destroy the whole nacion of the same: Wherefore his Majestic in his awne persone, without any deley toke very laborious and paineful journeies towardes the sea coastes. Also he sent divers of his nobles and counsailors to view and searche all the portes and daungers on the coastes where any mete or convenient landing place might be supposed, aswell on the borders of England as also of Wales. And in al soche doubtful places his highnes caused divers and many bulwarkes and fortificacions to bee made. And further his highnes caused the lorde Admiral erle of Southampton to prepare in redinesse shippes for the sea, to his great coast and charges.

And beside this, to have all his people in a redynesse, he directed his commissions thorough out the realme to have his people mustered, and the harneis and weapons sene and viewed, to thentent that all thynges should be in a redinesse if his enemies would make any attempt into this Realme: And amongest other, one commission was directed to the right worshipfull sir William Forman knight Maior of London and his brethren, for to certifie all the names of all men betwene the ages of Ix. and xvi. and the nomber of harnesses, weapons, with their kyndes and diversities: whereupon the said lord Maior and his brethren, every one havyng with them one of the counsaill or learned men of the citie repaired to their wardes, and there by the othe of the common counsaill and Constables of the same warde toke the nomber of the men, harnesses and weapons, according to their commission. And after that they had well viewed their Bookes and the nomber of the persones, they thought it not expedient to admit the whole nomber of suche as were certefied for able and apte persones for to Muster: Wherfore then they assembled theim selfes againe and chose out the moste able persones and put by thother, and specially al suche as had no harnesse, nor for whom no harnesse could be provided. But when they were credibly advertysed by the kynges Counsellour Thomas lord Cromewell knyght of the Noble Ordre of the Gartier Lorde Prevye Scale (to whose prudence and goodnesse the Citie was muche bounden) that the kyng hymselfe woulde see the people of the Citie Muster in a convenient nomber, and not to set furthe all their power, but to leave some at home to kepe the Citie. Then eftsones every Alderman repayred to hys warde, and there put asyde all suche as hadde Jackes, coates of plate, coates of mayle and bryganders, and appoynted none but suche as had whyte Harnesse, excepte suche as should beare Morysh Pyckes, whiche had no harnesse but skulles: and they appoynted none but suche as had white harnesse, neither dyd they admyt any that was a Straunger, although they were Denyzens. When it was knowen that the kyng would see the Muster, Lorde howe glad the people were to prepare, and what desyre they had to do their Prince service, it would have made any faithfull subjectes harte to have rejoysed. Then every man beyng of any substaunce provided hymself a coate of whyte silke, and garnyshed their bassenettes with turves lyke cappes of sylke, set with ouches, furnyshed with chaines of gold and fethers: other gylted their harnesse, their halberdes and pollaxes. Some, and especiall certayne goldsmythes had their brest plates yea and their whole harnesse of sylver bullion. The Constables were all in Jornettes of white silke with chaines and battel Axes. The meaner sort of people were all in coates of white cloth very curiously trimmed with the armes of the citie before and behinde. The lord Maier hymself was in a faire Armour, the crestes therof were gylt, and over that a coate of blacke velvet with half sieves, and so was sir Roger Cholmley knight Recorder of London and al thother Aldermen and Shiriffes and such as had bene shirifes, al wel mounted on stirring horses richely trapped covered, with battel axes in their handes and Mases and chaines about their neckes. The lorde Mayer had iiii. fotemen all in white silke, cutte, ruffed and pounced: he had also ii. Pages well mounted on stirring coursers, richely trapped and appareled in coates of Crimosyn velvet and cloth of golde paled, with chaynes of gold, the one bearyng his Helme and the other his Axe. He had also xvi. tall men on foote with gilte halbardes, whose doubletz were white silke, and hosen doublettes and shoes all whyte, cut after the Almayne fassion, puffed and pulled out with red sarcenet, every one havyng a whyte lether Jerkyn all to cutte and chaines about their neckes, with fethers and broches on their cappes. The Recorder and every Alderman had about hym iiii. Halbardes trymmed warlike.

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The WyfFelers on foote iiii. C. propre and lyght persones all apparelled in whyte sylke or Jerkyns of lether cutte, with white hose and shoes, every man havyng a javelyn or slaughsworde to kepe the people in aray and cheynes about their neckes, and white fethers in their cappes.

The Mynstrelles were all in white with the Armes of the Cytie, and so was every other persone at this Muster without anye diversite, savyng the lorde Mayer, the Recorder and his brethren who had crosses of velvet or satten pyrled with golde.

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The Standarde bearers were the tallest men of every Warde, for whom were made xxx. new standardz of the devise of the citie besyde banners.

When every thyng was prepared, every Alderman mustered his awne warde in the fieldes, viewyng every man in his harnesse, and to cause suche as could shote, to take bowes in their handes, and thother bylles or pykes.

8th May 1539. The viii. day of Maye, accordyng to the kynges pleasure, every Alderman in ordre of battell with his warde came into the common fielde at Myle ende, and then al the gonnes severed them selves into one place, the pykes in another, and the bowmen in another, and lykewyse the bylmen, and there rynged and snayled, whiche was a goodly syght to beholde: for all the fieldes from White chappell to Myle ende, and from Bednal Grene to Ratclyf and to Stepney were all covered with harnesse, men and weapons, and in especiall the battel of pykes semed to be a greate forest. Then every parte was devided into iii. partes, the pikes in iii. partes and so the other. Then were appoynted iii. battels, a forward, myddleward and rereward.

About viii. of the clocke marched forward the lyght peces of Ordinaunce, with stone and powder, after them followed the Drommes and fiffes, and imediatly after them a Guydon of the Armes of the citie. Then followed master Sadeler capitain of the gonners upon a good horse in harnesse and a coate of velvet with a chayne of golde and iiii. Halbardes about him apparelled as before is rehersed. Then followed the Gonners iiii. in a ranke, every one goyng v. foote a sender, every mans shoulder even with another, whiche shot altogether in divers places very cherefully, and especially before the Kynges Majestic, whiche at that tyme sate in his new gate house at his Palace at Westminster where he viewed all the whole company: In lyke maner passed the second and third battels al well and richely appointed. They passed as is saied, the formost Capitayn at ix. of the clock in the morning by the lytle conduite enteryng into Pauls churchyarde, and so directly to Westmynster, and so thorough the sainctuary and round about the parke of S. James, and so up into the fielde and came home thorough Holborne: and as the first Capitaine entered agayne to the lytle conduite, the last of the Muster entered Pauls Churchyarde, whiche then was iiii. of the clocke at after none. The nomber was xv. thousand, besyde WyfFelers and other wayters.

24th June 1539. In this yere about the feast of S. Jhon Baptist, the common people of the toune in Gaunt in Flaunders, began to grudge against the Officers of the Emperour, and thoccasion was this: The common people beyng supported of dyvers ryche Merchauntes of the towne complayned that the Excyse of the Wyne was so greate, that they payed of every pottell ii.d. for thexcyse that they solde by retaile, besyde the pryce of the wyne, and likewyse payed the Merchauntes whiche sold it in great: and yet that more greved them that the Abbots, Fryers, Chanons and other Religious persones and men of the Churche (of the whiche was great store in that toune) the whiche among them had the greatest ryches and wealth of that toune, should be exempt and dronke Wyne free without paiyng Excyse, which thyng turned to the charges of other, and therwith the commons founde them selves sore greved, and sayed that they were oppressed contrarye to their olde and auncient Privileges. The Rulers made promise that an ordre and way should be taken therein, but they desyred respite that they might knowe the mynde of the Quene of Hungary, Regent for the Emperoure of the lowe countrey, which Quene at that tyme was at Bruxel, and even then was goyng to vyset the countrey of Hollande. The Quene consented to nothyng that the commons desyred, but sent them a very cruell and frowarde aunswere not without great threates, that if they would not every man quietly remayne in their houses, and paye their excyse as they had bene accustomed to do, they should lyke rebels as they were be forced therunto whether they would or not: Wherfore the commons assembled, and when they had well digested the aunswere of the Quene, they determined to seke another meanes, and fyrste they assembled themselves into a battel to the nombre of x. or xii. M. wel armed men, night and day watching and warding the toune, in suche sorte that themperours officers bare no rule: and he whom they called the chiefe Bailife or Governour of the toune durst not once shew his face amongest them, but by the helpe of a boy he conveied himself by a Postern and so got out of the toune. The people of Gaunt perceiving their Rulers thus departed, the chiefest of them that were in the toune condiscended and agreed to write unto the Frenche kyng for aide, and caused a Gentelman of their toune to devyse a letter, for the whiche afterwarde he lost his head.

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The sute and request of the saied men of Gaunt was, that it woulde please the Frenche kyng to sende unto them men and municions, and to succour them as the auncient subjectes to the Crowne of Fraunce, and to deliver them from the bondage that they were in, and to remove from them the great Exactions and imposicions, that the Officers of the saied Emperour had oppressed them with all, and they would yelde and deliver all unto hym as to their sovereigne lorde, and in lyke maner would other tounes to them adjoynyng do. And for a truth (saith the wryter of the Annalles of Acquitain) if the Frenche kyng woulde have herkened unto their request and sute, it had bene an easy thyng for hym bothe to have enjoyed the possession of the greatest nomber of all the tounes in the lowe countrey: as Flaunders, Arthoys and the rest of that countrey, and also to have put the Emperour in great hazarde. But the Frenche kyng willing to kepe and holde the Truce which was concluded and sworne, havyng a greater respect to his faith and promyse then to his profile and gayne, thynkyng that if he should consent to the request of the Gauntoys, he should begin a newe warre to the noiaunce of the commen people of Christendom, wherfore he refused utterly either to ayde or succour them.

The Quene of Hungarye thynkynge to have pacifyed all thys rumour, sent unto the toune of Gaunt her ryght trustie and valiaunt knight, the lorde of Sempy, of the house of Crovy, accompanied with the lorde Lyquerque and one of her Prevy counsaill: but these men amongest the commons were not so well entertained as they thought they should have bene, and therfore taried not long amongest them, but were glad to convey themselfes from them in dissimuled apparell.

The Emperour being advertised of all this businesse, and perceiving his lowe countrey by the reason of sedicion was in daunger, devised meanes howe he might come to them, for then he was in Spain. He thought he would not hazarde hymselfe upon the sea: and he durst not truste the Almaynes, because he had broken promyse with theim so often concerning their generall counsaill that he promised to have assembled: wherfore he determined to move the French king and to sue for a safe conduitie to passe thorough Fraunce, which very gladly the Frenche kyng graunted hym, insomuch that after the French kyng knew of his desire, both he and the Dolphyn entreted most hertely the Emperour to passe that waye, trusting therby that it should have bene an occasion of peace betwene them.

All thynges mete for themperours assuraunce was so appoynted by the Constable of Fraunce, that the Emperour departed out of Spain, and came to Bayon, from thence to Burdeaux and so to Poyters: after he came to Loches where he met with the Frenche kyng and the Quene, and then they together passed from thence to Orleaunce, and so to Paris, into whiche citie they entered the first daye of January in the yere of our Lorde a 1539, and so from thence after great chere and royall enterteinement he passed thorough the lower countreis, and at last came to Bruxelles in Braband.

And first the Emperour under colour to have pitie and to remedy the pore commons of Gaunt, and saiyng that he would not only pardon their offences, but also he could not blame them being oppressed to complain, and by this meanes he obteined licence that the County of Reux accompanyed with ii. C. men of armes and v. M. Lanceknightes entered the toune saiyng to thinhabitauntes that this power was onely to kepe the toune in peace and quiet till a good and profitable ordre should be taken for the commons. The pore inhabitauntes beleving all that was promised and saied unto them and mistrustyng nothyng, threw of their harnesse, and every man peaceably went to their houses. Then entered into the toune themperour accompanied with his brother the kyng of Hongary, and his sister the quene Dowager of Hongary, the Duke of Savoy and many other Princes, Lordes and Gentelmen, and a great power of men of warre, whiche entery was about Mydsomer, in the yere a. M.v.C.xl.

Themperour beyng in Gaunt and havyng thupper hand of them, that is to saie, beyng stronger within the toune then thinhabitauntes were, in the place of his great pitie that he semed to have on the pore inhabitantes at his first entery, he immediatly began to do execucion, and that of a great nomber of them, and without all mercy executed them, insomuche that among all other, the Gentleman which the commons enforced to write the letter to the French kyng was beheded, as before is expressed: and afterward themperour caused an Abbey of s. Banon to be suppressed, and in the same place at the charges of the Gauntois, he made a Castell of a marvelous largenesse, for it was ix. C. foote long, and viii. C. large: and not contented with suche as he put to death, but also of a great nomber he confiscated their landes and goodes, and finally he brake all their Privileges and Ordinaunces, and left the poore inhabitauntes of Gaunt in a miserable case: But now to returne to thafFayres of England.

August 1539. In August the great Onele and Odonele entered into the English pale in Ireland, and brent almost xx. myle within the same: wherfore the lorde Grey then Deputie there, assembled a greate power and met with them the xx. day of August and put them to flight, wherfore the kyng sent over fyve hundreth freshe souldiers to aide his deputie.

September 1539. In the ende of September the xvi. day of that moneth came to London Duke Frederyke of Bavyre Countye Palantyne or Palsgrave of the Ryne, and the xviii. daie came to London, the Marshal of duke Jhon Fredericke Prince Elector of Saxony, and the Chauncellor of William duke of Cleve, Gulycke, Gelder, and Berry. The Palsgrave was received and conducted to Wynsore by the duke of Suffolk: and thother were accompanied with other nobles, and the xxiii. day of the same moneth thei al came to Wynsore, where viii. daies they continually were feasted and hunted, with al pleasure that might be shewed unto them: and the Palsgrave shortly departed and was honorably rewarded: and that season was concluded the mariage betwene the kyng and the lady Anne (age 23), syster to duke Willyam of Cleve (age 23), and great preparacion was made for the receivyng of her.

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14th November 1539. The xiiii. day of November Hugh Feringdon Abbot of Redyng and two Priestes, the one called Rug, and the other named Onyon, were attainted of high treason, for deniyng the kyng to be suppreme head of the churche, and was drawen, hanged, and quartered at Redyng. This Abbot was a stubborne Monke and utterly without learning. The same day was Richard Whityng (age 78) Abbot of Glascenbury likewise attainted and hanged on Tower hyll beside his monastery, for the said case and other great treasons, which also was quartered: and

1st December 1539 ... the first day of Decemb. was Jhon Beche Abbot of Colchest. put to execucion for the same confederacy and treason.

December 1539. In December were appointed to wayte on the kynges hyghnes person fiftie Gentelmen called Pencioners or Speares, lyke as they were in the first yere of the kyng.

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11th December 1539. The xi. day of December at the Turnepyke on thyssyde Gravelyng was the Lady Anne of Cleve (age 24) received by the lorde Lysle Deputie of the toune of Calice and with the Speres and horsemen belongyng to the retinue there, all being fresh and warlike apparelled, and so marching toward Calice a myle and more from the toune met her Grace the Erie of Southampton great Admirall of England, and apparelled in a coate of purple velvet cut on cloth of golde and tyed with great aglettes and treifoiles of golde, to the nomber of iiii. C. and baudrickwise he ware a chayne, at the whiche did hange a whistle of gold set with ryche stones of a greate value. And in his company xxx. gentlemen of the kynges houshold very rychely apparelled with great and massy chaynes, and in especial syr Frauncis Bryan and sir Thomas Seymers chaynes were of greate valure and straunge fassion. Beside this, the Lorde Admirall had a great nomber of gentelmen in blew velvet and crimosyn sattyn and his yomen in damask of the same colours, and the Maryners of his ship in sattyn of Bridges, both coates and sloppes of the same colours, whiche Lorde Admirall with low obeysaunce welcomed her, and so brought her into Calyce by the lanterne gate, where the Shippes laye in the Haven gar ny shed with their banners, pencelles and flagges, plesauntly to beholde. And at her entry was shot suche a peale of gonnes, that all the retinew much marveiled at it. And at her entery into the toune, the Mayer of the toune presented her with an C. marke in golde. And before the Staple hall stode Merchauntes of the Staple wel aparelled, which likewise presented her with an C. sovereynes of golde in a ryche pursse, whiche hertely thanked them, and so she rode to the kynges place called the Checker, and there she lay xv. dayes for lacke of prosperous wynde. Duryng whiche tyme goodly justes and costly bankettes were made to her for her solace and recreacion.

27th December 1539. And on s. Jhons day in Christmas, she with 50 sayle toke passage about none and landed at Dele in the downes about v. of the clocke, where syr Thomas Cheiny lord Warden of the portes receaved her, and there she taried a space in a castle newly builte, and thether came the duke and duches of Suffolke and the byshop of Chichester, with a great nomber of knightes and esquiers and ladies of Kent and other whiche welcomed her grace, and so that nyght brought her to Dover castell, where she rested till monday: on whiche day for all the storme that then was she marched toward Caunterbury, and on Barain downe met her the Archebyshop of Caunterbury accompanied with the byshop of Ely, sainct Asse, saynt Davyes and Dover, and a great company of gentelmen well apparelled, and so brought her to s. Austens without Caunterbury, where she lay that nyght: and on the nexte day she came to Syttyngburne and there lodged that nyght.

31st December 1539. And as she passed toward Rochester on Newyers even, on Reynam down met her the duke of Norffolke and the lorde Dacre of the South, and the lord Mountjoye with a great company of knightes and Esquiers of Norffolke and Suffolke, and the Barons of thexchequer, all in coates of velvet with chaynes of gold, whiche brought her to Rochester where she lay in the palace all Newyeres day.