CHAP. And on the 23d also was the King of Denmark's hearse, XLIX. at Paul's, taken down by the waxchandlers and carpenters, Anno 1557. (to whom this work pertained,) by order of Mr. Garter, and And that of certain of the Lord Treasurer's servants. the King of Denmark. On the 24th of this month of August, Mr. Tho. Halley, Clarencieux Clarencieux king at arms, was buried in St. Giles's parish, buried. without Cripplegate, with coat, armour, and pennons of arms, and scutcheons of his arms, and two white branches, twelve staff-torches, and four great tapers, and a crown. And after dirge, the heralds repaired unto Mr. Greenhil, 383 the waxchandler, a man of note, (being waxchandler to Cardinal Pole,) living hard by: where they had spice-bread and cheese, and wine, great plenty. The morrow-mass also was celebrated, and a sermon preached. And after, followed a great dinner; whereat were all the heralds, together with the parishioners. There was a supper also as well as a dinner. Merchant Tailors' feast. The hearse chess of The 29th day, being the decollation of St. John Baptist, was the Merchant Tailors' feast: when the lord mayor, Sir Tho. White, Mr. Harper, sheriff, Mr. Row, and all the clothing, and the four wardens of the yeomanry, and the company, heard mass at St. John's, in Smithfield, and offered every man a penny: and from thence to the hall, two and two together, to dinner. The 31st, the young Duchess of Norfolk being lately of the Du- deceased, and her hearse began to be set up on the 28th, in St. Clement's without Temple-bar, was this day finished, with banners, pensils, wax, and scutcheons. Norfolk. CHAP. L. A short journal of occurrences falling out in the months of September, October, November, December, and January. THE noble wife of Thomas, the young Duke of Norfolk, chess's fu- daughter and heir of the Earl of Arundel, who seemed to neral. have died in childbed, had her funerals solemnized on the September. The Du L. 1st of September. At afternoon began the knell. The CHAP. church, and the place, [i. e. Bath Place, now belonging to the Earl of Arundel,] and the street hanged with black and Anno 1557. arms: by three of the clock she was brought to the church with an hundred mourners: her Grace had a canopy of black velvet, with four staves, borne over her, and many banners and bannerols borne about her; and the Bishop of London in his cope, and his mitre on his head, and all the choir of Paul's were present; two great white branches, and a twelve dozen staff torches; eight heralds of arms: the Lady Lumley chief mourner, and many lords, and knights, and gentlemen, ladies and gentlewomen attending the obsequies. tin's. The 3d of September, at night, commandment came, that St. Quinevery church in London, and in every county and shire, should sing Te Deum, and make bonfires for the King's winning of St. Quintin's. allowed to son. Mention was made before, how in the month of July one Sanctuary Wakeham, a prisoner in the Tower, had twice broke prison, one that and taken sanctuary at Westminster; now, on the 10th day brake priof September, he was the second time brought back to the Tower again by order of the Council. But on the 15th day following, he was restored unto Westminster again to sanctuary. This was a trial of skill for the privileges of this sanctuary. And we may observe what power this new monastery had obtained, to prevail against an order of Council. sion for On the 12th day of this September came forth a com- A procesmandment for matins and mass to be done every where good news. by nine of the clock; and the parsons and curates to go to 384 Paul's with surplices and copes; and to go a procession thence through London, and about Paul's, and Te Deum laudamus sung. This procession was accordingly performed. And there went the lord mayor and the aldermen in scarlet. And after, they went into the shrouds, and there Dr. Standish preached. And after evensong Te Deum was sung; and there was ringing of bells through London. And this for the good news that came from the English captains beyond the sea. CHAP. The 13th day concluded the life of Sir John Cheke, L. broke with grief, that had been King Edward's schoolAnno 1557. master, till he died. And on the 16th he was buried priSir J.Cheke vately in the church of St. Alban's, Wood-street, London. dies. A Spaniard to the Queen. The 15th day came out of Spain to the Queen's Court, comes post in post, Monsieur Re Gomez, gorgeously appareled, with divers other Spaniards, with great chains, and their hats set with stones and pearls. They supped, and by seven of the clock were on horseback again; and so rode through Fleetstreet, and at the Horn there they drank, and at the Greyhound. Thence through Cheapside; and so over the bridge, and rode all night towards Dover. The Cardi nal's stew The 16th day of this September, Mr. Heyns, the Lord ard buried. Cardinal's steward, was buried at Hampsted-heath with great solemnity. Four burnt. A procession for success in France. Mrs. Finch buried. Sir H. Hus and his lady. On the 17th, four persons, that is, three men and one woman, went out of Newgate unto Islington beyond the Butts in a valley, to be burnt for heresy. Two of them were man and wife, dwelling in St. Dunstan's in the East, on the east side of the churchyard, with Mr. Waters, sergeant at arms: their names were James and Margery Austoo. The two others were named Allerton and Roth. On the 20th of September a commandment came down to all parishes in London, that they should go on procession at Paul's, and Te Deum to be sung in all the churches in London; to sing and ring for the winning of other places in France. Ditto, Mrs. Finch, one of the privy chamber to the Queen, was buried in the Savoy. The 21st was the month mind of Sir Harry Hussey, knt. sey buried, with a standard and pennon of arms; his coat-armour, target, helmet, and sword, and six dozen of escutcheons, and the heralds, attending. He had been carried to Slinfold in Sussex, and there buried September 3. And in the next month his lady deceased, and was there also buried. Dr. Pendleton buried. The same day was Dr. Pendleton, a great preacher in this reign, and a great professor of religion in the former, but a backslider, was buried in St. Stephen's, in Walbroke, where he was parson: being brought with all Paul's choir CHAP. to be buried there. L. Sergeant of the Queen's The 29th, Mr. Dod, sergeant of the Queen's cellar, was Anno 1557. buried in St. Botolph's parish without Aldersgate. October the 5th, Sackfield, esquire, father unto Sir Ri- cellar chard Sackvile, knight, late chancellor of the augmentations, October. was honourably buried. buried. Sackvile Mildmay This day also Tho. Mildmay, esquire, and under-trea- buried. surer, and his wife, were buried at Chelmsford in Essex. buried, and The 6th day a commandment came down, that foras- his wife. much as the Pope and the Emperor were become friends 385 and lovers, and the war ended between them, every parish Joy for priest in London should cause all expressions of joy to be tween the shewn by bonfires and ringing of bells. The 13th day a tailor was set on the pillory for heinous, One set on seditious, and opprobrious words against the lord mayor and aldermen; and for being a common slanderer of people, and of his neighbours. peace be Pope and the pillory. guns newly On the 21st, fifty great guns, newly made, were carried Fifty great through Smithfield, Newgate, and Cheapside, to the Tower, made. and two hundred men accompanied, with guns, bows, and pikes, in harness and shirts of mail. Arundel On the same day died the Countess of Arundel, at Bath Countess of Place, [afterwards called Arundel House,] in St. Clement's dies. parish without Temple-bar. On the 26th was a goodly hearse set up for her in the Her burial. said parish church, with five principals, eight bannerols, &c. On the 27th she was brought to church, the Bishop of London, Paul's choir, and the clerks of London, going before: then came the corpse with five banners of arms borne: then came four heralds in their coats of arms, and bare four banners of images at the four corners: and then came the chief mourners, my Lady of Worcester, Lady Lumley, Lady North, and Lady Sentleger: then came an hundred mourners of men, and after as many ladies and gentlewomen, all in black; besides a great many poor women in black and rails, and four-and-twenty poor men, and many of her servants, in black, bearing of torchlights. On the L. CHAP. next day, being the 28th, was the mass of requiem sung, and a sermon preached, and after, her Grace was buried. Anno 1557. And all her officers with white staves in their hands, and all the heralds waiting about her in their coat-armour. The Lord Abbot of Westminster was the preacher, and the Bishop of London sung the mass. A second mass was sung by another bishop, and a third by another priest. And after, all departed to my Lord's place to dinner. November. A man and his wife On the 5th day of November was an exemplary piece of justice done within the city. A man was carried on horsejustly pu- back with his face towards the horse's tail, having on a frieze gown, and a writing on his head, importing, that he let out his wife to divers men: his wife leading the horse, and a paper on her head for whoredom. nished. Master of the Rolls buried. Maynard buried. November the 8th, Sir Nicolas Hare, knt. master of the rolls, was buried honourably within the Temple. On the 12th, Mr. Maynard, merchant, and sheriff of London in the sixth year of King Edward VI. was buried at Stepney with two white branches, and twelve torches, and four great tapers. And after, the company departed to his house at Poplar to a great dinner. This gentleman, when he was sheriff, kept a great house, and in the time of Christmas had a lord of misrule; and the King's lord of misrule came and dined with him. And at the Cross in Cheapside he made a great scaffold, and had a mock proclamation made there by his lord. 386 On the same day, a post was set up in Smithfield for three A post set that should have been burnt for heresy, and both wood and Smithfield. coals brought ready: but the Lord Abbot of Westminster up in Dorel buried. coming to Newgate, and talking with them, there was such hope of their abjuration, that they were stayed that day from burning; but on the next day, being St. Erkenwald's eve, they went out of Newgate thither to their burning. Their names were M. Gybson, Haleday, [or Halingdale, according to Fox,] and Sparrow. The first was the son of Gybson, esq. sergeant of arms, and of the revels, and of the King's tents. Of this Gybson more will be said hereafter. On the 16th, was Mr. Dorel buried at St. Martin's, |