HISTORICAL MEMORIALS, CHIEFLY ECCLESIASTICAL, IN A REVIEW TAKEN OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY I. CHAP. XLIX. Historical passages and occurrences in the months of March, WE ambassador Court. March 25, the Moscovy ambassador, (vulgarly called March. the Duke of Moscovy,) lately come to London, went to The Mosco Court, and about half a score aldermen, and a great com- goes to pany of merchants, free of the Russia company, with him. He took barge at the Three Cranes, in the Vintry. His garment was of cloth of tissue, and his hat and nightcap were set with great pearls and rich stones, the finest that ever were seen: and his men in cloth of gold and red damask, in side-gowns. the Lord On the 31st he rode to dinner to the Lord Mayor, with Dines with five knights, aldermen, and five other aldermen, and many Mayor. notable merchants of the Moscovy corporation. He rid in a gown of tissue, rich; his garment of purple velvet embroidered; the gard, and his hat, and the border of his XLIX. CHAP. nightcap, set with ouches of pearl and stone. His horse trapped in crimson velvet, embroidered of gold; and the Anno 1557. bridle gorgeously beseen. Seven of his men in gowns of crimson damask, and cloth of gold. After dinner he retired to his lodging, accompanied with the aldermen and mer April. Five burnt. of Lincoln chants. April 3, five persons (some of them sent out of Essex) were condemned for heresy at St. Paul's, viz. three men and two women, (one with a staff in her hand,) to be burnt in Smithfield and on the twelfth day (which was the Monday in Passion-week) they were accordingly burnt there. One of them was a barber, dwelling in Lime-street; and one of the women was the wife of the Crane, [that is, she kept the inn known by that sign,] at the Crutched Friars, beside Tower-hill. 374 April 4, it being the Sunday before Passion Sunday, Dr. Bishop elect Watson, bishop elect of Lincoln, preached at Alhallows the and Dr. Per- More, (or the Great,) in Thames-street, in the afternoon, a ryn preach. great audience of people being present. And the same afternoon, at Bow church, in Cheapside, did Dr. Perryn preach, master warden of the Black Friars, in St. Bartholomew, in Smithfield. Lord Abbot preaches. Maundy. Good Fri On the 11th day, being Passion Sunday, the Lord Abbot preached at Westminster a sermon that had the fame of being as goodly a sermon as had been heard in that time. On the 15th the King and Queen made their maundy at Greenwich. On the 16th day, being Good Friday, the preacher at day sermon. Paul's Cross was Mr. Murryn; [i. e. Morwen, I suppose, a learned man of Oxford;] and made a godly sermon to a great audience. Spittle ser Pendleton, and The 19th day of April was Easter Monday: then Dr. mon by Dr. Pendleton preached at St. Mary Spittle; whose sermon had praise. There were present the lord mayor, and twenty-three aldermen, and three judges, and all the masters of the hospital with green staves in their hands, and all the children of the hospital in blue garments, both men, children, and women; kept with certain lands, and the charity of the XLIX. court of aldermen. And there were, by computation, above CHAP. 20,000 people, old and young, to hear the sermon, according. to the old custom. Anno 1557. Tuesday. On the 20th day, being Easter Tuesday, Dr. Yong Dr. Yong on preached at St. Mary Spittle; where were present the lord mayor and twenty-five aldermen; none being absent but Mr. Woodroff, upon account of sickness, as it seems. Present also Lord Broke, lord chief justice, Lord Justice Brown, Sir John Baker, chancellor of the Augmentations, and Sir Roger Cholmeley, recorder. ambassador abbey. On the same day the Mosco ambassador resorted to The Mosco Westminster abbey, and heard mass: and after went to the sees WestLord Abbot's to dinner: and dinner ended, came into the minster monastery, and went up to see St. Edward's shrine, new set up; and then saw all the place through. And so took his leave of my Lord Abbot; and divers aldermen and many merchants met him: who together rode into the park, and so to London. day the Bishop of On the 21st, being Wednesday in Easter-week, Dr. Wat-On Wednesson, bishop of Lincoln elect, preached at the Spittle. On this day the King and Queen removed from Green- Lincoln wich to Westminster, against St. George's day. preaches. The King remove. The so April 23, being St. George's day, the King's Grace went and Queen a procession at Whitehall, through the hall, and round. about the court hard by the gate, certain of the knights of lemnity of St. George's the Garter accompanying him; viz. the Lord Mountagu, day. the Lord Admiral, Sir Anthony St. Leger, the Lord Cobham, the Lord Dacre, Sir Thomas Cheyne, the Lord Paget, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Arundel, the Lord Treasurer, and Secretary Petre, in a robe of crimson velvet, with the garter embroidered on his shoulder, [as chancellor of the Garter.] One bare a rod of black; and a doctor, the book of records. Then went all the heralds. And then the Lord Talbot bare the sword: after him, the sergeant at arms. And then came the King, the Queen's Grace looking out of a window beside the court, on the garden side. And 375 the Bishop of Winchester did execute the mass, wearing his mitre. The same afternoon were chosen three knights of XLIX. CHAP. the Garter; viz. the Lord Fitz-Water, the deputy of Ireland; Lord Grey of Wilton, deputy of Guynes; and Sir Anno 1557. Robert Rochester, comptroller of the Queen's house. After, the Duke of Muscovia (as that ambassador was usually termed) came through the hall, and the guard stood on a row, in their rich coats, with halberts; and so passed up to the Queen's chamber, with divers aldermen and merchants. And after came down again to the chapel to evensong, to see the ceremonies. And immediately came the King, (the Lord Strange bearing the sword,) and the knights of the Garter, to evensong: which being done, they went all up to the chamber of presence. After came the ambassador, and took his barge to London. Percy created Earl The 30th of April, Mr. Percy was made a knight and a of North- baron: and the next day, that is, May 1, was created, at umberland. Whitehall, Earl of Northumberland, with eight heralds and May. killed. a dozen trumpeters, going through the Queen's chamber, and through the hall. And afore him went the Earl of Pembroke and the Lord Mountagu; then the Earls of Arundel and Rutland, and himself walking in the midst, all in crimson velvet, wearing their parliament robes. He wore a hat of velvet, and a coronet of gold on his head. May 1, the Spaniards gave an instance of their proud, A Spaniard bloody, and revengeful natures: for, about noon, certain of them fought at the court gates against one Spaniard, and one of them thrust him through with his rapier, who died immediately. Two of them that did this fact were brought into the Court by one of the guard, who delivered them to some of the King's servants, to have them to the Marshalsea. Dr. Chadsey at Paul's Cross. Lord Shan dois buried. Certain rebels May 2, Dr. Chadsey preached the Paul's Cross sermon; and therein declared that certain traitors were taken at Scarborough castle. May 3, the Lord Shandois, otherwise called Sir John of Bridges, was buried with heralds, an hearse of wax, four banners of images, and other appendages of funeral ho nour. On that same day came five persons to the Tower, who XLIX. were the chief of those that came out of France, whither CHAP. they had fled afore, and had taken the castle of Scarborough in Yorkshire; viz. Stafford, Saunders, Staywel, Anno 1557. [sometimes named Straley, or Stretchley,] and Proctor, and brought to a Frenchman. the Tower. Granado On the 4th of this instant May, a great horse-rider, named Sir James Sir James Granado, rid before the King and Queen in the killed. privy garden: but the bridle-bit breaking, his horse ran away, and threw him against the wall, whereby he brake his neck, and his brains were dashed out. The 6th day he was buried honourably at St. Dunstan's in the East. Chamber On the 5th was the Lady Chamberlain, late wife of Sir Lady Leonard Chamberlain, of Oxfordshire, buried, with a fair lain buried. hearse of wax. At the mass preached Dr. Chadsey. A great dole of money given at the church. And after, a great dinner. On the 14th was burnt in Cheapside, and other places of Meal burnt. London, certain meal that was not sweet. They said the 376 mealman had put in lime and sand to deceive the people. And he himself was committed to the Counter. cast. The 22d, six prisoners were brought out of the Tower to Six traitors receive their trial, namely, Stafford, captain Saunders, Seywel or Stowel, Prowter or Procter, a Frenchman, and one other. They all, excepting the Frenchman, were cast, and carried back to the Tower, through London, by land. On the 25th, the Frenchman was arraigned and cast. Winton The 23d, Dr. White, bishop of Winchester, preached at Bishop of St. Mary Overy's: where an heretic was present to hear the preacheth. sermon, named Steven Gratwick, sent up some time before by the Bishop of Chichester, his ordinary, and laid in the Marshalsea. He was of Bright Hempson in Sussex. He freely, in the face of the congregation, confuted the Bishop's sermon. and Queen The 27th, being Ascension-day, the King and Queen rode The King unto Westminster abbey, accompanied with many lords, ride to knights, and gentlemen. There their Graces went a procession about the cloister, and so heard mass. Westmin pro-ster abbey. The 28th, was Thomas Stafford beheaded on Tower-hill, Traitors executed. |