A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Roman government, unto the death of King James ... / Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a method, by Sir Richard Baker, knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of ... King Charles the Second [by Edward Phillips].

  • Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.
Date:
1679
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Credit: A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Roman government, unto the death of King James ... / Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a method, by Sir Richard Baker, knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of ... King Charles the Second [by Edward Phillips]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to fine the occupiers thereof at their pleafure, or elfe to take it from them and fell ihe faine to others ^ wherein fuch rigour was ufed, that multitudes of people were undone. But now to fhew the King the eftate of his Kingdom, and the oppreffion of Popes, inquiry was made of the Revenues which the Romans and Italians had in England; which were found to be annu¬ ally lixty ihoufand Marks; being more than the yearly Revenues of the Crown. Which fo mo¬ ved the King, that hecaufed the fame to be no¬ tified, with all other exaftions, to the General Council now aflembled at Lions. And this (with the ill ufage of his Agent Martin ) fo vexed the Pope,that he is faid to have uttered thefe words, It is time to make an end with the Emperour, that we may crufh thefe petty Kings ^ for the Dragon once appealed, or deftroyed, thefe lefTer Snakes will foon be trodden down. But \ upon the Popes rejeding the confideration of | thefe grievances of England, and defpifing the j Kings melTage ( who he faid began to Frede- | riz.e) it was abfolucely here ordained under great penalty. That no contribution of money fliould be given to the Pope by any Subjed of The King England: And the King for a time afTents un- noinore toit, But beingof an irrcfolute and wavering br^vcii afraid of threats, he foon gave over, thePope.” what he undertook, foasthe Pope continued his re-former rapine ; and though he had promifed never to fend any more Legates into England, yet fent he other Minifters under the title of Clerks, that had as great power as Legacs, and efftded as much. i And now for the other part of the State, new occafions alfo of complaint were offered. Peter of Savoy, Earl of Richmond,cotots into England, bringing with him certain Maids to'beimarried to young Noblemen of this Countrey, the Kings Wards, of whom Edmund Earl of Lin^ | coin hath one, and Richard de Burgh another , and the fame year three of the Kings Brothers by the Mother, Cny de Lufignan, William de Va¬ lence, and Athelmar Clark, are fent over to be provided of Eftates in England. A\(oThomasoi Savoy (fometimes Earl of Flanders, by right of his Wife)comcs with his Sifter5e<?tr/Ar,Countefs, of ‘Provence, the Qwens Mother, who are again feaftedjand gifted ; for whom the King is taxed , the next Parliament in Candlemas Term, and befides fliarply reprehended for his breach of promife, having Vowed and Declared by his Charter never more to injure the State in that kind ; alfo for his violent taking up of Provi- fion of Wax, Silk, Robes, and efpecialiy of Wine, contrary to the will of the fellers, and many other grievances they complain of. All which the King Patiently hears, in hope to ob¬ tain his defire • but yet nothing is effeded : and the Parliament being prorogued till Midfammer following, and the King growing more obdu¬ rate than before, it afterward brake up in dif- SniHicti content. But the Parliament not fupplying him, Mrwants he is advifed to furnilh his wants with fale of his Plate, and Jewels of the Crown, being told, ai d Jewels, that thougli they were fold, yet they would re¬ vert again unto him j and having with great lofs received money for them, he asks who had bought them : anfwer is made, the City of Lon¬ don. That City (faid hej is an inexhauftible Gulph, If Treafure were to be fold, theyfurely would buy it. In his two and for¬ tieth year, a Parliament was held, which by fome was C'sWkA, sinfanum Parliamentnm, the mad Parliament ■, for ihat,at. this Parlianimt to which, the Lords c^me with great Retinues of armed men J many things were enaded con¬ trary to the Kings pleafure, and his Royal Pre¬ rogative. , , !• . npi. And now to vex them,;R^.^ppoints a Fair to be kept at Wejlminfier, forbidding under great penalty, all exercife of Merchandize within London, tot fifteen dayes, and all other Fairs in England and namely .that of Ely: but this Novelty came to nothing j. the inconvenience of theplace, asit wasthen, aijd the foulncfs of the weather, brought moreafjlidion than bene¬ fit to the Traders.That Chriflmas alfo he requires New-years-Gifts of iht Londoners, andfhortly after writes unto them his Letters imperioufly deprecatory to aid him with money and there¬ by gets of them Twenty thoufand pounds, for which the next year after he craves pardon of them. And notwiihftanding his continual ta¬ king up all Provifions for his houfe, yet he lef- fens his houfe-keeping in no honourable man¬ ner. And then feeing he could get nothing of the States together, he calls unto him, or writes untoeyery Nobleman apart, declaring his po-Hetryesto verty -j.jand how he was bound by Charter in a money debt of Thirty thoufand pounds to thofe of Burdeaux, and his Gafeoyns (who ocherwife would not have fuffered him to depart home J at ’ his laft being in France: but failing herein of Temporal Lords, he addreffeth his Letters to the Prelates, of whom he finds as little relief j by much importunity and his own prefence, he got pf the Abbot of Ram fey a hundred pound, but the Abbot of Burrongh had the face to deny him, though the King told him. It was more Alms to giv‘ money to him, than to a Beggar that went from door to door. . The Abbot of Saint Albanswas more kind, and gave him Threefcorc Marks. To fuch lownefs did the neceffity of this indigent King (through his profufionj bring him. The yews ever expofed The yeirj to his will, feel the weight of thefe his wants, One AbrahamyJ^omd a Delinquent, redeems himfeit for fev^n ,hundred Mar.is, and Aaron another Jew protcfls, the King had fince his lafl being in France taken from him at times, Thirty thoufand Marks of Silver, befides two hundred Marks of Gold given to the Queen. But now the Lords aflemble again London, and prefs him with his promife made unto them, That the chief Jufticiar, Chancellour and Trea- furer, fhould be appointed by the General Council of the Kingdom J but by the abfenceof Richard Earl of Cornwal, (which was thought to be done of purpofe ) they return fruftrate of their defire. And now the Bifhoprick of Win- falling void, the King fends prcfently to the Monks of the Cathedral Church, to deft his Brother Athelmar 3 and bccaufe he wot»Id not be denied, he goes thither himfelf in per- fon, and there enters the Chapter-boufc as a The Kmg Bilhop or Prior, gets up into the Prefidents havrhifsro^ Chair, begins a Sermon, and takes his Text, Jujiice and Peace have kiffed each other and thereupon ufeth thefe words: To me and other U'tncbejinr. Kings