ther erys cut of, and burnyd in the cheke, and then tane downe and had un to pressone; and after that carryd un to Maydson,[1] and there in the markyd place set on the pyllory and the other eyrs cut of, and burnyd in the other cheke, and then had un to preson; and there remaynyd un to soch tyme as they had made bonddes un to the kynge of payment of soche mony as was taxit un to them by the kynge and hys cowncell.
And the xv. day of the same monthe at nyght was caste dyvers bokys of eryses in dyvers [parts of] London agayne the sacrament of the auter with all other sacramenttes and sacramentalles, and namynge dyvers tymes the byshoppe of Wynchester,[2] with dyvers other byshoppes and lernede men, with gret rebukes dyvers tymes in it of them.
Also this yere the xij. of Januarij beganne the gatherynge of the benyvolens at Baynysse castelle[3] for the kynges warrys.
And also before Crystmas was moche wyne tane of France with ther shyppes and layed in the church sumtyme the Gray freeres, all the church fulle in every place of it, and at the Austyn freeres and the Blacke freeres wyth herrynge and other fyche that was tane on the see goynge in to France that came from Anwarppe.
And this yere was an alderman of London made a captayne in to Scotlond, Rede a scalter.[4] And this same yere the Scottes toke a grete multitudyne of the Ynglych pepulle and slew them alle shamfully.
And thys yere stode a prest of Kente at Polles crose for cuttynge of hys fynger and made it to blede on the hoste at his masse for a fallse sacrafyce; and also another prest this yere was sett on the
- ↑ Maidstone.
- ↑ Stephen Gardiner.
- ↑ Baynard's Castle, in the city of London.
- ↑ Holinshed relates of the battle at Pannyer haugh in March 1544–5, that among other prisoners taken by the Scotishmen "Richard Read an alderman of London was one, who, for that he refused to pay such a sum of money as the commissioners for the benevolence demanded of him, was commanded forthwith to serve the king in his wars against the Scots, and so was taken now at this overthrow." This unfortunate alderman seems never to have arrived at the dignity of lord mayor, or even sheriff.
