Troubles connected with the prayer book of 1549
1885; Oxford University Press; Volume: s6-XII; Issue: 307 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/nq/s6-xii.307.398f
ISSN1471-6941
Tópico(s)Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
ResumoAfter our right harty commendacions to your good L. Wheras in the most parties of the Kealme sundry lewde persons have attempted t'assemble themselfs, and first seking redresse of enclosures, 8 have in some places by seditious priests and other yvel peple set forth to seke restitucion of tholde bluddy lawes; and some fall to spoile to prevent all ineonvenyences with you, we pray you a The earliest notice of these rebellions is in Wriothesley's Chronicle, vol.ii.p. 13, where he says : " In the month of May there was a commotion of the commons in Somersetshire and Lincolnshire concerning a proclamation for enclosures, and they broke down certain parks of Sir William Harbertes and Lord Stourtons, which said Sir William Harberte was sent into Wales for rescue, and slew and put to death divers of the rebels.Also at Bristowe and divers other shires, likewise the commons arose smd pulled down parks, but by good policy of the Council and other noblemen o£ the county they were pacified."The following extract from the Council Book throws some further light on the proceedings of the Council:-" 3 Junii.-Tothe Commissioners in Cornwall to proceed with as convenient speed as might be to the execution of the traitors there as they tendered the King's majesty's pleasure.Albeit some of them thought the number appointed to be executed there was over great, yet they were required to proceed to the execution of his Majesty's commandment without delay; and to the intent they might be certain of the number and persons appointed to suffer, and in what places the same should be executed, there was another bill of the same sent, enclosed herein."CAMD.SOC.B * This was the Lord Protector, Edward Seymour, the brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII.created Viscount Beauchamp in 1536, and Earl of Hertford in 1537.He was made a Privy Councillor and Knight of the Garter in 1541, Captain of Jersey and Lord Admiral in 1542, and afterwards in the same year Lord "Warden of the Scottish border, Lord Chamberlain in 1543, Commander at Boulogne in 1545, lieutenant in the North in the same year, and in 1.546 the King's lieutenant in parts beyond the sea.Lastly in 1547, Duke of Somerset and Earl-Marshall of England.b The first person addressed in this letter is Henry Grey, third Marquis of Dorset, who succeeded his father Thomas in 1530, and was created Dnke of Suffolk Oct. 11,1551, and afterwards beheaded Feb. 23,1654.He had
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