¶ On the southside whereof, A. F. ouer a folding gate this inscription is grauen in stone in great letters: Thomas Ro miles, cùm praetor esset Londinensis, The inscrip|tion or wri|ting ouer the south gate of the new churchyard. hunc locum Reipublicae, in vsum publicae sepulturae communem, suo sump|tu dedicauit: Anno Domini 1569. Which writing I haue here recorded, for that in viewing the same, I saw some of the letters defaced and vtterlie made awaie: which in time might likewise befall to the re|sidue, and so the memorie of the gentleman there fixed to so good an end vanish and die. He also of a godlie motion builded a conuenient roome in Pauls churchyard, on the southside of the crosse, to receiue a certeine number of hearers at the sermon time: as may appeare by some remembrances of his name there fixed. Howbeit,The death of sir Thomas Ro knight and lord maior of London. this gentleman thus well disposed, and like inough to haue procéeded in more such godlie actions, was called out of this life the next yeare immediatlie following, forgoing all the pompe of this life, with no lesse good will, than he was forward by death to passe to eternall rest. His bodie was buried in Hacknie church, in the southside of the chancell, where (besides a monu|ment of himselfe and his wife) this epitaph remai|neth to be read in faire great letters, as followeth:

An. 1570. Septemb. 2.

Sir Thomas Ro lieth buried heare, The epitaph of sir Thomas Ro, wherein his issue male and female is conteined.

Of London knight and alderman,

Who late was maior and rule did beare,

To right the cause of euerie man:

A merchant venturer was he,

Of merchant tailors companie:

A citizen by birth also,

And eke his wife dame Marie Ro.

In wedlocke one and thirtie yeare,

They did continue man and wife,

Eleuen children she did beare,

But fiue of them haue left this life:

And six aliue doo yet remaine,

Foure of them sons and daughters twaine;

His soule with God we hope is blest,

And dooth remaine in Abrams brest.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 A standing watch on S. Iohns euen at Midsum|mer, and sir Iohn White alderman rode the circuit, as the lord maior should haue doone. The seuen and twentith of August, Andrew Gregorenich Sauin,Ambassadors from Musco|uie land at tower wharfe. ambassador from Muscouie, landed at the tower wharfe, and was there receiued by the lord maior of London, the aldermen and shiriffes in scarlet, with the merchants aduenturers in cotes of blacke vel|uet, all on horssebacke, who conueied him riding through the citie to the Muscouie house in Seding lane, there to be lodged.Terme ad|iourned. The plague of pestilence somewhat raging in the citie of London, Michael|mas terme was first adiourned vnto the third of Nouember, and after to Hilarie terme next follow|ing. The eleuenth of October,Duke of Norffolke sent to the tower. Thomas Howard duke of Norffolke was brought from Burnam be|side Windsore by land to Westminster, and from thence by water to the tower of London prisoner, sir Henrie Neuill being his kéeper.No maiors feast at Guild|hall. This yeare the lord maior of London went by water to Westmin|ster, and there tooke his oth, as hath béene accusto|med, but kept no feast at the Guildhall, least through comming togither of so great a multitude, infection of the pestilence might haue increased. That wéeke EEBO page image 1212 from the one and twentith vnto the eight and twen|tith of October, there died in the citie and out pari|shes of all diseases one hundred fiftie and two, of the which, one and fiftie were accounted to die of the plague.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On thursdaie the ninth of Nouember, Thomas Persie erle of Northumberland receiued the queens maiesties letters to repaire to the court.The earle of Northumber|land and [...]estmerland [...]. And the same night, other conspirators perceiuing him to be wauering and vnconstant of promise made to them, caused a seruant of his, called Beckwith (af|ter he was laid in his bed) to bustle in, and to knocke at his chamber doore, willing him in hast to arise, and shift for himselfe, for that his enimies (whome he termed to be sir Oswold Ulstrop, and maister Uaughan) were about the parke, and had béeset him with great numbers of men. Wherevpon he arose, & conueied himselfe awaie to his kéepers house. In the same instant they caused the bels of the towne to be roong backeward, and so raised as manie as they could to their purpose. The next night the earle de|parted thense to Branspith, where he met with Charls earle of Westmerland, and the other confe|derats. Then by sundrie proclamations, they abu|sing manie of the queens subiects, commanded them in hir highnesse name,The earles [...] the quéene and hir s [...]b [...]ects. to repaire to them in war|like maner, for the defense and suertie of hir maie|sties person; sometimes affirming their dooings to be with the aduise and consent of the nobilitie of this realme, who in deed were wholie bent (as manifest|lie appeared) to spend their liues in dutifull obedi|ence, against them and all other traitors, sometimes pretending for conscience sake to séeke to reforme religion: sometimes declaring that they were dri|uen to take this matter in hand, least otherwise for|ren princes might take it vpon them, to the great perill of this realme.