Works of the Camden Society Volume 26 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...Anno M.ccclxj xviij Kalend. Feb. in festo Sancti Mauri Abbatis accidit ventus vehemens et terribilis per totam Angliam. Eodem anno fuit secunda pestilentia in qua obiit vir nobilis et strenuus, Henricus dux Lancastriae. Anno M.CCC.lxviij erat secunda pestilentia in qua obiit nobilis domina Blanchia Lancastriae ducissa, quae in presente Ecclesia honorifice jacet tumulata. Expliciunt Chroniculi S. Pauli London. A. Post Donstanum post sompnum meridianum. C. Cuculum vixi terrae motum sic tibi dixi. This distich has a very puzzling appearance; I venture to suggest the following solution of the riddle. In the second line, the words C. Cucultm vixi supply a Chronogram. Arranging the letters in the order of their numerical value, we obtain MCCCLXWWII=1382. Stow tells us in his Annals that in this year, " The one and twentieth day of May was a great earthquake in England at nine of the clocke, fearing the hearts of many, Here may be conveniently introduced two entries on the flyleaves of another manuscript in the British Museum (Faustina, A. via. Cotton MSS.) Memorandum quod in nocte sequenti post Festum sanctorum Viti et Modesti Anno domini MCC nonagesimo octavo occisi fuerunt in Cimiterio Sancti Pauli London vij" et xix homines, (fo. 46.) Die dominica proxima ante festum Nativitatis Domini, Anno Domini Millesimo ccc.lxxxij0, Dominus Henricus Spencer, Episcopus Norwycensis suscepit cruciatam in Ecclesia S. Pauli a Domino Koberto Braybroc London Episcopo per sanctissimum patrem patrum Urbanum Sextum predicto Episcopo Norwicensib concessam, contra Antippapam Robertum Gybbon Episcopum et sociossuosac alios omnes sibi adherentes. (Onfly-leaf, last but two, fo. 175. b.) but in Kent it was most vehement, where it anncke some Churches, and threwe them downe to th...