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St Magnus the Martyr Church is in Bridge, Churches in City of London.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. [17th June 1497] And the said nyght was Secret Meanes made vnto my lord Chamberleyn by dyuers of the Cornysshe men, that it wold please his lordship to be a meane vnto the kynges grace that the said Comons of Cornwaill myght haue for theym a generall pardon ; And they wold of a Suyrtie bryng in to my said lord Chamberleyn the said lord Awdeley, And their other hede capitayne the Smyth. Vpon the ffriday folowyng in the mornyng, aboute viij of the Clok, the Ost of my lord Chamberleyn Removed out of the ffeeld, and went toward Croydon; but they after Retourned agayn, so that by ij of the Clok they wer all in the forenamed ffelde of Saynt Georges. And that after none came also thider the kynges Oste wt many of his lordes. And when the Mair with his Brethern and all the chief craftes of the Citie were redy standyng in barneys from the Brigge vnto Graschurche to Receyve the kyng, which as the Mair had vnderstandyng that his grace that nyght wold haue comen to the Tower, tydynges came to the Mayr that the kyng entendid that nyght to lye at Lambhith, so that then euery man departid home ; and the kyng was after seen in the ffeelde, and abrewyng and comfortyng of his people, the which wer numbred vpon XXV Ml men. And the Cornysshe men this after none came agayn vnto the blak heth, and there pitched their ffeeld, and there lay all that nyght in greate Agony and variaunce; ffor some of theym were myended to haue comyn to the kyng, and to hau yolden theym and put theym fully in his mercy and grace, but the Smyth was of the Contrary myende. And vpon the mornyng, aboute vj of the Clok of the Saterday, beyng the XIJth day of Juyn, sir Humfrey Stanley wt his Cumpany set vpon theym, and my lord of Oxinford and other vpon all other partes, so that wtin a short season, or evir the kyng myght approche the ffeld, they were distressid ; Albe it that my lord Chamberleyn hastid hym in all possible wise, in such maner that hym self was in greate daunger, at whos comyng anon they fledde. And there was taken the lord Awdley (age 34), and a Gentilman called fflammok, and their Capitayn the Smyth, all three on lyve and vnhurt, and moche of their people slayn, and many taken prisoners. And this done the kyng Rode to the place where they had pitched their ffelde. And aboute IJ of the Clok at after none he came over London Brigge, where at Saynt Magnus Chirch [Map] the Mair wt his brethren in Scarlet receyved hym, to whom he gave cherefull thankes for his good diligence of kepyng and orderyng of the Citie, and also for the plentevous vitailyng of his Ost; after which thankes geven, in the same place the kyng wt his owne swerd, which was gird aboute hym, he dubbed the Maire knyght, John Shaa (age 37) one of the Shryffes knyght, and the Recorder, Robert Sheffeld (age 36). And so from thens Rode vnto powlis, and there offred. And from thens he went to the Tower, where he loged. And forthwith was proclamacion made through London, that euery man havyng eny prisoner shuld bryng forth the prisoner and his name by IX of the clok vpon Monday folowyng; and euerych of theym so havyng prisoner or prisoners shuld haue his prisoner or prisoners Restored, or elles competent Reward for theym. And after was dyuers of the said Prisoners Sold, some for XIJ D [6000] and summe for more. And vpon Monday folowyng the lord Awdeley, the forsaid flammok, and the Smyth, whos name was Mychaell Joseph, wer before the kyng and the lordes of his Counsaill wtin the Tower, and there examyned.
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Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 1504. And this yeare was a great fier at the ende of London Bridge next to St. Magnus [Map].
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 15th February 1554. The 15 of February were hanged of the rebells iii against St Magnus Churche [Map], iii at Billingsgate, iii at Ledenhall [Map], one at Moregate, one at Creplegate, one at Aldrigegate, two at Paules, iii in Holborne, iii at Tower hill [Map], ii at Tyburne [Map], and at 4 places in Sowthwerke [Map] 14. And divers others were executed at Kingston [Map] and other places.
Allso this daye about ix of the clock in the foorenoone was seene in London in the middest of the Element a raynebowe lyke fyre, the endes upward, and two sunnes, by the space of an hower and an halfe.
In May 1556 Richard Morgan died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map] on 2nd June 1553.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 2nd June 1556. The ij day of June was bered at sant Magnus [Map] at London bryge ser Recherd Morgayn knyght, a juge and on of the preve consell unto the nobull quen Mare, with a harold of armes bayryng ys cott armur, and with a standard and a penon of armes and elmett, sword, and targatt; and iiij dosen of skochyons, and ij whytt branchys and xij torchys and iiij gret tapurs, and xxiiij pore men in mantyll ffrysse gownes, and mony in blake; and master chansseler (age 55) of London dyd pryche.
Note. P. 106. Funeral of sir Richard Morgan, chief justice of the common pleas. The following anecdote is recorded with regard to the death of this person, after describing the execution of lady Jane Grey: "Judge Morgan, that gave the sentence against hir, shortly after fell mad, and in hys raving cryed continuallye to have the ladie Jane taken away from him, and so ended his life." Holinshed, first edit. 1577, p. 1733; and Foxe, vol. iii. p. 37.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th May 1557. Item, the xij day was bered master Tadeley haburdassher at sant Mangnus parryche [Map], with ij whytt branchys and xij stayff torchys, and iiij grett tapurs, and xvj pore men bare them, and they had xvj blake cassokes and nuw capes, and xvj payre of blake stokes; and he was one of the masturs of the hospetall; with a dosen of skcohyons and d.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th October 1558. The xij day of October was bered at [saint] Mangnus [Map] a prest, the wyche ded at sant M[ichael's in] Cornhyll, and gayff unto the poure men of the Salters .... ther lyffwyng [living], and gayff to the Salters alle.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 20th November 1558. The xx day of November ded the bysshope of Rochestur (age 51) and parsun of sant Mangnus on London bryge [Map].
On 20th November 1558 Bishop Maurice Griffith (age 51) died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map]. His executors were William Petre (age 53), William Garrard (age 51) and Simon Lowe aka Fyfield.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th November 1558. The xxx day of November, was sant Andrewes day, the bysshope of Rochestur (deceased) was cared from the plasse in Sowthwarke unto sant Mangnus [Map] in London; for he was parsun ther; and he had a herse of wax, and a v dosen pensels, and the qwyre hangyd with blake and armes; and he had ij whyt branchys and ij dosen torchys; and he had ij haroldes of armes, ser Wylliam Peter (age 53) cheyff morner, and ser Wylliam Garrett (age 51), master Low, master Catter, and dyvers odur, and mony morners; and xij pore men had blake gownes, and xij of ys men bare torchys; and after my lord of Wynchester dyd pryche; and after he was bered they whent to ys plasse to dener, for ther was a grett dener, and he had a gret baner of armes and iiij baners of santes and viij dosen of skochyons.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 16th September 1559. The xvj day of September was (the) rod and Mare and John and sant Mangnus [Map] bornyd [burned] at the corner of Fystreet, and other thynges.
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On 27th September 1571 William Garrard (age 64) died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd September 1666. By and by Jane comes and tells me that she hears that above 300 houses have been burned down to-night by the fire we saw, and that it is now burning down all Fish-street [Map], by London Bridge [Map]. So I made myself ready presently, and walked to the Tower [Map], and there got up upon one of the high places, Sir J. Robinson's (age 51) little son going up with me; and there I did see the houses at that end of the bridge all on fire, and an infinite great fire on this and the other side the end of the bridge; which, among other people, did trouble me for poor little Michell and our Sarah on the bridge. So down, with my heart full of trouble, to the Lieutenant of the Tower, who tells me that it begun this morning in the King's baker's' house in Pudding-lane, and that it hath burned St. Magnus's Church [Map] and most part of Fish-street [Map] already.