On 04 Feb 1302 Godfrey Giffard Bishop of Worcester (deceased) was buried by John Monmouth Bishop of Llandaff at Worcester Cathedral [Map].

Chronicle of Gregory 1437. 04 Feb 1437. Ande the ix day of Feverer Quene Kateryn (deceased) aforesaid was broughte to Powlys [Map] yn London, and there sche hadde a solempne deryge ande a masse on the morne. And thenne she was hadde unto Westemyster. And the iij day aftyr she was worth ely enteryde and buryde in Oure Lady chapylle at Westemyster in the Abby; of whos soule God have mercy.

Hall's Chronicle 1536. 04 Feb 1536. The fourth day of February the King (age 44) held his high court of Parliament at Westminster, in the which was many good and wholesome statutes and laws made and concluded. And in this time was given unto the King by the consent of the great and fat Abbots, all religious houses that were of the value of three hundred marks and under, in hope that their great monasteries should have continued still. But even at that time one said in the Parliament house that these were as thorns, but the great Abbots were putrefied olde oaks and they must needs follow, and so will other do in Christendom quoth Doctor Stokesley bishop of London or many years be passed.

Letters 1536. Vienna Archives. 282. Chapuys (age 46) to Charles V.

On the 4th instant began the Parliament, for the instruction of which there were at the same time printed and published several books concerning ecclesiastical ceremonies, especially against images and the adoration of saints, and against those who uphold purgatory; and in accordance with this and the statutes hitherto made against the Pope the preachers are commanded to instruct the people. This command also extends to prelates and others, and already on Sunday last the archbishop of Canterbury played his part in the grande place in front of the cathedral of this city, and of the two hours that he preached one and a half were occupied with blasphemies against his Holiness and his predecessors. On Sunday next the archbishop of York is to preach, and so, according to their degrees, all the others. The great object of the King is to persuade the people that there is no purgatory, in order afterwards to seize all the ecclesiastical endowments; and as to the other Lutheran articles, they have no difficulty in passing them. This of purgatory is the newest and most strange to the people, and still more to the lords whose predecessors have left foundations for the memory of posterity. Yet if the matter were ten times more unjust, there is no one who dare contradict the King without other support.

Holinshed's Chronicle 1540. 04 Feb 1540. The fourth of Februarie, the king and she remooued to Westminster by water, on whome the lord maior & his brethren, with twelue of the chéefe companies of the citie, all in barges gorgeouslie garnished with baners, penons, and targets, richlie couered, and furnished with instruments, sweetlie sounding, gaue their attendance: and by the waie, all the ships shot off, and likewise from the tower, a great peale of ordinance went off iustilie.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 04 Feb 1555. The fourth day of February, the year above mentioned, in the chapel in Newgate [Map], the bishop of London (age 55) there sitting with his notary and certain other witnesses, came Alexander Andrew, the gaoler, bringing with him Master Hooper (age 60) and Master Rogers (age 50), being condemned before by the chancellor (age 72); where the said bishop of London (age 55), at the request of the aforesaid Winchester (age 72), proceeded to the degradation of the parties above mentioned, Master Hooper and Master Rogers, after this form and manner: first, he put upon him all the vestures and ornaments belonging to a priest, with all other things to the same order appertaining, as though (being revested) they should solemnly execute their office. Thus they, being apparelled and invested, the bishop beginneth to pluck off, first the uttermost vesture; and so, by degree and order, coming down to the lowest vesture, which they had only in taking Benet and Collet; and so, being stript and deposed, he deprived them of all order, benefit, and privilege belonging to the clergy; and consequently, that being done, pronounced, decreed, and declared the said parties so degraded, to be given personally to the secular power, as the sheriffs being for that year, Master Davy Woodroofe, and Master William Chester; who, receiving first the said Master Rogers at the hands of the bishop, had him away with them, bringing him to the place of execution where he suffered. The witnesses there present were Master Harpsfield, archdeacon of London; Robert Cosin, and Robert Willerton, canons of Paul's; Thomas Mountague, and George How, clerks; Tristram Swadock, and Richard Cloney, the sumner, &c.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 04 Feb 1555. The iiij day (of) Feybruary the bysshope of London (age 55) went into Nugatt [Map], and odur docturs, to dysgratt [degrade] Hoper (age 60), and Rogers (age 50) sumtyme vycker of sant Polkers.

Note. P. 82. Burning of bishop Hooper. The letter from the queen to lord Chandos directing him to repair to Gloucester and assist at the execution of bishop Hooper, has been published in Miss Wood's Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies, iii. 284.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 04 Feb 1617. Upon the 4th should have been the Child’s fit but she miss’d it. Achin came presently after dinner with a letter to Tom the groom, to meet my Lord (age 27) at Hampton Court with his hunting horses. At night Thomas Woodgate came from London and brought a squirrel to the Child, and my Lord (age 27) wrote me a letter by which I perceived my Lord (age 27) was clean out with me and how much my enemies have wrought against me.

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1660. Saturday. In the morning at my lute an hour, and so to my office, where I staid expecting to have Mr. Squib come to me, but he did not. At noon walking in the Hall I found Mr. Swan and got him and Captain Stone together, and there advised about Mr Downing's (age 35) business. So to Will's, and sat there till three o'clock and then to Mr. Swan's, where I found his wife in very genteel mourning for her father, and took him out by water to the Counsellor at the Temple [Map], Mr. Stephens, and from thence to Gray's Inn, thinking to speak with Sotherton Ellis [Note. Probably Solicitor Ellis], but found him not, so we met with an acquaintance of his in the walks, and went and drank, where I ate some bread and butter, having ate nothing all day, while they were by chance discoursing of Marriot, the great eater, so that I was, I remember, ashamed to eat what I would have done. Here Swan shewed us a ballad to the tune of Mardike which was most incomparably wrote in a printed hand, which I borrowed of him, but the song proved but silly, and so I did not write it out. Thence we went and leaving Swan at his master's, my Lord Widdrington (age 60), I met with Spicer, Washington, and D. Vines in Lincoln's Inn Court, and they were buying of a hanging jack to roast birds on of a fellow that was there selling of some. I was fain to slip from there and went to Mrs. Crew's (age 58) to her and advised about a maid to come and be with Mrs. Jem while her maid is sick, but she could spare none. Thence to Sir Harry Wright's (age 23), but my lady not being within I spoke to Mrs. Carter about it, who will get one against Monday. So with a link boy [Note. Links were torches of tow or pitch to light the way. Ed.] to Scott's, where Mrs. Ann was in a heat, but I spoke not to her, but told Mrs. Jem what I had done, and after that went home and wrote letters into the country by the post, and then played awhile on my lute, and so done, to supper and then to bed.

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1661. Home, and then with my wife to see Sir W. Batten (age 60), who could not be with us this day being ill, but we found him at cards, and here we sat late, talking with my Lady and others and Dr. Whistler¹, who I found good company and a very ingenious man. So home and to bed.

Note 1. Daniel Whistler, M.D., Fellow of Merton College, whose inaugural dissertation on rickets in 1645 contains the earliest printed account of that disease. He was Gresham Professor of Geometry, 1648-57, and held several offices at the College of Physicians, being elected President in 1683. He was one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society. Dr. Munk, in his "Roll of the Royal College of Physicians", speaks very unfavourably of Whistler, and says that he defrauded the college. He died May 11th, 1684.

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1661. That being done, he and I back again home, where I met with my father and mother going to my cozen Snow's to Blackwall, Essex [Map], and had promised to bring me and my wife along with them, which we could not do because we are to go to the Dolphin to-day to a dinner of Capt. Tayler's. So at last I let my wife go with them, and I to the tavern, where Sir William Pen (age 39) and the Comptroller (age 50) and several others were, men and women; and we had a very great and merry dinner; and after dinner the Comptroller (age 50) begun some sports, among others the naming of people round and afterwards demanding questions of them that they are forced to answer their names to, which do make very good sport. And here I took pleasure to take the forfeits of the ladies who would not do their duty by kissing of them; among others a pretty lady, who I found afterwards to be wife to Sir W. Batten's (age 60) son.

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1665. At noon being invited, I to the Sun behind the 'Change [Map], to dinner to my Lord Bellasses (age 50), where a great deal of discourse with him, and some good, among others at table he told us a very handsome passage of the King's sending him his message about holding out the town of Newarke [Map], of which he was then governor for the King (age 34). This message he sent in a sluggbullet, being writ in cypher, and wrapped up in lead and swallowed. So the messenger come to my Lord and told him he had a message from the King (age 34), but it was yet in his belly; so they did give him some physique, and out it come. This was a month before the King's flying to the Scotts; and therein he told him that at such a day, being the 3d or 6th of May, he should hear of his being come to the Scotts, being assured by the King of France (age 26) that in coming to them he should be used with all the liberty, honour, and safety, that could be desired. And at the just day he did come to the Scotts.

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1665. He told us another odd passage: how the King (age 34) having newly put out Prince Rupert (age 45) of his generallshipp, upon some miscarriage at Bristoll, and Sir Richard Willis¹ of his governorship of Newarke [Map], at the entreaty of the gentry of the County, and put in my Lord Bellasses (age 50), the great officers of the King's army mutinyed, and come in that manner with swords drawn, into the market-place of the towne where the King (age 34) was; which the King (age 34) hearing, says, "I must to horse". And there himself personally, when every body expected they should have been opposed, the King (age 34) come, and cried to the head of the mutineers, which was Prince Rupert (age 45), "Nephew, I command you to be gone". So the Prince, in all his fury and discontent, withdrew, and his company scattered, which they say was the greatest piece of mutiny in the world.

Note 1. Sir Richard Willis, the betrayer of the Royalists, was one of the "Sealed Knot". When the Restoration had become a certainty, he wrote to Clarendon imploring him to intercede for him with the King (age 34) (see Lister's "Life of Clarendon", vol. iii., p. 87).

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1667. Soon as dined, my wife and I out to the Duke's playhouse, and there saw "Heraclius", an excellent play, to my extraordinary content; and the more from the house being very full, and great company; among others, Mrs. Steward (age 19), very fine, with her locks done up with puffes, as my wife calls them: and several other great ladies had their hair so, though I do not like it; but my wife do mightily-but it is only because she sees it is the fashion. Here I saw my Lord Rochester (age 19) and his lady, Mrs. Mallet (age 16), who hath after all this ado married him; and, as I hear some say in the pit, it is a great act of charity, for he hath no estate. But it was pleasant to see how every body rose up when my Lord John Butler (age 24), the Duke of Ormond's (age 56) son, come into the pit towards the end of the play, who was a servant [lover] to Mrs. Mallet (age 16), and now smiled upon her, and she on him. I had sitting next to me a woman, the likest my Baroness Castlemayne (age 26) that ever I saw anybody like another; but she is a whore, I believe, for she is acquainted with every fine fellow, and called them by their name, Jacke, and Tom, and before the end of the play frisked to another place. Mightily pleased with the play, we home by coach, and there a little to the office, and then to my chamber, and there finished my Catalogue of my books with my own hand, and so to supper and to bed, and had a good night's rest, the last night's being troublesome, but now my heart light and full of resolution of standing close to my business.

Evelyn's Diary. 04 Feb 1668. I saw the tragedy of "Horace" (written by the VIRTUOUS Mrs. Philips) acted before their Majesties [King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37) and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England 1638-1705]. Between each act a masque and antique dance. The excessive gallantry of the ladies was infinite, those especially on that ... Castlemaine (age 27), esteemed at £40,000 and more, far outshining the Queen (age 29).

Pepy's Diary. 04 Feb 1668. After dinner I abroad by coach to Kate Joyce's, where the jury did sit where they did before, about her husband's death, and their verdict put off for fourteen days longer, at the suit of somebody, under pretence of the King (age 37); but it is only to get money out of her to compound the matter. But the truth is, something they will make out of Stillingfleete's (age 32) sermon, which may trouble us, he declaring, like a fool, in his pulpit, that he did confess that his losses in the world did make him do what he did. This do vex me to see how foolish our Protestant Divines are, while the Papists do make it the duty of Confessor to be secret, or else nobody would confess their sins to them. All being put off for to-day, I took my leave of Kate, who is mightily troubled at it for her estate sake, not for her husband; for her sorrow for that, I perceive, is all over. I home, and, there to my office busy till the evening, and then home, and there my wife and Deb. and I and Betty Turner (age 15), I employed in the putting new titles to my books, which we proceeded on till midnight, and then being weary and late to bed.

Evelyn's Diary. 04 Feb 1684. His Majesty (age 53) being dead, the Duke, now K. James II (age 50) went immediately to Council, and before entering into any businesse, passionately declaring his sorrow, told their Lordships that since the succession had fallen to him, he would endeavour to follow the example of his predecessor in his clemency and tendernesse to his people; that, however he had ben misrepresented as affecting arbitrary power, they should find the contrary, for that the Laws of England had made ye King as greate a monarch as he could desire; that he would endeavor to maintain the Government both in Church and State, as by Law established, its principles being so firme for monarchy, and the members of it shewing themselves so good and loyal subjects; and that as he would never depart from the just rights and prerogatives of y Crown, so would he never invade any man's property; but as he had often adventur'd his life in defence of the Nation, so he would still proceede, and preserve it in all its lawful rights and liberties. This being the substance of what he said, the Lords desir'd it might be publish'd, as ontaining matter of greate satisfaction to a jealous people upon this change, which his Ma* consented to. Then were the Counsel sworn, and a Proclamation order'd to be publish'd, that all Officers should continue in their stations, that there might be no failure of public justice, till his further pleasure should be known.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 04 Feb 1690. Tuesday, Barington came about his bills; I went to Toll about Chester money; I dined at home with Biddolph, Mainwaring, his brother, my 2 sons; brother, Morgan, Thomas &c; about 3, I went to Sir R: Gwynn; he was at dinner with Colt, Owens, Rud, Rawley, & severall others; I dranck a glasse of wine; stayd ½ houer; my daughters called me; went to Sir Robert Cottons; he & daughters & sonne (age 39) were at home; 2 other gentlemen with them, with musick books & instruments on the table; went then to cosen Fairefax; saw him & Lady; then called on Mrs Shakerly; they brought me home; Jones came & settled accounts: I took him in my coach to Nag's Head; there we parted; I went up to Wood, Maxfeild, Cooper & another; then came Biddolph, Mainwaring & Coling; we parted neare 10.

Evelyn's Diary. 04 Feb 1693. After five days' trial and extraordinary contest, the Lord Mohun (age 18) was acquitted by the Lords of the murder of Montford, the player, notwithstanding the judges, from the pregnant witnesses of the fact, had declared him guilty; but whether in commiseration of his youth, being not eighteen years old, though exceedingly dissolute, or upon whatever other reason, the King (age 42) himself present some part of the trial, and satisfied, as they report, that he was culpable. 69 acquitted him, only 14 condemned him.

Calendars. 04 Feb 1693. Whitehall. Commission for William Fitz Jeffryes to be quarter-master to the Earl of Oxford's own troop in his own regiment of horse [l.0O. Military Entry Book 2, p. 852]; for Alexander Gothard, esq., to be cornet to the King's own troop commanded by Capt. Wolfram Cornwall in the Earl of Oxford's regiment of horse [Ibid., p. 353]; and for Daniel Moore, esq., to be lieutenant to Capt. Edward Johnston's troop in the same regiment [Ibid., p. 354].

Calendars. 04 Feb 1693. Whitehall. Sir Charles Hedges to [the Earl of Nottingham]. The ship Castle of Calmer, about 150 tons, pretended to be bound from Calmer to Lisbon with deals &c. on account of Swedish subjects, was taken by an English privateer off Dover. Her case is suspicious, and unless the claimers can make some clear proofs, she must be detained. [H.O. Admiralty 2, p.599.] Enclosing:—

Petition of Peter Tyssen Rauens, master of the ship City of Calmer, to Count Oxenstiern, begging him to procure the immediate discharge of the ship, with an order tor damages against the privateer. [Ibid., p. 608.]

Calendars. 04 Feb 1693. Admiralty Office. J. Sotherne to Richard Warre, enclosing advices received as to the readiness of the ships at Brest. [H.O. Admiralty 4, p. 388.]

Calendars. 04 Feb 1693. Whitehall. Passes for Cornelia Verbrugge, to go to Harwich and Holland; for John Dop, Martin Lits, and Edmond Koster ditto; for Sosman Levi, ditto; for Abraham Vieulle and Philip Anevetil, ditto; for John Philip Becker, ditto [S.P. Dom. Warrant Book 36, p. 480]; for Gysbert van Sinfenight, ditto; for Thomas Cockborne, to go to Gravesend and Scotland; for Martha Jacobsen and her five small children, to go to Harwich and Holland; and for Richard Phillips, ditto [Ibid., p. 481].

Evelyn's Diary. 04 Feb 1693. Unheard of stories of the universal increase of witches in New England; men, women, and children, devoting themselves to the devil, so as to threaten the subversion of the government. At the same time there was a conspiracy among the negroes in Barbadoes to murder all their masters, discovered by overhearing a discourse of two of the slaves, and so preventing the execution of the design. Hitherto an exceedingly mild winter. France in the utmost misery and poverty for want of corn and subsistence, while the ambitious King is intent to pursue his conquests on the rest of his neighbors both by sea and land. Our Admiral, Russell (age 40), laid aside for not pursuing the advantage he had obtained over the French in the past summer; three others chosen in his place. Dr. Burnet (age 49), Bishop of Salisbury's book burned by the hangman for an expression of the King's title by conquest, on a complaint of Joseph How, a member of Parliament, little better than a madman.

Calendars. 04 Feb 1693. Whitehall. Passes for Osee Maurice, his wife and three children, to go to Harwich and Holland. [S.P. Dom. Warrant Book 36, p. 481.]

On 04 Feb 1702 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 23) was elected MP Helston.

Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 04 Feb 1719. Mr Director (age 41) was ordered to deliver out prints of Richard II to be sold after the rate of 2^s:6^d a peice [sic], allowing to the sellers 6^d a peice [sic], and one over in a dozen. The Prints of the Font of St James after the rate of 1^s:6^d a peice allowing to the seller 4^d a piece. The prints of Ulphus's Horn at 1^s allowing Seller 3^d a peice [sic].

On 04 Feb 1740 Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough (deceased) was buried at the Grosvenor Chapel.

After 04 Feb 1743. Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to John Dutton 2nd Baronet (deceased) sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack (age 48). Full figure of man leaning on an Urn.

Before 04 Feb 1787 Pompeo Batoni (age 79). Portrait of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley (age 37).

Before 04 Feb 1787 Pompeo Batoni (age 79). Portrait of Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 51).

Before 04 Feb 1787 Pompeo Batoni (age 79). Portrait of Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke.

Greville Memoirs. 04 Feb 1832. Called on Lord Harrowby in the morning; found him in very bad spirits, as well he might, for to all the invitations he had written to Peers he had received either refusals or no reply, so that he augurs ill of their attempt. Carnarvon and Talbot refused; these besotted, predestinated Tories will follow the Duke; the Duke will oppose all Reform because he said he would. Those who are inclined will not avow their conversion to moderate principles, and so they will go on, waiting and staring at one another, till one fine day the Peers will come out in the 'Gazette.' The thing looks ill. Dined with Lord Holland. Melbourne, who was there, asked me if I had heard from Wharncliffe (age 55), but I did not tell him of Lord Harrowby's refusals.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1852. 04 Feb 1852. Anne returned to Henry James a book he had given her, as he had just returned to her the "Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy" which she had given him.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1854. 04 Feb 1854. J. Jenkins and his brother to tea. He seems to admire most of my drawings, but said they were rather studies than drawings, having no prevailing sentiment or harmony of impression. He saw more of this in one or two of the smaller and hastier sketches, and liked much the small Pyrenaean one (Cabas) and Babbacombe Bay and the interior of S. Sauveur, Dinan.

The London Gazette 27403. 04 Feb 1902. War Office, Pall Mail, 4th February, 1902.

2nd Life Guards, Captain Oswald H. Ames to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Smith-Cuuinghame, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on half-pay. Dated 12th January, 1902.

The undermentioned Supernumerary Captains to be Captains:—

Algernon R. Trotter, D.S.O., vice 0. H. Ames. Dated 12th January, 1902.

Claude Champion-de Crespigny (age 28), D.S.O., vice T., Earl of Longford, seconded. Dated 22nd January, 1902.

Time Team Series 3 Episode 5: Palace of the Irish Kings was filmed between 07 Apr 1995 and 09 Apr 1995. It was originally shown on 04 Feb 1996.

Location: Navan Fort, Armagh [Map].

Time Team Series 3 Episode 6: Treasures of the Roman Field was filmed between 28 Apr 1995 and 09 Apr 1995. It was originally shown on 04 Feb 1996.

Location: Roman Site, Lavenham [Map] near Lavenham, Suffolk.