Florence of Worcester. 08 Oct 1132. A comet was seen on the eighth of the ides of October (8th October), and remained visible for nearly five days.

On 08 Oct 1240 Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 31) landed at Acre [Map].

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1530-1539. 08 Oct 1534. This yeare allso, in the beginninge of Michaellmasse terrae, Mr. Thomas Crumwell (age 49) was made Master of the Rolles,^b and tooke his oathe in the Chauncerie the first day of the same terme.

Note b. Thomas Cromwell (age 49), afterwards Earl of Essex, K.G. was made Master of the RoUs, 8th October, 1534.

Letters and Papers 1535. 08 Oct 1535 565. Has carried out the Emperor's instructions about the executorials, and so they have been delayed for more than a year and a half without its being apparent that the delay was intentional. The Pope's hope of the submission of the king of England, through the intervention of France, has caused him not to consent to certain points which they wished to put in the executorials in prejudice of the Queen and Princess and the Emperor's preeminence. Now that this hope is frustrated by the disagreement between England and France, they have told Ortiz that they are surprised the executorials were not obtained. Had not told him that the Emperor wished for delay. Accordingly he and Anguiano obtained them during the Count's absence at Perosa. Could not prevent it without it appearing to be done by the Emperor's orders. Nothing is wanting but the seal. Has got possession of them on the plea of wishing to see them, and will keep them till he hears from the Emperor. Their despatch cannot be prevented without its being clearly the Emperor's orders. Courtiers and lawyers say that after they are despatched a year must pass before they are executed.

Hears from a courier lately come from France that the French king has released 150 subjects of the Emperor taken in the galleys of Marseilles. Has received the Emperor's letter of 28th ult. Rome,

8 Oct. 1535.

Sp., pp. 7. Modern copy.

Letters and Papers 1535. [08 Oct 1535]. 566. You know that the Emperor's ambassador came to see you, inquired whether we had seen the Princess, and told us that he knew for certain that she greatly desired to speak to us, and that she expected to hear good news, thinking we should have had leave to see her. He also stated that after the departure from Calais she was very strictly guarded, because it was said the present Queen feared some intrigue with her, and lest the French should carry her off, knowing the good will which she bears to the Dauphin. A man has assured us that one of the ladies of the Princess related to him that she had many times heard the Princess say that the Dauphin was her husband, that she had no hope but in him, that the time would come when God would be satisfied with the pain and tribulation in which she now is, and when the Dauphin would have her, and demand her from the King, her father, who could not refuse, because the marriage has been made with the consent of the two Kings. The same lady also told him she had learnt from the Princess that when her governess and other ladies whom the present Queen has deputed to take charge of her, informed her the Dauphin had married the Emperor's daughter, she answered she did not believe it, seeing that he could not have two wives, and that he could not ignore her being his wife; and she said she well knew the rumour was circulated to take him from her, and thus make her give up her right.

Letters and Papers 1535. [08 Oct 1535]. 566. "We" were told as soon as we arrived at London, that the people offered prayer for us, having understood that we were to visit the Princess, and that the marriage between the Dauphin and her was still going on. The people are quite sure that they cannot fail to have war unless this marriage take place; and that if it do they will have peace with the Emperor and all other princes. The turmoil and the desperation of the people have been so great that, although in time past they did not approve of the marriage because they wished to have a King who would stay in the country, they now desire nothing more, saying, that unless the Dauphin marry her she will remain disinherited, or it will be necessary that she have her right by war; and they desire it because they know she publicly asserts that the Dauphin is her husband, and that she has no hope but in him, as many have told you, and me before your coming, that they have heard her say with her own mouth.

Letters and Papers 1535. [08 Oct 1535]. 566. He is to say that on his arrival it was rumoured among the lower people that he was come to pronounce the excommunications against the King, and to demand the Princess for the Dauphin, with which the people were so very content, that they ceased not to pray for him. He also knows that the King's gentlemen gave him a good reception till they became aware that his charge did not concern anything of the sort.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1547. The eight daie of October my Lord Protectors Grace (age 47) came from North home, and in Finsburie Fields my lord major, with the aldermen in their skarlett gownes, with certaine of the comens in their liveries with their hoodes, mett his Grace, the major and aldermen on horsebacke, and he ever tooke one of them by the hande^a, and after my lord major rode with him to the pounde in Smythfield [Map], where my Lord Protector tooke his leve of them, and so rode that night to his place at Shene [Map], and the morrowe after to the King (age 9) at Hampton Court [Map].

Note a. Probably a clerical error for "he tooke every one of them by the hand."

Henry Machyn's Diary. After 08 Oct 1556. [The .. day of October was buried the lo]rd Waus of Northamptonshyre, wyth baner of armes, elmett, targett, and sword, [and with a v]j dosen of skochyons, and a dosen of penselles.

Note. P. 115. Funeral of lord Vaux. Thomas second lord Vaux of Harrowden, and K.B. succeeded his father 1523. Sir Harris Nicolas (Synopsis of the Peerage) was not certain of the date of his death.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1562. The viij day of October my lord the duke of Northfoke (age 26) and the duches my good lade ys wyff (age 22) cam rydyng thrughe London and thrughe Byshope-gatt [Map] to Leydyn-hall [Map], and so to Chrychyre to ys own plase, with a C [100] horse in ys leverey was ys men gentyll-men a-fore cottes gardyd with velvett, and with iiij haroldes a-for hym, master Clarenshux kyng at armes (age 52), master Somersett and master Ruge-crosse and master Blumantylle ryd a-fore.... to be bered at sant [Note. Possibly St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]] mastores Chamley the wyff of master Ch[amley recorder? of Lo]ndon, with a palle of blake velvett and with .... ther dyd pryche at her berehyng master (blank) ... mornars, and she had a harold of arm .... dosen of skochyons of armes; and after home t[o dinner.]

Note. P. 294. Funeral of mistress Chamley. This paragraph is so imperfect that it is not certain that it relates to the wife of the Recorder. He, however, was buried at St. Dunstan's in the West in the following April (see p. 395), and his epitaph commenced—"Ranulphus Cholmeley chara hic cum conjuge dormit."

On 08 Oct 1591 Thomas Coningsby (age 41) was knighted by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 25).

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1641. At near eleven o'clock, I repaired to his Majesty's (age 40) agent. Sir Henry De Vic (age 42), who very courteously received me, and accommodated me with a coach and six horses, which carried me from Brussels [Map] to Ghent [Map], where it was to meet my Lord of Arundel (age 56), Earl Marshal of England, who had requested me when I was at Antwerp [Map] to send it for him, if I went not thither myself.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1641. Here I beheld the Palace [Map] wherein John of Gaunt and Charles V were born; whose statue stands in the market-place, upon a high pillar, with his sword drawn, to which (as I was told) the magistrates and burghers were wont to repair upon a certain day every year with ropes about their necks, in token of submission and penance for an old rebellion of theirs; but now the hemp is changed into a blue ribbon. Here is planted the basilisco, or great gun, so much talked of. The Lys and the Scheldt meeting in this vast city, divide it into twenty-six islands, which are united by many bridges, somewhat resembling Venice. This night I supped with the Abbot of Andoyne, a pleasant and courteous priest.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1641. Being the morning I came away, I went to see the Prince's Court, an ancient, confused building, not much unlike the Hofft, at the Hague: there is here likewise a very large Hall, where they vend all sorts of wares. Through this we passed by the chapel, which is indeed rarely arched, and in the middle of it was the hearse, or catafalco, of the late Archduchess, the wise and pious Clara Eugenia. Out of this we were conducted to the lodgings, tapestried with incomparable arras, and adorned with many excellent pieces of Rubens, old and young Breugel, Titian, and Stenwick, with stories of most of the late actions in the Netherlands.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1641. By an accident, we could not see the library. There is a fair terrace which looks to the vineyard, in which, on Pedestals, are fixed the statues of all the Spanish kings of the house of Austria. The opposite walls are painted by Rubens, being an history of the late tumults in Belgia: in the last piece, the Archduchess shuts a great pair of gates upon Mars, who is coming out of hell, armed, and in a menacing posture; which, with that other of the Infanta taking leave of Don Philip the Fourth, is a most incomparable table.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1660. Office day, and my wife being gone out to buy some household stuff, I dined all alone, and after dinner to Westminster, in my way meeting Mr. Moore coming to me, who went back again with me calling at several places about business, at my father's (age 59) about gilded leather for my dining room, at Mr. Crew's (age 62) about money, at my Lord's about the same, but meeting not Mr. Sheply there I went home by water, and Mr. Moore with me, who staid and supped with me till almost 9 at night. We love one another's discourse so that we cannot part when we do meet. He tells me that the profit of the Privy Seal is much fallen, for which I am very sorry. He gone and I to bed.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1662. Up and by water to my Lord Sandwich's (age 37), and was with him a good while in his chamber, and among other things to my extraordinary joy, he did tell me how much I was beholding to the Duke of York (age 28), who did yesterday of his own accord tell him that he did thank him for one person brought into the Navy, naming myself, and much more to my commendation, which is the greatest comfort and encouragement that ever I had in my life, and do owe it all to Mr. Coventry's (age 34) goodness and ingenuity. I was glad above measure of this.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1663. So to Mr. Holliard (age 54), and by his direction, he assuring me that it is nothing of the stone, but only my constitution being costive, and that, and cold from without, breeding and keeping the wind, I took some powder that he did give me in white wine, and sat late up, till past eleven at night, with my wife in my chamber till it had done working, which was so weakly that I could hardly tell whether it did work or no. My mayds being at this time in great dirt towards getting of all my house clean, and weary and having a great deal of work to do therein to-morrow and next day, were gone to bed before my wife and I, who also do lie in our room more like beasts than Christians, but that is only in order to having of the house shortly in a cleaner, or rather very clean condition. Some ease I had so long as this did keep my body loose, and I slept well.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1665. Lord's Day. Up and, after being trimmed, to the office, whither I upon a letter from the Duke of Albemarle (age 56) to me, to order as many ships forth out of the river as I can presently, to joyne to meet the Dutch; having ordered all the Captains of the ships in the river to come to me, I did some business with them, and so to Captain Cocke's (age 48) to dinner, he being in the country. But here his brother Solomon was, and, for guests, myself, Sir G. Smith (age 50), and a very fine lady, one Mrs. Penington, and two more gentlemen. But, both [before] and after dinner, most witty discourse with this lady, who is a very fine witty lady, one of the best I ever heard speake, and indifferent handsome.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1665. There after dinner an houre or two, and so to the office, where ended my business with the Captains; and I think of twenty-two ships we shall make shift to get out seven. (God helpe us! men being sick, or provisions lacking.) And so to write letters to Sir Ph. Warwicke (age 55), Sir W. Coventry (age 37), and Sir G. Carteret (age 55) to Court about the last six months' accounts, and sent away by an express to-night.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1665. This day I hear the Pope is dead; [a false report] and one said, that the newes is, that the King of France (age 27) is stabbed, but that the former is very true, which will do great things sure, as to the troubling of that part of the world, the King of Spayne (deceased)¹ being so lately dead. And one thing more, Sir Martin Noell's (deceased) lady is dead with griefe for the death of her husband and nothing else, as they say, in the world; but it seems nobody can make anything of his estate, whether he be dead worth anything or no, he having dealt in so many things, publique and private, as nobody can understand whereabouts his estate is, which is the fate of these great dealers at everything. So after my business being done I home to my lodging and to bed,

Note 1. Philip IV., King of Spain (deceased), who succeeded to the throne in 1621, died in 1665. He was succeeded by his son Charles II (age 3).

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1666. By and by comes down from the Committee Sir W. Coventry (age 38), and I find him troubled at several things happened this afternoon, which vexes me also; our business looking worse and worse, and our worke growing on our hands. Time spending, and no money to set anything in hand with; the end thereof must be speedy ruine. The Dutch insult and have taken off Bruant's head¹, which they have not dared to do (though found guilty of the fault he did die for, of something of the Prince of Orange's (age 15) faction) till just now, which speaks more confidence in our being worse than before. Alderman Maynell, I hear, is dead.

Note 1. Captain Du Buat, a Frenchman in the Dutch service, plotted with two magistrates of Rotterdam to obtain a peace with England as the readiest means of pressing the elevation of the Prince of Orange to the office of Captain-General. He was brought before the Supreme Court of Holland, condemned, and executed. He had been one of the household of the Prince of Orange who were dismissed by De Witt.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1666. Up and to my office, called up by Commissioner Middleton, newly come to town, but staid not with me; so I to my office busy all the morning. Towards noon, by water to Westminster Hall [Map], and there by several hear that the Parliament do resolve to do something to retrench Sir G. Carteret's (age 56) great salary; but cannot hear of any thing bad they can lay to his charge.

Pepy's Diary. 08 Oct 1666. Thence with Sir W. Coventry (age 38) when the House rose and Sir W. Batten (age 65) to St. James's, and there agreed of and signed our paper of extraordinaries, and there left them, and I to Unthanke's, where Mr. Falconbridge's girle is, and by and by comes my wife, who likes her well, though I confess I cannot (though she be of my finding out and sings pretty well), because she will be raised from so mean a condition to so high all of a sudden; but she will be much to our profit, more than Mercer, less expense. Here we bespoke anew gowne for her, and to come to us on Friday. She being gone, my wife and I home by coach, and then I presently by water with Mr. Pierce to Westminster Hall [Map], he in the way telling me how the Duke of York (age 32) and Duke of Albemarle (age 57) do not agree. The Duke of York (age 32) is wholly given up to this bitch (age 26) of Denham (age 51). The Duke of Albemarle (age 57) and Prince Rupert (age 46) do less agree. So that we are all in pieces, and nobody knows what will be done the next year.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1667. Came to dine with me Dr. Bathurst (age 47), Dean of Wells, President of Trinity College, sent by the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, in the name both of him and the whole University, to thank me for procuring the inscriptions, and to receive my directions what was to be done to show their gratitude to Mr. Howard (age 39).

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1672. I took leave of my Lady Sunderland (age 26), who was going to Paris [Map] to my Lord, now ambassador there. She made me stay to dinner at Leicester House, and afterward sent for Richardson, the famous fire-eater. He devoured brimstone on glowing coals before us, chewing and swallowing them; he melted a beer-glass and ate it quite up; then, taking a live coal on his tongue, he put on it a raw oyster, the coal was blown on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained till the oyster gaped and was quite boiled. Then, he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed; I saw it flaming in his mouth a good while; he also took up a thick piece of iron, such as laundresses use to put in their smoothing boxes, when it was fiery hot, held it between his teeth, then in his hand, and threw it about like a stone; but this, I observed, he cared not to hold very long; then he stood on a small pot, and, bending his body, took a glowing iron with his mouth from between his feet, without touching the pot, or ground, with his hands; with divers other prodigious feats.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1685. I had my picture drawn this week by the famous Kneller (age 39).

Roger Whitley's Diary. 08 Oct 1690. Wednesday, Swetnam went away, 2 men came about taking land; Bidolph went a larking; dined abroad; Traverse came in with my sonne (age 39), supt, stayd all night; soe did Angell.

Evelyn's Diary. 12 Oct 1690. The French General, with Tyrconnel (age 60) and their forces, gone back to France, beaten out by King William. Cork [Map] delivered on discretion. The Duke of Grafton (deceased) was there mortally wounded and dies. Very great storms of wind. The 8th of this month Lord Spencer (age 49) wrote me word from Althorpe [Map], that there happened an earthquake the day before in the morning, which, though short, sensibly shook the house. The "Gazette" acquainted us that the like happened at the same time, half-past seven, at Barnstaple, Devon, Holyhead, Anglesey, and Dublin [Map]. We were not sensible of it here.

Before 08 Oct 1699 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 66). Portrait of Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt (age 36).

Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt: On 29 Mar 1663 he was born to John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt and Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt at Parsons Green Farm Fulham. On 22 Jul 1706 Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt and Margaret Spencer were married. They were fourth cousins. Before 04 Jan 1720 Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt and Penelope Tipping were married. On 04 Jan 1720 Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt died.

Before 08 Oct 1699 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 66). Portrait of Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile.

Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile: In 1570 she was born to Edward Carey and Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert. On 20 Nov 1586 John Savile 1st Baron Savile and she were married. They were half third cousin once removed. On 21 Jul 1628 John Savile 1st Baron Savile was created 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret. She by marriage Baroness Savile of Pomfret. On 22 Jun 1634 Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile died.

Before 08 Oct 1699 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 66) (attributed). Portrait of Nell Gwyn.

Before 08 Oct 1699 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 66). Portrait of Isabella Sackville Countess Northampton (age 77).

Isabella Sackville Countess Northampton: On 06 Oct 1622 she was born to Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke. In 1647 James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton. They were half fourth cousins. On 22 Aug 1719 Isabella Sackville Countess Northampton died at Compton Wynyates.

On 08 Oct 1699 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 66) was buried at St James' Church under the communion table.

Section I Tumuli 1844. October the 8th, 1844, a small barrow about thirty yards from the outer circle of the Druidical temple at Arbor Lowe was opened; it was found to have been previously investigated, although no record of that circumstance is in existence, which is much to be regretted, as its proximity to the temple renders any discoveries that may have been made of more importance than usual; on this occasion, the cist was found to be nothing more than a grave dug about four feet deep in the ground; the only article found in this grave was a piece of very much oxydized iron, which has the appearance of having been the socket of a spear-head.

Journals of Caroline Fox Chapter XIII 1847. 08 Oct 1847. Professor Adams' talk yesterday did me great good, showing in living clearness how apparent anomalies get included and justified in a larger Law. There are no anomalies, and I can wait until all the conflicts of Time are reconciled in the Love and Light of Heaven.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1855-1857. 08 Oct 1857. (To Manchester for a week, for the Exhibition of Art Treasures.)

After 08 Oct 1881. Monument to Florence Sutherland Leveson-Gower (deceased) commissioned by her husband Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount Chaplin (age 40), sculpted by Joseph Edgar Boehm (age 47). His memoir by his his daughter Edith ... "After her funeral at Blankney Mr. Chaplin returned a stricken man to Dunrobin. To the end of his life the memory of this radiant being, who for five years had given him perfect happiness, held the most sacred place in his memory—a place which was never to be usurped by another woman. He found some consolation in commissioning the beautiful kneeling marble figure of Lady Florence (deceased) by Sir Edgar Boehm (age 47), which he placed in the church of St. Oswald at Blankney — the church in which she had taken so deep an interest.