On 16 Mar 1166 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 33) travelled from St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map] to Falaise, Calvados, Basse Normandie.

The second creation of the Earl of Northumberland occurred on 16 Mar 1416 although it was, in effect a restoration of the first creation with Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 23) being restored rather than created. Unclear as to why some sources refer to this as a creation?

Letters and Papers 1533. 16 Mar 1533. Camusat, 82 b. 242. Montmorency (age 40) to the Bailly Of Troyes.

The King sends a memoir which has come from the cardinals of Tournon and Grammont, to be shown to the king of England and the duke of Norfolk. He will reply fully to what Langey and Rochefort (age 30) have brought. As to the prize which the Scotch have taken to Dieppe since the Bailly wrote, such good order has been taken on the coasts of Normandy, Picardy, and Brittany that the king of England has good reason to be contented. Desires him to tell Norfolk of this. The King sends Beauvais to Scotland in a few days. He will pass through England, to try and bring this war to an amicable end. The Emperor does what he can to stir them up. The King will spend Easter at Paris, which is inconvenient, considering the journey he intends to take. Expects that the first news from Italy will be the Emperor's embarcation. Sends a letter in the King's hand to Madame la Marquise (age 32). Desires to be recommended to her. Has news that the Bailly's brother is better. The King has sent to Denmark to preserve friendship with the King there, who is the present possessor. Thinks he will remain friendly, though the Emperor has tried to draw him away. Coussy, 16 March. Fr.

Chronicle of Greyfriars. 16 Mar 1540. Also this same yere the 16th day of March was one Gomer and three vagabonds with him drawn, hanged, and quartered for clipping of gold, at Tyburn.

On 16 Mar 1554 Bishop John Bird was deprived of his Bishopric since he had married.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1554. The xvj day of Marche was deprevyd the archebysshope of Yorke (age 72), and the bysshope of Lynkolne doctur Tayller, and the bysshope of Chester, the bysshope of sant Davys.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1558. The xvj day of Marche my lord mare and the althermen wher commondyd unto Yeld-halle [Map], for thay had a commondement by the qwyen (age 42) that thay shuld lend the quen a (blank) of H.; for ther sat my lord stresorer (age 75), my lord preve-saylle (age 52), and the bysshope of Elly (age 52) as commyssyonars, and my lord chanseler (age 57), with odur of the conselle.... with ij whyt branchys and xij torchys .... great tapurs, and after a grett dener within the ....

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 16 Mar 1617. The 16th my Lord (age 27) sent for John Cook to make broths for him and Josiah¹ to wait in his chamber, by whom I wrote a letter to entreat him that if he were not well I might come down to Buckhurst to him. This day I spent in walking in the Park with Judith², carrying my Bible with me, thinking on my present fortunes and what troubles I have passed through³.

Note 1. Mr. Josiah Cooper, a Frenchman, Page.

Note 2. Mrs. Judith Simpton of the Laundry Maids’ Table.

Note 3. Upon the 17th the woman made an end of the sheet of Lady Sussex’s work that is for the pallet which was begun in April, presently after I came out of the North from my Mother.

About this time my Lord Hay (age 37) was sworn a Privy Councillor.

About this time my Lord (age 27) took Adam a new barber to wait on him in his Chamber.

Before 16 Mar 1648 John Weesop. Portrait of Marmaduke Darcy (age 32).

Marmaduke Darcy: Before 04 Jun 1615 he was born to Conyers Darcy 7th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 1st Baron Darcy Meinhill, 4th Baron Conyers and Dorothy Belasyse Baroness Darcy and Conyers. On 04 Jun 1615 Marmaduke Darcy was baptised. On 03 Jul 1687 Marmaduke Darcy died unmarried and without issue.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1660. Note. Then the writing in golden letters, that was engraven under the statue of Charles I, in the Royal Exchange ('Exit tyrannus, Regum ultimus, anno libertatis Angliae, anno Domini 1648, Januarie xxx.) was washed out by a painter, who in the day time raised a ladder, and with a pot and brush washed the writing quite out, threw down his pot and brush and said it should never do him any more service, in regard that it had the honour to put out rebels' hand-writing. He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known. The merchants were glad and joyful, many people were gathered together, and against the Exchange made a bonfire. "Rugge's Diurnal". In the Thomason Collection of Civil War Tracts at the British Museum is a pamphlet which is dated in MS. March 21st, 1659-60, where this act is said to be by order of Monk (age 51): "The Loyal Subjects Teares for the Sufferings and Absence of their Sovereign Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with an Observation upon the expunging of 'Exit Tyrannus, Regum ultimus', by order of General Monk (age 51), and some Advice to the Independents, Anabaptists, Phanatiques, &c. London, 1660".

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1663. Up very betimes and to my office, where, with several Masters of the King's ships, Sir J. Minnes (age 64) and I advising upon the business of Slopps, wherein the seaman is so much abused by the Pursers, and that being done, then I home to dinner, and so carried my wife to her mother's, set her down and Ashwell to my Lord's lodging, there left her, and I to the Duke (age 29), where we met of course, and talked of our Navy matters. Then to the Commission of Tangier [Map], and there, among other things, had my Lord Peterborough's (age 41) Commission read over; and Mr. Secretary Bennet (age 45) did make his querys upon it, in order to the drawing one for my Lord Rutherford more regularly, that being a very extravagant thing. Here long discoursing upon my Lord Rutherford's despatch, and so broke up, and so going out of the Court I met with Mr. Coventry (age 35), and so he and I walked half an hour in the long Stone Gallery, where we discoursed of many things, among others how the Treasurer doth intend to come to pay in course, which is the thing of the world that will do the King (age 32) the greatest service in the Navy, and which joys my heart to hear of. He tells me of the business of Sir J. Minnes (age 64) and Sir W. Pen (age 41), which I knew before, but took no notice or little that I did know it. But he told me it was chiefly to make Mr. Pett's (age 52) being joyned with Sir W. Batten (age 62) to go down the better, and do tell me how he well sees that neither one nor the other can do their duties without help. But however will let it fall at present without doing more in it to see whether they will do their duties themselves, which he will see, and saith they do not. We discoursed of many other things to my great content and so parted, and I to my wife at my Lord's lodgings, where I heard Ashwell play first upon the harpsicon, and I find she do play pretty well, which pleaseth me very well.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1664. Thence to my brother's (deceased) and found them with my mayd Elizabeth taking an inventory of the goods of the house, which I was well pleased at, and am much beholden to Mr. Honeywood's man in doing of it. His name is Herbert, one that says he knew me when he lived with Sir Samuel Morland (age 39), but I have forgot him.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1666. At noon to the 'Change [Map], and did several businesses, and thence to the Crowne behind the 'Change [Map] and dined with my Lord Bruncker (age 46) and Captain Cocke (age 49) and Fenn, and Madam Williams, who without question must be my Lord's wife, and else she could not follow him wherever he goes and kisse and use him publiquely as she do.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1667. This evening, having done my letters, I did write out the heads of what I had prepared to speak to the King (age 36) the other day at my Lord Treasurer's (age 60), which I do think convenient to keep by me for future use. The weather is now grown warm again, after much cold; and it is observable that within these eight days I did see smoke remaining, coming out of some cellars, from the late great fire, now above six months since. There was this day at the office (as he is most days) Sir W. Warren, against whom I did manifestly plead, and heartily too, God forgive me! But the reason is because I do find that he do now wholly rely almost upon my Lord Bruncker (age 47), though I confess I have no greater ground of my leaving him than the confidence which I perceive he hath got in my Lord Bruncker (age 47), whose seeming favours only do obtain of him as much compensation as, I believe (for he do know well the way of using his bounties), as mine more real. Besides, my Lord and I being become antagonistic, I do not think it safe for me to trust myself in the hands of one whom I know to be a knave, and using all means to become gracious there.

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1669. To London, to place Mr. Christopher Wase (age 42) about my Lord Arlington (age 51).

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1669. Thence to Deptford, Kent [Map], but staid not, Uthwayte being out of the way: and so home, and then to the Ship Tavern [Map], Morrice's, and staid till W. Hewer (age 27) fetched his uncle Blackburne by appointment to me, to discourse of the business of the Navy in the late times; and he did do it, by giving me a most exact account in writing, of the several turns in the Admiralty and Navy, of the persons employed therein, from the beginning of the King's leaving the Parliament, to his Son's coming in, to my great content; and now I am fully informed in all I at present desire. We fell to other talk; and I find by him that the Bishops must certainly fall, and their hierarchy; these people have got so much ground upon the King (age 38) and kingdom as is not to be got again from them: and the Bishops do well deserve it. But it is all the talk, I find, that Dr. Wilkins (age 55), my friend, the Bishop of Chester, shall be removed to Winchester, and be Lord Treasurer. Though this be foolish talk, yet I do gather that he is a mighty rising man, as being a Latitudinarian, and the Duke of Buckingham (age 41) his great friend. Here we staid talking till to at night, where I did never drink before since this man come to the house, though for his pretty wife's sake I do fetch my wine from this, whom I could not nevertheless get para see to-night, though her husband did seem to call for her. So parted here and I home, and to supper and to bed.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1669. Thence, after seeing Mr. Sheldon, I to Greenwich, Kent [Map] by water, and there landed at the King's house, which goes on slow, but is very pretty¹. I to the Park, there to see the prospect of the hill, to judge of Dancre's (age 44) picture, which he hath made thereof for me: and I do like it very well: and it is a very pretty place.

Note 1. The old palace at Greenwich, Kent [Map] had just been pulled down, and a new building commenced by Charles II, only one wing of which was completed, at the expense of £36,000, under the auspices of Webb, Inigo Jones's kinsman and executor. In 1694 the unfinished edifice was granted by William and Mary to trustees for the use and service of a Naval Hospital; and it has been repeatedly enlarged and improved till it has arrived at its present splendour. B.

Pepy's Diary. 16 Mar 1669. At noon home, where my wife and Jane gone abroad, and Tom, in order to their buying of things for their wedding, which, upon my discourse the last night, is now resolved to be done, upon the 26th of this month, the day of my solemnity for my cutting of the stone, when my cozen Turner must be with us. My wife, therefore, not at dinner; and comes to me Mr. Evelyn (age 48) of Deptford, Kent [Map], a worthy good man, and dined with me, but a bad dinner; who is grieved for, and speaks openly to me his thoughts of, the times, and our ruin approaching; and all by the folly of the King (age 38). His business to me was about some ground of his, at Deptford, Kent [Map], next to the King's yard: and after dinner we parted. My sister Michell (age 28) coming also this day to see us, whom I left there, and I away down by water with W. Hewer (age 27) to Woolwich, Kent [Map], where I have not been I think more than a year or two, and here I saw, but did not go on board, my ship "The Jerzy", she lying at the wharf under repair. But my business was to speak with Ackworth, about some old things and passages in the Navy, for my information therein, in order to my great business now of stating the history of the Navy. This I did; and upon the whole do find that the late times, in all their management, were not more husbandly than we; and other things of good content to me. His wife was sick, and so I could not see her.

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1673. Dr. Pearson (age 60), Bishop of Chester, preached on Hebrews ix. 14; a most incomparable sermon from one of the most learned divines of our nation. I dined at my Lord Arlington's (age 55) with the Duke (age 23) and Duchess of Monmouth (age 22); she is one of the wisest and craftiest of her sex, and has much wit. Here was also the learned Isaac Vossius (age 55).

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1676. The Countess of Sunderland (age 30) and I went by water to Parson's Green, to visit my Baroness Mordaunt (age 44), and to consult with her about my Lord's monument. We returned by coach.

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1683. I dined at Mr. Houblon's (age 53), a rich and gentle French merchant, who was building a house in the Forest, near Sir J. Child's (age 52), in a place where the late Earl of Norwich dwelt some time, and which came from his lady, the widow of Mr. Baker. It will be a pretty villa, about five miles from Whitechapel.

Evelyn's Diary. 16 Mar 1686. I was at a review of the Army about London, in Hide Park [Map], about 6000 horse and foote, in excellent order; his Ma* (age 52) and infinity of people being present.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 16 Mar 1690. Sonday, went twice to church, dined at Angells with Bidolph, sonne (age 39), &c. went to the Penthouse at 2; to church with the Mayor; them with him to the Penthouse; then to Gerards; severall frinds came to us, Mainwaring, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Streete, Johnson, Nat. Booth, &c. parted before 9.

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Warrant to [Viscount Sydney] to discharge Elisha Gale, master of the Crown pink of Whitehaven, from any prosecution, under the circumstances set forth in his petition, viz., that he was captured by Captain William Carr, commanding the Deptford frigate, whilst on his return from France, whither he had carried some of the prisoners of war who, by the capitulation of Limerick; were to be transported to that kingdom. [Ibid., p. 598.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Warrant to Sir Henry Goodrick, knight, to deliver, out of the ordnance, cannons, powder, etc., to Richard, Earl of Scarborough, for the defence of Sunderland, Hartlepool, and Tesemouth (sic) in the county palatine of Durham. [H.O. Military Entry Book 2, p. 846.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Warrant to [ ViscountSydney] to appointJohn Hartstonge, D.D., to the bishopric of Ossory, vacant by the death of Dr. Thomas Otway. [S.P. Dom. Signet Office Letter Book 12, p. 592.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Certificate by Richard Crawley, notary public, that notwithstanding all that is testified in a pass dated 16 August, 1692, by the College of Commerce respecting the ship Virgo, or Junyfer Elizabeth it appears by the master's deposition upon oath that none of the persons certified to be owners of the said ship, have any part in her, but that from the time of her building she has belonged to Hamburgers and merchants of Cadiz, and not to any subject of Sweden. [H.O. Admiralty 2, p. 271.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. The same to the Governor of the East India Company. The committee of Council will meet at my office to-morrow at four o'clock in the afternoon and from them I desire that you and the Deputy Governor will attend here precisely at that time. [Ibid.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. The same to the Mayor of Dover. I understand that someone named Captain Cook was yesterday at Dover and is trying to get abroad upon pretence that he has a pass signed by the King to go to Flanders. I therefore think it necessary to acquaint you that no pass has been granted to any person of that name out of my office, and therefore, if he is still at Dover, you must secure him, or do your best to have him secured, that his pretences may be examined. [H.O. Letter Book (Secretary' s) 2, p.629.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Proclamation offering pardon and a reward of 500l. to anyone who will confess to making and using fraudulent passes, and who will discover his or her accomplices. [S.P. Dom. Proclamations 6, p. 92.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Warrant for Peter Chasseloup, French sea officer and refugee, who volunteered in the Navy in 1691 and 1692, to have a continuance of the annual pension of 120l. until some other provision be made for him. [H.O. Warrant Book 6, p. 521.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Warrant addressed to Henry Allen to search for and apprehend Major Morgan Price, Captain Valentine Browne and Captain Thomas Shirley on suspicion of high treason. [Ibid., p. 546.]

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. Passes for Cornelis Johnson and Anne, his wife, to go to Harwich and Holland; for Ensign Charles Vygh, ditto [S.P. Dom. Warrant Book 36, p. 518]; for Capt. James 8t. Pierre and Joel Gashe, his servant, ditto; for Mrs. Collingwood, Cornelius Stamp and Anna Hart, ditto; for Gerrit Burns and Mary, his wife, ditto; for Captain Peter Mongy, and for John Christian Dreyeigen, ditto [Ibid., p.519]; and the King's pass, in Latin, for Andreas Benites, envoy extraordinary from the Elector of Bavaria, ditto [Ibid., p. 520].

Calendars. 16 Mar 1693. Whitehall. The Earl of Nottingham to Sir John Houblon. I desire you will be at my office to-morrow. afternoon, at four o'clock precisely, and that you will bring on with you a merchant of the Hast India Company; a committee of the Council being appointed to meet here about the affairs of that company. [H.O. Letter Book (Secretary's) 2, p. 628.]

Archaeologia Volume 21 Section XXXII. Account of a Monumental Effigy discovered in Stevenage Church [Map] in Hertfordshire: By Mr. Robert T. Stothard (age 29), addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen (age 42), K. T. President. Read 16th March 1826.

Robert Thomas Stothard: In 1797 he was born to Thomas Stothard and Rebecca Watkins.

Stanton. On the 16th of March we opened Scrip Low [Map], a barrow near Stanton, composed of sandy earth and pebbles, and measuring about fourteen yards diameter. We found the interment, consisting of calcined bones, about eighteen inches from the surface, some distance north from the centre, surrounded by sandstones, which only occurred in that part of the barrow. A considerable space in the middle was uncovered, down to the natural surface, about two feet beneath the summit, where a layer of dark-coloured earth was observed, but nothing of importance found, a broken instrument of fiint, two small pieces of plain earthenware, and a few burnt bones only being observed.