Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 693. This year was Bertwald consecrated archbishop by Godwin, bishop of the Gauls, on the fifth day before the nones of July; about which time died Gifmund, who was Bishop of Rochester; and Archbishop Bertwald consecrated Tobias in his stead. This year also Dryhtelm²³ retired from the world.

Note 23. This brief notice of Dryhtelm, for so I find the name written in "Cotton Tiberius B iv." is totally unintelligible without a reference to Bede's "Ecclesiastical History", v. 12; where a curious account of him may be found, which is copied by Matthew of Westminster, anno. 699.

The Chronicle of Adam of Usk. Our gracious king Edward (age 64) departing this life on the eve A.D. 1377. of the Nativity of Saint John Baptist¹, in the fifty-second year of his reign, Richard (age 10), son of Edward, prince of Wales, the eldest son of king Edward—a boy of eleven years, and fair among men as another Absalom—came to the throne, and was crowned at Westminster on Saint Kenelm’s day².

Note 1. This date is not correct. Edward III. died on the Sunday next before the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the 21st of June, 1877, not on the eve of the feast, the 23rd of the month; and in the fifty-first, not the fifty-second, year of his reign.

Note 2. More correctly, the eve of St. Kenelm, the 16th July.

Chronicle of Gregory 1463. 21 Jun 1463. Thys year, a-bute Mydsomyr, a the ryalle feste of the Sargantys of the Coyfe, the Mayre of London was desyryde to be at that feste. And at denyr tyme he come to the feste with his offecers, a-greyng and according unto his degre. For with yn London he is next unto the kyng in alle maner thynge. And in tyme of waschynge the Erle of Worseter (age 36) was take be-fore the mayre and sette downe in the myddys of the hy tabylle. And the mayre seynge that his place was occupyd hylde him contente, and went home a gayne with owt mete or drynke or any thonke, but rewarde him he dyd as his dignity requyryd of the cytte. And toke with him the substance of his bretheryn the aldyrmen to his place, and were sette and servyd also son as any man couthe devyse, bothe of sygnet and of othyr delycatys i-nowe, that alle the howse marvelled howe welle alle tynge was done in soo schorte a tyme, and prayde alle men to be mery and gladde, hit shulde be a mendyd a nothyr tyme.

Thenn the offesers of the feste, full evylle a schamyd, informyd the maysters of the feste of this mysse happe that is be-falle. And they consyderynge the grete dignity and costys and charge that longgyd unto the cytte, and a-non sende unto the mayre a present of mete, brede, wyne, and many dyvers sotelteys. But whenn they that come with the presentys say alle the gyftys, and the sarvyse that was at the borde, he was full sore a schamyd that shulde doo þe massage, for the present was not better then the servyse of metys was by fore the mayre, and thoroughe out the hyghe tabylle. But his demenynge was soo that he hadde love and thonke for his massage, and a grette rewarde with alle. And this the worschippe of the cytte was kepte, and not loste for hym. And I truste that nevyr it shalle, by the grace of God.

Letters 1536. 21 Jun 1536. Add. MS. 8,715, f. 259b. B. M. 1179. Bishop of Faenza (age 36) to Mons. Ambrogio.

The king of Scotland, when he ought to have sent here to marry the daughter of the duke of Vendome, long ago promised to him, has married a woman whom he has kept for a long time, by whom, it is said, he has two or three sons.

Sees that the English ambassadors have had no news that they expected from their King, and that they are ashamed of these wives of his.

Ital., pp. 6. Modern copy. Headed: Al Signor Mons. Ambrogio, A di 21 Giugno, 1536, da Lione.

Diary of Edward VI. 21 Jun 1550. Sir Jhon Wallop, Frauncis Hall, and doctor Coke were apointed commissioners to apoint the limites betwene me and the French king.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21 Jun 1559. The xxj day of June was v bysshopes deprevyd, the bysshope of Lychfeld and Coventre (age 55), and the bysshope of Carley (age 52), the bysshope of Westchester, the bysshope of Landaffh (age 87), and the bysshope of ( ).

Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 21 Jun 1617. The 21st I spent the time as I did many wearisome days besides, in working and walking. After supper I walked in the garden and gathered cherries, and talked with Josiah who told me he thought all the men in the house loved me exceedingly, except Mathew and two or three of his consorts.

Evelyn's Diary. 21 Jun 1653. My Lady Gerrard, and one Esquire Knight, a very rich gentleman, living in Northamptonshire, visited me.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1660. To my Lord, much business. With him to the Council Chamber, where he was sworn; and the charge of his being admitted Privy Counsellor is £26. To the Dog tavern [Map] at Westminster, where Murford with Captain Curle and two friends of theirs went to drink. Captain Curle, late of the Maria, gave me five pieces in gold and a silver can for my wife for the Commission I did give him this day for his ship, dated April 20, 1660 last. Thence to the Parliament door and came to Mr. Crew's (age 62) to dinner with my Lord, and with my Lord to see the great Wardrobe, where Mr. Townsend brought us to the governor of some poor children in tawny clothes; who had been maintained there these eleven years, which put my Lord to a stand how to dispose of them, that he may have the house for his use. The children did sing finely, and my Lord did bid me give them five pieces in gold at his going away. Thence back to White Hall, where, the King being gone abroad, my Lord and I walked a great while discoursing of the simplicity of the Protector, in his losing all that his father had left him. My Lord told me, that the last words that he parted with the Protector with (when he went to the Sound), were, that he should rejoice more to see him in his grave at his return home, than that he should give way to such things as were then in hatching, and afterwards did ruin him: and the Protector said, that whatever G. Montagu, my Lord Broghill, Jones, and the Secretary, would have him to do, he would do it, be it what it would. Thence to my wife, meeting Mr. Blagrave, who went home with me, and did give me a lesson upon the flageolet, and handselled my silver can with my wife and me. To my father's (age 59), where Sir Thomas Honeywood and his family were come of a sudden, and so we forced to lie all together in a little chamber, three stories high.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1662. By and by we met, and at noon Sir W. Pen (age 41) and I to the Trinity House, Deptford [Map]; where was a feast made by the Wardens, when great good cheer, and much, but ordinary company. The Lieutenant of the Tower (age 47), upon my demanding how Sir H. Vane (deceased) died, told me that he died in a passion; but all confess with so much courage as never man died.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1666. After dinner to Mr. Debasty's to speake with Sir Robert Viner (age 35), a fine house and a great many fine ladies. He used me mighty civilly. My business was to set the matter right about the letter of credit he did give my Lord Belassis (age 51), that I may take up the tallys lodged with Viner (age 35) for his security in the answering of my Lord's bills, which we did set right very well, and Sir Robert Viner (age 35) went home with me and did give me the £5000 tallys presently. Here at Mr. Debasty's I saw, in a gold frame, a picture of a Outer playing on his flute which, for a good while, I took for paynting, but at last observed it a piece of tapestry, and is the finest that ever I saw in my life for figures, and good natural colours, and a very fine thing it is indeed.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1666. Up, and at the office all the morning; whereby several circumstances I find Sir W. Coventry (age 38) and the Duke of Albemarle (age 57) do not agree as they used to do; Sir W. Coventry (age 38) commending Aylett (in some reproach to the Duke (age 32)), whom the Duke (age 32) hath put out for want of courage; and found fault with Steward, whom the Duke (age 32) keeps in, though as much in fault as any commander in the fleete.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1666. So home and met Sir George Smith by the way, who tells me that this day my Chancellor (age 57) and some of the Court have been with the City, and the City have voted to lend the King (age 36) £100,000; which, if soon paid (as he says he believes it will), will be a greater service than I did ever expect at this time from the City.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1667. Up and by water to White Hall, there to discourse with Sir G. Carteret (age 57) and Mr. Fenn about office business. I found them all aground, and no money to do anything with.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Jun 1667. So I to my office, and there all the afternoon. This day comes news from Harwich, Essex [Map] that the Dutch fleete are all in sight, near 100 sail great and small, they think, coming towards them; where, they think, they shall be able to oppose them; but do cry out of the falling back of the seamen, few standing by them, and those with much faintness. The like they write from Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map], and their letters this post are worth reading. Sir H. Cholmly (age 34) come to me this day, and tells me the Court is as mad as ever; and that the night the Dutch burned our ships the King (age 37) did sup with my Baroness Castlemayne (age 26), at the Duchess of Monmouth's (age 16), and there were all mad in hunting of a poor moth. All the Court afraid of a Parliament; but he thinks nothing can save us but the King's giving up all to a Parliament. Busy at the office all the afternoon, and did much business to my great content.

On 18 Aug 1681 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke 4th Earl Montgomery (age 29) killed William Smeeth following a drunken evening in the tavern on Turnham Green Chiswick. On 21 Jun 1681 he was indicted for the murder; somewhat inexplicably he received a Royal Pardon.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Jun 1690. Satorday; Mr Lee retorned before 9. I did onely see him before he went; there came 2 Ministers (of his acquaintance) to speake with MainwarinG.Mainwaring (age 47) went to Chester about 11; about 4, I & my sonne (age 39) went to Tarvyn to the funerall of Mr Lorenson; where, after sermon, we had account of neighbor Grindly (Travise's tenant) being killed by his cart, coming from Chester; Mainwaring & Morgan came from Chester about 9, &c. Bidolph retorned about same tyme from shooting; & Houseman from the Cocking at Whitchurch: 22. Sonday, I went to church in the afternoone with sonne (age 39), daughters, &c. Huson retorned from Staffordshire; about 10; I spoke to the Coroner (in the churchyard) to be favorable to Joseph as to his brother.

Evelyn's Diary. 21 Jun 1693. I saw a great auction of pictures in the Banqueting house, Whitehall [Map]. They had been my Lord Melford's (age 42), now Ambassador from King James (age 59) at Rome, and engaged to his creditors here. Lord Mulgrave (age 45) and Sir Edward Seymour (age 60) came to my house, and desired me to go with them to the sale. Divers more of the great lords, etc., were there, and bought pictures dear enough. There were some very excellent of Vandyke, Rubens, and Bassan. Lord Godolphin (age 48) bought the picture of the Boys, by Murillo the Spaniard, for 80 guineas, dear enough; my nephew Glanville, the old Earl of Arundel's head by Rubens, for £20. Growing late, I did not stay till all were sold.

Archaeologia Volume 2 Section XXXV. 21 Jun 1770. A Description of the Sepulchral Monument at New Grange [Map], near Drogheda, in the County of Meath, in Ireland. by Thomas Pownall, Esq; in a Letter to the Rev. Gregory Sharpe, D. D. Master of The Temple. Read at the Society of Antiquaries, June 21, 28, 1770.

Archaeologia Volume 6 Section XXIV. A Description of an antient Picture in Windsor Castle, representing the Embarkation of King Henry VIII at Dover, May 31, 1520; preparatory to his Interview with the French King Francis I. By John Topham, Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. Read June 21, 1781.

After 21 Jun 1813. Memorial to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fane (deceased) at the Church of St Leonard, Apethorpe [Map].

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fane: On 14 May 1781 he was born to Henry Fane of Fulbeck and Anne Buckley Batson. On 21 Jun 1813 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fane was killed in action at the Battle of Vitoria.

After 21 Jun 1813. Memorial to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fane (deceased) at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.

Thomas Bateman 1845. On the same day, another small barrow [Note. Either Gratton Hill Barrow [Map] or Gratton Low Barrow [Map]] was opened which is situate upon a mountain called Gratton Hill, about half a mile from the preceding cairn. In the centre was found a cist cut in the rock, which contained a skeleton, accompanied by some fragments of a rudely-ornamented urn; on a rather higher level was a deposit of calcined human bones, amongst which were two arrow-heads of flint. Incidentally upon the floor of the cist were horses' teeth, the skull of a polecat, and an infinity of rats' bones. Near the surface of the barrow the remains of another human skeleton were found, which had been previously disturbed, and a small piece of brass, probably of much later date.

Section I Tumuli 1843. June 21, 1848. A large barrow about eight feet in height, denominated End Lowe [Map], which forms a conspicuous object, being placed on an elevated ridge of land near Heathcote, was subjected to an examination, which proved anything but satisfactory; from the south side, where the turf was first removed, to the centre of the barrow, nothing but large stones presented themselves, which when unmixed with soil, as in this case, are the material worst calculated to afford success to the labours of the antiquarian excavator: however, at the very commencement large quantities of rats' bones, and pieces of the antlers of deer were abundantly scattered about through the more open parts of the mound. About six feet from the southern verge of the circle, was found a human skeleton, apparently of a very young individual, not more than twelve years of age, near which lay a deposit of calcined human bones, without urn or other means of protection from the weight of the overriding mass of stones, by which the skeleton had been much injured. Near the centre of the tumulus a very few human bones of adult size were observed, all of which had the appearance of being gnawed by rats. The natural surface of the ground immediately beneath the middle of the mound was formed to sink to a considerable depth lower than the surrounding levels and it is much to be regretted that owing to the loose nature of the barrow before alluded to it was formed impossible to penetrate to the undisturbed ground upon which in all probability the earliest interment would be formed to lie.

Mouse Low. June 21st, opened a barrow between Deepdale and the village of Grindon, called Mouse Low [Map], fourteen yards diameter and not more than two feet high; the lower part composed of stiff clayey soil, plentifully interspersed with small pebbles; in the centre was a cist constructed of three large flat stones, the fourth side being left open; it was paved with very thin slabs of blue limestone, and contained the skeleton of a very large and strongly built man resting on his left side in the usual contracted posture, near whose head was a peculiarly elegant and well finished drinking cup, 8¼ inches high, inside of which were two implements cut from the ribs of a large animal (compare with those found with a similar interment at Green Low [Possibly Green Low Barrow [Map] but may be a different Green Low], in April, 1845, Vestiges page 60), a spear head, and two beautiful barbed arrows of white flint; outside the cup were two more arrows of the same kind. The skull is very large, and is remarkable from the presence of a frontal suture, although by no means that of a young man; the teeth are in fine preservation; and the skull is of the platy-cephalic variety, occasionally found amongst Celtic crania. In other parts of the mound numerous pieces of human bone, stag's horn, and a neat circular ended flint, were found. And as far as our trench extended, which would be about five yards, it exposed a row of large boulders of hard red grit, laid on the surface of the natural soil in a direction coincident with the longest side of the cist; the smaller limestones near these were almost turned to lime from the effect of heat, and were mixed with burnt bones and charcoal.

Sheen. On the 21st of June we made an excavation in the centre of a large tumulus, at the Brund [Brund Low [Map]], near Sheen, measuring 38 yards diameter and nine feet high, composed of earth. About half way down we found a deposit of calcined bones, much decayed, the teeth being most conspicuous amongst the fragments. Near them was a triangular sandstone, in which a circular cavity had been artificially worked, like that found at Elkstone on the 31st of August, 1850. By filling up the cutting, we found a flint that had been chipped to a circular form.

On the 16th of July we made another parallel trench, near four yards long, which at the north end was two yards deep, and gradually increased to three at the other extremity, before reaching the undisturbed surface. We found no interment, but observed a little charcoal, and picked up two chippings of flint, and another of the sandstones, with a cup-shaped cavity worked in it. The stone in this case was too large for carriage, so we cut out the part with the cup. Capsular stones of this kind are not uncom* monly found in tumuli on the Yorkshire moors, especially in the neighbourhood of Pickering, as will be seen further on in this volume. I was also told by Mr. Rhind that he had found the same inside the primitive structures called "Picts' Houses," in Caithness. We were told that the apex of this barrow had been much lowered some time since, when a bronze weapon, half a yard in length, was found.