afterwards.

1378.

Price of coal, including freight, 5s. 6d. per chaldron.

1381.

The memorable rebellion of Wat Taylor.  The town attacked by 20,000 rebel archers or bowmen, who plundered houses and did much damage, but who were defeated after much bloodshed.

1382.

June 20th.  Violent shock of an earthquake, and much damage done.

June.  King Richard II. visited Great Yarmouth.

1384.

Market Place paved, and a Cross and Pillory built.

1385.

William Bardolf, Baron Bardolf, died.  He had large estates near Yarmouth.

1386.

Sir Henry Percy and Fauset Percy sent to Yarmouth with 300 men-at-arms and 600 archers, to guard the coast, an invasion from France being apprehended.

1392.

A Horse Ferry at Gorleston existed.

1393.

The second Haven made, and a third in 1408.

1395.

Several small Yarmouth and other ships taken by Danish pirates in a sharp conflict off the coast.  Lost £20,000 in specie.

1396.

After a lapse of 111 years the fortifications of the town were completed—20 towers, 10 gates, and the wall, 2,280 yards in extent.  (See 1544.)

1400.

Coals first imported here from Newcastle.  Wood was used as fuel before this.

1403.

Henry IV. granted, by the consent of Parliament, that the shipping, weighing, and packing of wool, hides, and skins, should be done at Yarmouth, it being a frontier town.

1408.

Third Haven cut.

1427.

The annual election of four Bailiffs, reduced to two, and so continued until a Mayor was appointed in their stead.

Yarmouth Bridge, with 8 arches, built, before which a horse, cart, cattle, and foot ferry-boat existed.  This was replaced by 4 successive drawbridges, i.e., 1553, 1570, 1785, and 1836.  (See 1849.)

1428.

About 60 pilgrims sailed from Yarmouth in the ship “Falcon,” for the shrine at Santiago, in Spain; and in 1434, 20 more left.

1440.

The freedom of the Borough purchased for two marks.

1448.

Ralph Wadiswyke was made Comptroller of the Customs for taking Lord Doisemond, a French lieutenant, prisoner.

1450.

Caister Castle supposed to have been founded by Sir John Fastolf, K.G.  He was born in 1377, and died in 1459 in his Hall at Caister, aged 82 years, and was buried in the Abbey Church of St. Bennet, at Holme, leaving his estate to John Paston, Esq.

1459.

July 24th.  Lord Lieutenants of Counties first appointed.

1462 to 1586.

Sacred Dramas and Mysteries performed in St. Nicholas’ Church.

1463.

John Pedle, labourer, of Yarmouth, executed for coining and uttering 18 groats, made of copper and lead, as good and lawful money of England.

1465.

Our Lady’s organ in St. Nicholas’ Church built; the old and new organs in 1485; great old organs in 1486; and Jesus’ organ in 1550.

1466.

John Paston died in the Fleet Prison, after the seizure of his estates.

1467.

Fourteen persons hanged at one time upon a gallows erected on the beach.

1469.

The Duke of Norfolk, at the head of 3,000 men, laid siege to Caister Castle, which was surrendered to his Grace.  He died in 1475, and Caister Castle again reverted to the Paston family.

1475.

Yarmouth threatened by the French fleet.  200 armed men sent from Norwich.

A whale came ashore south of Grubb’s Haven, which was cut to pieces and carried away in carts.

1488.

The Bailiffs feasted Sir John Paston, son of the late John Paston, on porpoise, then a royal fish.

1493.

May 16th.  By charter of Henry VII., Burgesses were empowered to constitute Justices of the Peace.

1508.

The fourth Haven made; and the fifth Haven cut in the reign of Henry VIII., 1529.

1509.

House of Carmelites, or White Friars, destroyed by fire; founded in Edward I.’s time, 1278.

1511.

Southtown united with Gorleston.

1515.

Queen of France and her husband, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, entertained here three days.

1525.

Church of the Dominicans burnt down.

1528.

Great dearth of corn.  The extravagant sale price then was 26s. 8d. per quarter.  Several men were hanged for taking part in a riot arising from the same.

Gorleston began to be built upon.  (See 1511.)

The first Yarmouth crane erected by Richard Bishop.

1529.

Duke of Suffolk suppressed a riot arising from the dearness of corn.

1535.

Nov. 1st.  Tumult in St. Nicholas’ Church; twenty-four persons, with William Swarton, the chaplain, at their head, disturbed the congregation while the Rev. D. R. Cotton was preaching.

1538.

The high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church, remarkable for its richness and beauty, with the saints’ figures and pictures, broken and destroyed.

1541.

Oct. 28th.  Four merchant heretics entered St. Nicholas’ Church, and created a great disturbance during the service.

Nov. 2nd.  A merchant and shoemaker were fined 2s. each for bargaining and selling a last of white herring in the Church.

Sir Humphrey Wingfield returned to Parliament, held at Westminster.

Ordered that Aldermen should wear scarlet gowns, with fur tippets and straight hose, at assemblies and festivals.

1544.

Height of town wall, 23 feet.  On war being declared the following year with France, a large rampire was thrown up on the eastern side, and afterwards extended along the north and south walls.  (See 1396.)

Sir H. Wingfield again returned to Parliament.

1545.

At Corporate meetings no member allowed to depart without leave of the Bailiffs; otherwise was fined for disorderly conduct.  Members of the Corporation compelled to wear scarlet gowns and straight hose, under penalty of fines.

1546.

Two French ships and 120 prisoners taken by the town.

A house for country butchers built.

1549.

The sixth Haven made.  It was agreed that the money, plate, ornaments, robes, vestments, tunicles, albs, ameffes, belonging to St. Nicholas’ Church, should be disposed of, together with the bells in the steeple and other property in the Church, and the proceeds (£1,816 9s. 7d.) devoted to its construction.  The Haven was then commenced, 100 men being employed daily upon it.

A rebellion in the town.  Kett’s adherents advanced and destroyed all the materials for the Haven, and laid it in ruins; and the work of the Harbour was stopped till the following year.  The next attempt also proved as unsuccessful.  Another report says—The Norfolk rebellion, under Kett, the tanner, commenced; but their designs were frustrated by Yarmouth men, who, setting fire to a stack of hay on the west side of the Haven, were able to