“About two Years after this, an Accident happened, which occasioned the Epithet of _Evil_ to be added to this Day of Rejoicing, and that Day was afterward noted by the Name of _Evil May Day_. In the ninth Year of the Reign of King _Henry_ VIII. A great Heart-burning, and malicious Grudge, grew amongst the _Englishmen_ of the City of _London_, against Strangers; and namely, the Artificers found themselves much aggrieved, because such Number of Strangers were permitted to resort hither with their Wares, and to exercise Handicrafts, to the great Hindrance and Impoverishing of the King’s Liege People: Which Malice grew to such a Point, that one _John Lincolne_, a Broker, busied himself so far in the Matter, that about _Palm-Sunday_, or the fifth of _April_, he came to one Dr. _Standish_, with these Words; ‘Sir, I understand that you shall preach at the _Spital_ on _Monday_ in _Easter_ Week; and so it is, that _Englishmen_, both Merchants and others, are undone by Strangers, who have more Liberty in this Land, than they, which is against Reason, and also against the Commonweal of this Realm. I beseech you, therefore, to declare this in your Sermon, and in so doing you shall deserve great Thanks of my Lord-Mayor, and of all his Brethren.’ And herewith he offered unto the said Doctor a Bill containing the Matter more at large: But Doctor _Standish_, wisely considering, that there might more Inconvenience arise from it, than he would wish, if he should deal in such Sort, both refused the Bill, and told _Lincolne_ plainly, that he meant not to meddle with any such Matter in his Sermon.