For this is credible to be supposed that the saide wicked Gardiner of VVinchester had long laboured his wits and to this onelie most principall marke bent all his deuises to bring this our happie and deere Soueraigne out of the waie as both by his wordes and dailie dooinges sufficientlie appeared But such was the gratious and fauourable prouidence of the Lord to the preseruation not onelie of her Royall Maiestie but also the miserable and wofull state of this whole Iland and poore Subiects of the same whereby the proude platformes and peeuishe practises of this wretched Achitophell preuailed not but contrarywise both he and all the snares and trappes of his pernitious councell laide against an other were turned to a nette to catch himselfe according to the Prouerbe Malum consilium consultori pessimum After the death of this Gardiner followed the death also and dropping awaie of other her enimies wherby by little and little her ieopardie decreased feare deminished hope of comfort beganne to appeare as out of a darke clowde And albeit her Grace as yet had no full assuraunce of perfect safetie yet more gentle entertainement did dailie growe vnto her tyll at length to the moneth of Nouember seuentéene day of the same thrée yéeres after the death of Stephen Gardiner followed the death of Quéene Marie After whose deceasse succeeded her foresaide Sister Lady Elizabeth into her right of the Crowne of England who after so long restraintment so great daungers escaped such blustering storms ouerblowne so many iniuries digested and wrongs susteined by the mightie protection of our mercifull God to our no small comfort and commoditie hath beene exalted and erected out of thrall to libertie out of daunger to peace and quietnesse from dread to dignitie from miserie to Maiestie from mourning to ruling breefelie of a prisoner made a Princesse and placed in her throne Royall proclaimed now Queene with as many glad heartes of her Subiectes as euer was any King or Queene in this Realme before her or euer shall be I dare saye heereafter the Lord long holde his hand ouer her and send her to rule many and happy yeeres I beseech him Amen In this pittifull and rufull Historie thou hast O England three especiall thinges to consider First the hardnesse of the time then being and the vnmercifulnesse of those mens hearts who prepared all their deuillishe pollicies and inuented a world of wyles and deceites whereby they might gaine oportunitie to destroy this woorthy and famous Lady whose innocencie could not appease their blood thirstinesse nor whose vertues could not asswage their cruell dealing but euen as the wicked Iewes cried death against our Sauiour euen so these vnnaturall men did their vttermost against this Noble Lady Secondlie thou art to note her woonderfull patience her assured trust in God who neuer fayled her and euen when death was most of all threatned to her and that many occasions was giuen for her to doubt the same her patience was not any iote the more mooued but being confident in God to whom she referred the state of her innocencie and extremitie of their rigorous intentes she passed through all those agonies with a cheerefull and vndaunted heart and their practises to feare her was not so horrible but her patience in suffering was as admirable Thirdlie thou must remember the ready working hand of God for her in all her daungers how gratiouslie he preuented their deuises and had such an especiall care ouer his Daughter as no extremitie whatsoeuer could preuaile against her For which exceeding loue towardes thee how highlie thou art bound to his heauenlie Maiestie the manifold happy blessinges thou hast and doost receiue by her can sufficientlie tell thee But as I haue heeretofore giuen thee to vnderstand the punishment of Treason and tretcherous practises in the raignes of the Kinges before passed so likewise I must craue leaue a little to speake of such matters as hath happened since the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady and Quéene and then will we procéede on with the rest of our intent ¶ Since the raigne of our most gratious and Soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth THe fourth and fift day of Ianuarie did suffer at Durham to the number of thrée score and six Constables and other who were pertakers in the rebellion in the North with the Lordes of Westmerland and Northumberland amongst whome an Alderman of the Towne and a Priest called Plometree were the most notable Then Sir George Bowes Marshall finding many to be faultors in the foresaide rebellion did sée them executed in euerie markette Towne and other places betwixt Newcastell and Wetherbie about thrée score miles in length and fortie miles in breadth On good Fridaie the seuen and twentie daie of March Simon Digbie of Askew Iohn Fulthorp of Isilbecke in the Countie of Yorke Esquiers Robert Peneman of Stokesley Thomas Bishoppe the younger of Poklinton in the same Countie of Yorke Gentlemen were drawne from the Castell of Yorke to the place of execution called Knaues-myre halfe a mile without the Cittie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered their foure heads were set on the foure principall gates of the Cittie with foure of their quarters the other quarters were set in diuers places of the Countrie Oscolph Clesbe was with them drawne to the gallowes and returned againe to the Castell One Hillyard the Earle of Northumberlands man and a vagraunt person named William Godswher were taken among the other rebelles and were brought to Bervvicke where they were executed the foure and twentie day of Maie The seuen and twentie day of Maie Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton of Yorkeshiere being both condemned of high treason for the late rebellion in the North were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged headed and quartered A conspiracie was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the Countie of Norfolke whose purpose was on Midsommer day at Harlestone Fayre with sound of Trūpet and Drum to haue raysed a number and then to proclaime their deuillishe pretence against Straungers and other This matter was vttered by Thomas Kete one of the conspiracie vnto Iohn Kensey who foorthwith sent the same Kete with a Constable to the next Iustice before whome and other Iustices he opened the whole matter Whereupon Maister Dreugh Drewrie immediatlie apprehended Iohn Throckmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Cittie of Norwich and the Countie of Norfolke who were all committed to prison And at the next Sessions of Gaole deliuerie at the Castell of Norwich the seuentéene of Iulie before Sir Robert Catlin Knight Lord cheefe Iustice Maister Gilbert Gerrard the Queenes Attourney generall and other Iustices ten of them were endighted of high Treason and some others of contempt diuers of them were condemned and had iudgement the one and twentie of August and afterward thrée of them were hanged bowelled and quartered which were Iohn Throckmorton of
at Tiborne and Wapping in the Wose beside London A Commotion was made by the Commons of Cornevvall who vnder the leading of Iames Tuchet of Audley Lord of Audley with Michael Ioseph a Horse Farrer or Blacksmith of Bodman and other came to Blacke heath where the King mette with them and discomfited the Rebelles taking their Captaines and there were slaine of the Rebelles about thrée hundred and a thousand and fiue hundred of them taken the King gaue to them that tooke them their goodes The Lord Audley was beheaded on the Tower hyll and the Blacke Smith and Flamoke a Lawier were hanged headed and quartered at Tiborne A Shoomakers sonne in Bishoppes gate stréete of London was hanged at Saint Thomas Watrings on Shroue Tuesdaie for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of VVarwicke Sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of VVarvvicke was then and had béene all the raigne of this King kept secret prisoner in the Tower of London The aforenamed Perkin Werbeck that named himselfe King Edwardes Sonne and Iohn a Water Maior of Corfe were executed at Tiborne In the raigne of King Henrie the eight of famous memorie EDward Duke of Buckingham was accused of high treason for which he was apprehended and sent to the Tower of London on the sixtéenth day of Aprill before which time the Dukes Chauncellour was taken who had confessed matter of high treason concerning the Kinges person Shortlie after the Duke was arraigned at VVestminster where were brought against him as witnesses Sir Gilbert Perke his Chauncellour Iohn de la Court his Confessour Charles Kneuet Esquier and a Monke Priour of Henton In the end he was found guiltie and had iudgement to be drawne hanged and quartered so on the seuenth day of Maie following the saide Edward Duke of Buckingham Earle of Hereford Stafford and Northhampton was beheaded on the Tower hyll such is the ende of ambition the credite of false Prophecies and of euill life In December at the Cittie of Couentrie Frauncis Phillip Schoolemaister to the Kinges Henxmen Christopher Pickering Clarke of the Kinges Larder and Anthonie Manuile Gentleman intended to haue taken the Kinges Treasure of his Subsedie as the Collectours of the same came towardes London and therewith they intended to haue raysed men and to haue taken the Castell of Killingvvoorth and then to haue made battaile against the King for the which they were drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne the eleuenth of February the rest of their conspiracie were executed at Couentrie Elizabeth Barton the holie Maide of Kent and diuerse other of her faction were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne there hanged and headed c. for sundrie conspiracies by them committed in the matter of diuorce betwéene the Kinges Maiestie and Quéene Katherine The nine and twentie day of Aprill the Priour of the Charterhouse at London the Priour of Beuall the Priour of Exham Reinoldes a Brother of Sion Iohn Haile Uicare of Thistlewoorth were all condemned of high treason so the fourth day of Maie following they were drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne their heads and quarters set on the Gates of the Cittie all sauing one quarter which was set on the Charterhouse at London The eightéene day of Iune thrée Monkes of the Charterhouse at London named Exmewe Middlemore and Nidigate were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered for treason The two and twentie day of Iune Doctor Iohn Fisher was beheaded on the Tower hyll and his head was set on London Bridge and the sixt of Iulie following Sir Thomas More was beheaded on the Tower hyll for denying the Kinges supremacie Thomas Fitz-garret Sonne and heyre to the Earle of Kildare was beheaded fiue of his Unckles were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered for treason In the same Moneth which was Februarie Nicholas Musgraue Thomas Gylbie and other stirred a new rebellion and besieged the Cittie of Carlile from whence they were driuen and many of them taken and put to death Also the same moneth Sir Frauncis Bigot Sir Robert Constable and other began a conspiracie and for the same were attainted The nine and twenty day of March twelue men of Lincolne were drawne to Tiborne there hanged and quartered for the rebellion in Lincolneshiere fiue were Priestes and seuen were Lay men one was an Abbot a Suffragan Doctour Mackerell an other was the Uicar of Louthe in Lincolneshiere and two Priests In Aprill through certaine Commissions sent into Sommersetshiere to take vp Corne the people began to make an iusurrection which was by Maister Pawlet and others alayed the beginners thereof to the number of thrée score were condemned whereof fouretéene were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman Frier Forrest was hanged by the middle in a chaine of yron and then burnt in Smithféeld for denying the King to be supreame head of the Church and with him was burnt the Image of Daruel Gatherine of Wales Hugh Ferringdon Abbot of Reading and two Priests named Ruge and Onion for denying the Kinges supremacie were hanged and quartered at Reading the same day was the Abbot of Glastenburie Richard Whitting hanged and quartered on Torre hill beside his Monasterie for the same cause Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Essex being in the Councell Chamber was suddenlie apprehended and committed to the Tower of London the nine and twentie day of Iulie following he was attainted by Parliament of heresie and treason and the eight and twentie day of Iulie he was beheaded on the Tower hill with the Lord Walter Hungerford of Heitisburie Rober Barnes Thomas Gerrard and William Ierome Priestes were burnt in Smithféed and the same day Thomas Abel Edward Powel and Richard Fetherstone were hanged and quartered for denying the Kinges supremacie Laurance Cooke a Priour of Dancalfe William Horne a lay Brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Bird and Iaruis Carrowe were all put to death for treason In Aprill certaine persons beganne a new rebellion in Yorkeshiere who were shortly after taken and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh a Gentleman Tatarsal a Clothyer and Thorneton a Yeoman were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight and ten persons more were put to death at Yorke The Lord Leonard Grey being endighted of certaine points of treason by him committed and was alleadged against him was arraigned at Westminster but he discharged the Iurie and confessed the endightment wherevppon he had iudgement and was beheaded on the Tower hyll on Saint Peters euen The first day of Iulie a Welch minstrell was hanged and quartered for singing of Songs which were interpreted to be prophecying against the King Germaine Gardner and Larke Parson of Chelsea were executed at Tiborne for denying the Kinges supremacie with them was executed for other offences one Singleton and
Norvvich Gentleman who stoode mute at his arraignement but at the gallowes confessed himselfe to be the chéefe conspiratour and that none had deserued to die but he for that he had procured them With him was executed Thomas Brooke of Rolsebie Gentleman the thirtie day of August and George Redman of Cringlefoord Gentleman was likewise executed the second day of September The eight day of August Iohn Felton who before had béen condemned in the Guild Hall of London for hanging a Bull at the gate of the Bishoppe of Londons Pallace was drawne from Newgate into Paules Churchyarde and there hanged on a gallowes newe set vp that morning before the Bishops Pallace gate and being cut downe aliue he was bowelled and quartered The first day of Iune Iohn Storie a Doctor of the Cannon Lawe who had béene a great persecutour of Gods flocke in the raigne of Quéene Marie hauing béene before condenmed of high treason was drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered his head set on London Bridge and his quarters on the gates of the Cittie The eleuenth day of Februarie Kenelme Barney and Edward Mather were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southwarke to the same place of execution where they were all thrée hanged bowelled and quartered for treason Barney and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfeiting the Quéenes Maiesties hand The sixtéenth of Ianuarie the Lord Thomas Haward Duke of Norfolke was arraigned in VVestminster Hall before George Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewesburie high Steward of England for that day and there by his Péeres found guilty of high treason and had iudgement accordinglie So on the second day of Iune following in the morning betwéene the houres of seuen and eight the said Thomas Haward Duke of Norfolke was beheaded on a Scaffolde set vp on the Tower hill The two and twentie day of August Thomas Percie Earle of Northumberland late of Topcliffe who had béene before attainted by Parliament of high treason as being one of the principall conspiratours in the late rebellion in the North and now brought out of Scotland whether he had fledde was beheaded at Yorke about two of the clocke in the after noone on a newe Scaffolde set vp for that purpose in the Market place The eight and twentie day of Nouember Iohn Hall Gentleman and Oswalde Wilkinson late of Yorke and Gaoler of Yorke Castell being before arraigned and condemned of high treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The sixtéene day of Iune Thomas Woodhouse a Priest of Lincolneshiere who had béen long prisoner in the Fléet was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and there condemned of high treason who had iudgement to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiborne the ninetéene day of Iune Cuthbert Mayne being condemned of high treason the thirtie day of Nouember was drawne hanged and quartered at Lawnceston in the prouince of Cornewall The third day of Februarie earlie in the morning Iohn Nelson being condemned of high treason against her Maiestie was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The seuentéene day of Februarie one named Thomas Sherwood hauing béen before condemned of high treason was drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and was there hanged bowelled and quartered William Lacie and one Kirkman a Priest being condemned of high treason were drawne hanged and quartered at Yorke Euerard Haunse alias Ducket an obstinate and a wicked Traitour hauing béene condemned of high treason was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered according to his iudgement The first day of December Edmund Campion Iesuite Ralphe Sherwin Alexander Briant Seminarie Priests were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged and afterward were bowelled and quartered for high treason On Monday the eight and twentie day of Maie Thomas Foord Iohn Shert and Robert Iohnson Priests who were copartners with Campion in his traiterous enterprises were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged bowelled and quartered for high treason On wednesday following being the thirtie day of May Luke Kirbie William Filbie Thomas Cottam and Lauraunce Richardson who were likewise of Campions confederacie were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for high treason Iohn Slade and Iohn Bodye two obstinate and notorious Traitours being condemned of high treason Iohn Slade was drawne hanged and quartered at VVinchester on Wednesdaye being the third daye of October and Iohn Bodye executed in like manner at Andouer on the Saturdaye following Edward Arden Esquier being condemned of high treason was drawne from Newgate into Smithfield where he was hanged bowelled and quartered And Iohn Sommeruile who should haue béene executed with him being condemned for the same offence destroyed himselfe in Newgate the day before William Carter a Stationer by Occupation for printing of traiterous Bookes and other notorious offences was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne where he was hanged bowelled and quartered On Wednesday being the twelfth day of February Haddocke Fenne Hemerfoord Munden and Nutter were all fiue drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne where they were hanged bowelled quartered for high treason Fraunces Throckmorton Esquier for diuers traiterous practises attempted against the Quéenes Maiestie was arraigned and condemned in the Guild hall of London and afterward on the tenth day of Iulie he was drawne from the Sessions house in London to Tiborne where he was hanged bowelled and quartered Héere maiest thou O England as in a Glasse behold the successe of treason from time to time by these so many and sundrie examples héere offered vnto thée whereof full many remaine freshe and quicke in remembrance thou maist discerne how God who placeth Kinges and Princes in their seates and Signories and by whose appointment they haue their ruling on earth dooth sharply chastise such wicked braunches as deale otherwise then beséemes them with their Princes and Gouernours Be their mindes neuer so hautie be their deuises neuer so subtill yea and let them worke neuer so closelie his eye discerneth them and séeing their secrete intentions is against them whome he hath annointed he bringeth them and their practises to open view that the world maye sée their vnduetifull dealing and by the punishment which he woorthelie imputeth to such offendours the rest may learne and dispose themselues to better gouernement But let me England come a lyttle néerer thée and order the matter so as thou mayst finde thy selfe touched in déede Perhappes thou wilt saye these thinges are doone and past and they were but a certaine fewe that thus haue offended and being iustly scourged for their misdemeanours they are now quite worne out of remembraunce in hope there remaineth none such