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Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the Wicleuists perceiued this, they set vp|on him that so disquieted the congregation, and lai|eng hands on him, threw him downe, trode him vn|der their féet, and lent him manie a good buffet: and chasing all the other friers awaie, they were fullie bent to haue killed them, and set their house on fier, crieng out with lowd voices;

Let vs destroie these murtherers, let vs burne these Sodomits, and hang vp such traitors of the king and realme. And run|ning thus with such a furious noise and outrage, they purposed verelie to haue set fire on the friers lod|gi [...]s, but that through the humble praier of frier Thomas Ashborne, and one that was his fellow, be|ing reputed for two good men, and doctors of diuini|tie, they were staied.
The comming also of one of the shirifes of London holpe much to appease them, so that by his persuasion, they returned home to their houses. But Peter Pateshull, being mainteined a|mong them, was counselled, sith he was interrupted in his sermon, to set downe in writing all such mat|ters as he was about to intreat of,A libell by fri|er Pateshull against his brethren. & what he knew further. He therefore deuised a libell, in which he accu|sed diuerse of his brethren, of murthering sundrie of their fellowes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And for more proofe to be giuen to his saiengs, he told the names of them that were made awaie, and the names also of the murtherers, and shewed where those that were murthered were buried. He affirmed further, that the said friers his brethren of late, were Sodomits and traitors, both to the king and realme, and manie other things he declared (too too bad) in that his writing or libell which he fastned vpon the church doore of S. Paule in London, that the more confusi|on might thereby redound vnto his late brethren, the friers aforesaid. In the beginning of the same libell [...]e protested, that he was got foorth of the diuels dun|geon, and through the grace of God escaped from a|mongst wicked and filthie persons; by reason where|of, and for that he was an auoucher of the veritie, he said, he was sure to suffer great aduersities at the friers hands, if they might laie hold on him. But he thanked pope Urbane, for that through his grant he had obteined such libertie, that by help of his fréends, he might lawfullie withdrawe himselfe from the hands of his enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 There were diuerse men of good worship that mainteined this Pateshull, and caused a transcript of this libell to be written foorth, affirming all to be true that was therein mentioned.The fauou|rers of frier Pateshull. Amongst other that thus fauoured this cause, were diuerse knights, as sir William Neuill, Sir Lewes Clifford, sir Iohn Clanbowe, sir Richard Sturrie, and sir Thomas La|timer, and the chéefest of all was one sir Iohn Mon|tacute, EEBO page image 456 who caused all the images to be taken downe and set aside in corners, which Iohn Aubreie, and his successour sir Ala [...]e Buxhull, or any their ancestors had set vp in their chappell of Cheneleie. ¶ About the same time, the duke of Ireland sought to be diuorsed from his lawfull wife, a trim yoong ladie, daughter to the ladie Isabell, that was one of king Edward the third his daughters; and tooke to wife one Lance|grone a Bohemer one of the quéenes maids; by rea|son whereof, great occasion of slander and reproch grew, and diuerse lords, speciallie the duke of Gloce|ster, that was vncle to the ladie that was forsaken, tooke great displeasure herewith. But sith the king allowed of all the duke of Irelands dooings, the duke of Glocester dissembled such iniuries doone to his neece for the time, till opportunitie might serue to re|uenge the same.

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