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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king held his Christmas at Gréenewich, and as well he as all the court ware mourning apparell, till the morrow after Candlemas daie, & then he and all other changed. This yeare Edward Seimer vi|count Beauchampe the quéenes brother was created earle of Hertford,Creation of officers. & sir William Fitzwilliams lord high admerall was created earle of Southhampton, ¶ and master Paulet was made vicetreasuror, Abr. Fl. ex I. S pag. 1011, 1012. sir Iohn Russell comptrollor of the kings house, master Henedge, master Long, master Kneuet of the kings priuie chamber, knights; master Coffin, master Li|ftar, & master Seimer the quéenes brother, knights. On Allhallowes euen, the lord Thomas Howard, brother to the duke of Norffolke,Lord Tho|mas Howard deceassed. died prisoner in the Tower of London, and was buried at Thetford, and then the ladie Margaret Dowglas was pardoned, EEBO page image 945 and released out of the Tower. The foure and twen|tith of Februarie,Good of grace shewed at Paules. being sundaie, the rood of Boxleie in Kent, called the rood of grace, made with diuerse vices, to mooue the eies and lips, was shewed at Paules crosse by the preacher, which was the bishop of Rochester, and there it was broken and plucked in peeces.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fiue and twentith of Februarie, sir Ihon Al|len priest, and also an Irish gentleman of the Garets were hanged & quartered at Tiburne. The second of March, the image of the rood, called saint Sauior at Bermonseie abbeie in Southworke,Saint Saui|or in South|worke. was taken downe by the kings commandement. The one and twentith of March, Henrie Harsam customer of Plimmouth, and Thomas Ewell, were hanged and quartered at Tiburne.] In Maie a frier obseruant called frier Forrest was apprehended, for that he was knowne in secret confessions to haue declared to manie of the kings liege people, Anno Reg 30. Frier For|rest. that the king was not supreame head of the church, where he had by his oth neuerthelesse affirmed him so to be. Wher|vpon in his examination, that point being laid to his charge, he answered that he tooke his oth with his outward man, but his inward man neuer consented therevnto. But being further accused of diuerse he|reticall and damnable opinions that he held & main|teined contrarie to the scripture, at length being not able to defend the same, he submitted himselfe to the punishment of the church.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now when vpon this his submission, hauing more libertie than before he had to talke with whome he would, and other hauing libertie to talke with him, he was incensed by some such as had conference with him, that when his formall abiuration was sent him to read and peruse, he vtterlie refused it, and obstinatelie stood in all his heresies and trea|sons. Wherevpon he was condemned, & afterwards on a paire of new gallowes prepared for him in Smithfield, he was hanged by the middle and arme|holes all quicke, and vnder the gallowes was made a fire wherewith he was consumed and burnt to death.Frier For|rest burnt. There were diuerse of the councell present at his death readie to haue granted him pardon, if a|nie sparke of repentance would haue appeared in him. There was also a pulpit prepared, in which that renowmed preacher Hugh Latimer, then bi|shop of Worcester, by manifest scriptures confuted the friers errors, and with manie godlie exhortati|ons mooued him to repentance, but he would neither heare nor speake.

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