Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the eleuenth daie of October, there was a great creation of dukes and earles,Creation of honorable estates, as the lord mar|quesse Dorset was created duke of Suffolke, the earle of Warwike made duke of Northumberland, and the earle of Wilshire made marquesse of Win|chester, & sir William Herbert maister of the horsse; he also made William Cicill his secretarie knight, I.S. pag. 1050. maister Iohn Chéeke one of his schoolemaisters knight, maister Henrie Dudlie knight,The duked Summer [...]et againe appre|hended, and committed [...] the to [...]. & maister Henrie Neuill knight. The sixtéenth daie of the said moneth being fridaie, the duke of Summerset was againe apprehended, & his wife also, & committed to the tower; with him also were cõmitted sir Michaell EEBO page image 1067 Stanhope, sir Thomas Arundell, sir Rafe Uane, sir Miles Partrige & other for suspicion of treason and felonie, whereof they were all shortlie after indicted. And so standing indicted, the second daie of Decem|ber next following, the said duke was brought out of the tower of London with the ax of the tower borne before him, with a great number of billes, gleaues, halberds & pollaxes attending vpon him, & so came into Westminster hall, where was made in the middle of the hall a new scaffold, where all the lords of the kings councell sate as his iudges:The duke ar|reigned both of treason and [...]lonie. and there was he arreigned and charged with manie ar|ticles both of felonie and treason. And when after much mild speech he had answered not guiltie, he in all humble manner put himselfe to be tried by his péeres: who after long consultation among them|selues, gaue their verdict that he was not guiltie of the treason, but of the felonie. The people there pre|sent (which was a great number) hearing the lords saie not guiltie, which was to the treason, thinking most certeinlie that he was cléerelie acquited; and chieflie for that immediatlie vpon the pronouncing of those words, he that caried the ax of the tower departed with the ax,The people [...]pposing the duke to be [...]re gaue a great showt [...] ioie. they made such an outcrie and [...]o [...]e, as the like hath not béene heard. Which was an euident declaration of their good willes and hartie fa|uors vnto him, whose life they greatlie desired to haue saued, for that he had deserued right well of most (though the good gentleman had some priuat e|nimies) and had béene as a man maie iustlie saie:

Solamen magnum patriae, solamen amicis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke condemed to [...] for felonie.But neuerthelesse, he was condemned to the death, whereof shortlie after he tasted. The felonie that he was condemned of, was vpon the statute made the last yeare against rebelles, and vnlawfull assemblies, wherein amongst other things is one branch, that whosoeuer shall procure the death of anie councellor, that euerie such attempt or procurement shall be felonie. And by force of that statute, the duke of Summerset, being accompanied with cer|teine others, was charged that he purposed and at|tempted the death of the duke of Northumberland, the lord marquesse, the lord of Penbroke, and others of the priuie councell, which by statute was felonie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Summerset condemned returneth to the tower.After the duke was thus condemned, he was a|gaine returned to the tower, and landed at the crane of the vinetree, and so passed through London, where were both exclamations: the one cried for ioie that he was acquitted, the other cried out that he was condemned. But howsoeuer they cried, he was con|ueied to the tower of London, where he remained vntill the two and twentith daie of Ianuarie next fo|lowing.The people murmur at the dukes condemnatiõ. The duke being condemned (as is afore|said) the people spake diuerslie, and murmured a|gainst the duke of Northumberland, and against some other of the lords, for the condemnation of the said duke: and also (as the common same went) the kings maiestie tooke it not in good part. Wherefore as well to remooue fond talke out of mens mouths, as also to recreat and refresh the troubled spirits of the yoong king; who (as saith Grafton) séemed to take the trouble of his vncle somewhat heauilie:Policie. it was deuised, that the feast of Christs natiuitie, com|monlie called Christmasse then at h [...]nd, should be so|lemnlie kept at Gréenwich with open houshold, and franke resort to court (which is called kéeping of the hall) what time of old ordinarie course there is al|waies one appointed to make sport in the court, cal|led commonlie lord of misrule: whose office is not vnknowne to such as haue beene brought vp in no|ble mens houses, and among great house-keepers, which vse liberall feasting in that season. [...] There was therfore by order of the councell, a wise gentleman & learned named George Ferrers, appointed to that office for this yeare; who being of better credit & esti|mation than cõmonlie his predecessors had beene be|fore, receiued all his commissions and warrants by the name of the maister of the kings pastimes: Which gentleman so well supplied his office, both in shew of sundrie sights and deuises of rare inuenti|ons, and in act of diuerse interludes, and matters of pastime plaied by persons, as not onelie satisfied the common [...]ort, but also were verie well liked and al|lowed by the councell, and other of skill in the like pastimes: but best of all by the yoong king himselfe, as appéered by his princelie liberalitie in rewarding that seruice.