On the two and twentith of August Iohn duke of Northumberland was beheaded on the tower hill, whose bodie with the head was buried in the tower, by the bodie of Edward late duke of Sumerset. So that there lieth before the high altar two dukes be|twéene two quéenes, to wit, the duke of Summer|set & the duke of Northumberland betweene quéene Anne and quéene Katharine, all foure beheaded. At the same time and place also was likewise behea|ded sir Iohn Gates,Sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer be| [...]ded. and sir Thomas Palmer, which sir Iohn Gates in that place vsed few words, but laid downe his head without anie kercher, and had the same striken off at thrée blowes. Sir Thomas Palmer, as soone as he came to the scaffold, tooke e|uerie man by the hand, and desired them to praie for him: then putting off his gowne, he leaned vpon the [...]ast raile, and said these words in effect.
22.1. The effect of such words as sir Thomas Palmer vttered on the scaffold at his death.
The effect of such words as sir Thomas Palmer vttered on the scaffold at his death.
_MY maisters (quoth he) God saue you all. It is not vnknowne vnto you wherefore I come hither, which I haue worthilie well de|serued at Gods hands: for I know it to be his diuine ordinance, by this meanes to call me to his mercie, and to teach me to know my selfe, what I am, and wherevn|to we are all subiect: I thanke his merci|full goodnesse, for hee hath caused me to learne more in one little darke corner in yonder tower, than euer I learned by a|nie trauell in so manie places as I haue beene. For there (I saie) I haue seene God what he is, & how vnsearchable his woon|derous works are, & how infinit his mer|cies be: I haue seene there my selfe throgh|lie, and what I am, nothing but a lumpe of sin, earth, dust, and of all vilenesse most vi|lest: I haue seene there and know what the world is, how vaine, deceitfull, transitorie, and short it is; how wicked and lothsome the works thereof are in the sight of Gods maiestie; how he neither regardeth the manaces of the proud men and migh|tie ones, neither despiseth the humblenesse of the poore & lowlie which are in the same world: finallie, I haue seene there what death is, how nie hanging ouer all mens heds, and yet how vncerteine the time, and how vnknowne to all men, and how little it is to be feared. And should I feare death or be sad therefore? Haue I not seene two die before mine eies? Yea and within the hearing of mine eares? No, neither the sprinkling of the bloud, nor the sheading thereof, nor the bloudie ax it selfe shall make me afraid. And now taking my leaue of the same, I praie you all to praie for me. Come on good fellow (quoth he) art thou he that must doo the deed? I forgiue thee with all my hart; & then kneeling downe, & laieng his hed on the blocke, he said; I will see how meet the blocke is for my necke, I praie thee strike not yet, for I haue a few praiers to saie; and that doone, strike on Gods name, good leaue thou.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 His praiers ended, and desiring ech man to praie for him, he laid downe his head againe, and so the ex|ecutioner foorthwith tooke it from him at one stroke. On the thrée and twentith of August the quéene deli|uered the great seale to doctor Gardiner bishop of Winchester, and made him lord chancellor.New lord chancellor. The sea|uen and twentith of August,Latine ser|uice. the seruice began in La|tine to be soong in Pauls church in London. The six and twentith of August in the euening the notablest ship in England called the great Harrie was burnt at Woolwich by negligence of the mariners,Great Harrie a ship burnt. she was of burthen a thousand tuns. The first of Sep|tember the quéene demanded a prest of the citie of London of twentie thousand pounds,Prest to the quéene. to be repaied againe within fouretéene daies after Michael masse next folowing, which sum was leuied of the aldermen and one hundred & twentie commoners. The fourth of September was proclamed certeine new coins of gold and siluer,New coine [...]. a souereigne of gold of thirtie shil|lings, the halfe souereigne fiftéene shillings, an an|gell at ten shillings, the halfe angell fiue shillings. Of siluer, the grote, halfe grote and pennie:Subsidie par|doned. all base coines to be currant as before. Also the same daie by proclamation was pardoned the subsidie of foure shillings the pound of lands, and two shillings eight pence the pound of moouable goods, granted in the last parlement of king Edward the sixt.] Soone af|ter this Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canturbu|rie, and late before of king Edwards priuie councell,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie com|mitted to the tower. was committed to the tower of London, being char|ged of treason, not onelie for giuing aduise to the dis|heriting of quéene Marie, but also for aiding the duke of Northumberland with certeine horsse and men against the queene, in the quarrell of the ladie Iane of Suffolke: wherein (if he were culpable) he EEBO page image 1091 lacked the prouidence and foresight of after-claps, which Sée before pag. 1030, 1031 doctor Parker in the insurrection Ket vsing saued both his life and estimation.