Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the tenth daie of Aprill following,The bishops Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridleie sent to Oxford. Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canturburie, Nicholas Ridleie bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer once bishop of Worcester, who had béene long prisoners in the tower, were now conueied from thence, and caried to Windsore, and afterward to the vniuersi|tie of Oxford, there to dispute with the diuines and learned men of the contrarie opinion. Two daies after their comming to Oxford, which was the twelfe daie of the said moneth,Commissio|ners. diuerse learned men of both the vniuersities were sent in commission from the conuocation (which during this parlement was kept in Pauls church in London) to dispute with those prisoners in certeine articles of religion. The names of them that were in commission were these following. Of Oxford, doctor Weston prolo|cutor, Cole, Chadseie, Pie, Harpesfield, Smith. Of EEBO page image 1103 Cambridge, Yoong, Seton, Watson, Atkinson, Phecknam, Sedgewike. The thirtéenth daie of A|prill these disputers assembled themselues in saint Maries church, to conuent the thrée persons aboue named vpon certeine articles of religion, who being brought out of prison before them, were seuerallie one after another examined of their opinions, vpon the articles proponed vnto them, Io. Fox in acts and monu|ments. whereof ye maie read in the booke of monuments of the church more at large, and there find the whole procéeding in that matter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Sir Thomas Wiat arreig|ned.Sir Thomas Wiat (of whome mention is made before) was about this time brought from the tower to Westminster, and there arreigned of high trea|son: the earle of Sussex, sir Edward Hastings, and sir Thomas Cornwallis, with others being his iudges. The effect of whose indictment among o|ther things speciallie was;The effect of Wiats indict|ment. that he the fourtéenth daie of Februarie last before, with force of armed multitude and ensignes displaied, had at Brainford raised open warres against our souereigne ladie the quéene, traitorouslie pretending and practising to de|priue hir of hir crowne and dignitie; and the question was demanded of him, whether he was guiltie or no? Where at he staied, and besought the iudges that he might first aske a question, before he answered directlie to the point,Wiat answe|reth not di|rectlie to the question guil|tie or vnguil|tie. and he was licenced so to doo. The question was, that if he should confesse himselfe guiltie, whether the same should not be preiudiciall vnto him, so as he by that confession should be bar|red from vttering such things as he had more to say? Wherevnto it was answered by the court; Maister Wiat (said they) ye shall haue both leaue and leasure to saie what you can.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then my lords (quoth he) I must confesse my selfe guiltie, and in the end the truth of my case must in|force me. I must acknowledge this to be a iust plague for my sins, which most gréeuouslie I there|fore haue committed against God, who suffered me thus brutishslie & beastlie to fall into this horrible of|fense of the law. Wherefore all you lords & gentle|men, with other here present, note well my words, lo here & sée in me the same end which all other com|monlie had, which haue attempted the like enter|prise from the beginning. For peruse the chronicles through, & you shall sée that neuer rebellion attemp|ted by subiects against their prince and countrie,A rebels re|port touching rebellion. from the beginning did euer prosper, or had euer better successe, except the case of king Henrie the fourth: who although he became a prince, yet in his act was but a rebell, for so must I call him: & though he preuailed for a time, yet was it not long but that his heires were depriued, and those that had right a|gaine restored to the kingdome and crowne, and the vsurpation so sharplie reuenged afterward in his bloud, as it well appeared, that the long delaie of Gods vengeance was supplied with more greeuous plagues in the third and fourth generation. For the loue of God all you gentlemen that be here present, remember and be taught as well by examples past,Wiats ex|hortation to loialtie by his owne exam|ple. as also by this my present infelicitie and most wret|ched case. Oh most misserable, mischiefous, brutish & bestlie furious imaginations of mine! I was per|suaded that by the mariage of the prince of Spaine, the second person of this realme, and next heire to the crowne, should haue béene in danger; and that I being a free borne man, should with my countrie haue beene brought into the bondage and seruitude of aliens and strangers. Which brutish beastlie opi|nion then seemed to me reason, and wrought in me such effects, that it led me headlong into the practise of this detestable crime of treason.