Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then said sir Edward Hastings maister of the quéens horsse; Maister Wiat,Sir Edward Hastings spéech to Wiat. doo ye remember when I and maister Cornwallis were sent vnto you from the quéenes highnesse to demand the cause of your enterprise, and what you required? Were not these your demands, that the quéenes grace should go to the tower, and there remaine; and you to haue the rule of the tower and hir person, with the treasure in kéeping, and such of hir councell as you would re|quire to be deliuered into your hands, saieng that you would be trusted and not trust? Which words when Wiat had confessed, then said the quéenes soli|citor; Your presumption was ouer great, & your at|tempt EEBO page image 1104 in this case hath purchased you perpetuall in|famie,Maister Cor| [...]ell late mai|ster of the [...] speak|eth. and shall be called Wiats rebellion, as Wat Tilers was called Wat Tilers rebellion. Then said the attorneie; Maister Wiat, were you not pri|uie to a deuise whereby the quéene should haue béene murthered in a place where she should walke? I doo not burthen you to confesse this, for thus much I must saie on your behalfe, that you misliked that de|uise?William Thomas mean [...] to mur|ther quéene Marie. That deuise (said Wiat) was the deuise of William Thomas, whome euer after I abhorred for that cause.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then was a letter shewed, which Wiat being in Southworke had written to the duke of Suf|folke, that he should méet him at Kingstone bridge, and from thense to accompanie him to London, al|though he came with the fewer number. Wiat at the first did not séeme to remember anie such letter; but when it was shewed him, he confessed his hand. Then was it demanded of him among other things, whie he refused the queenes pardon when it was offe|red him. My lords (quoth he) I confesse my fault and offense to be most vile and heinous,Wiats confes|sion. for the which first I aske God mercie, without the which I cannot cha|lenge anie thing, such is my offense alreadie com|mitted. And therefore I beséech you to trouble me with no more questions, for I haue deliuered all things vnto hir grace in writing. And finallie here I must confesse, that of all the voiages wherein I haue serued, this was the most desperat and painfull iorneie that euer I made. And where you asked whie I receiued not the quéenes pardon when it was offe|red vnto me;Wiat is sorie that he refu|sed the quéens pardon when it was offred. Oh vnhappie man! What shall I saie? When I was entred into this diuellish & desperat ad|uenture, there was no waie but wade through with that I had taken in hand: for I had thought that o|ther had béene as farre forward as my selfe, which I found farre otherwise. So that being bent to keepe promise with all my confederats, none kept promise with me; for I like a moile went through thicke and thin with this determination, that if I should come to anie treatie, I should séeme to bewraie all my friends.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But whereto should I spend anie more words? I yéeld my selfe wholie vnto the quéenes mercie, knowing well that it is onelie in hir power to make me (as I haue deserued) an open example to the world with Wat Tiler; or else to make me partici|pant of that pitie which she hath extended in as great crimes as mine; most humblie beséeching you all to be means for me to hir highnesse for mercie, which is my last and onelie refuge. The will of God be doone on me. Upon this confession without further triall, he receiued the iudgement accustomed in cases of treason, which was to be hanged, drawne and quarte|red. And the eleuenth of Aprill next folowing he was brought to the Tower hill, and there was pardoned of his drawing and hanging,The executi|on of sir Tho|mas Wiat. but had his head stric|ken off, and his bodie cut in foure quarters, and set vp in diuerse places about the citie, but his head was set vppon the gallowes at Haie hill beside Hide parke.