But whatsoeuer he was, séeing he is now gone, I referre him to his iudge, to whom he shall stand or fall. As concerning his death and maner thereof, I would they which were present thereat, would testi|fie to vs what they saw. This we haue all to thinke, that his death happened so opportunelie, that Eng|land hath a mightie cause to giue thanks to the Lord therfore: not so much for the great hurt he had doone in times past in peruerting his princesse, in bringing in the six articles, in murthering Gods saints,Stephan Gardiner especiallie hunteth for the life of ladie Elizabeth. Q. Elizabeth preserued. in de|facing Christs sincere religion, &c: as also especiallie for that he had thought to haue brought to passe in murthering also our noble quéene that now is. For whatsoeuer danger it was of death that she was in, it did (no doubt) procéed from that bloudie bishop, who was the cause thereof. And if it be certeine which we haue heard, that hir highnesse being in the to|wer, a writ came downe from certeine of the coun|cell for hir execution, it is out of controuersie, that wilie Winchester was the onelie Dedalus and fra|mer of that engine. Who (no doubt) in that one daie had brought this whole realme into wofull ruine, had not the lords most gratious councell,M. Bridges lieu [...]nant the Lords organ in sauing the ladie Eliza|beths life. thorough maister Bridges then the lieutenant, comming in hast to the quéene, certified hir of the matter, and pre|uented Achitophels bloudie deuises. For the which, thanks be to the same our Lord and Sauiour, in the congregation of all English churches, Amen.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After whose death,The archbi|shop of Yorke lord chãcellor. Nicholas heath archbishop of Yorke, was preferred by the quéene to the office of the chancellor. ¶She likewise gaue the priuie seale to the lord Paget, and made him lord priuie seale, Iohn Stow. these were both Londoners borne. In this moneth of Fe|bruarie, the lord maior of London and the aldermen entered into Bridewell, and tooke possession thereof, according to the gift of king Edward, now con [...]|med by queene Marie.] In the moneth of March next following, there was in maner no other talke, but of the great preparation that was made for the quéens lieng in childbed, who had alredie taken vp hir cham|ber, and sundrie ladies and gentlewomen were pla|ced about hir in euerie office of the court.

¶And now forsomuch as in the beginning of the moneth of Iune about Whitsuntide, Abr. Fl. ex. I.F. martyrologio. Rockers and nurses proui|ded for quéene Maries child. the time was thought to be nie, that this yoong maister should come into the world, and that midwiues, rockers, nurses, with the cradle and all, were prepared and in a readi|nesse, suddenlie vpon what cause or occasion it is vn|certeine, a certeine vaine rumor was blowne in London of the prosperous deliuerance of the quéene, and the birth of the child: insomuch that bels were roong, bonefiers and processions made,Processions and bonefires in London for ioy of the yong prince. not one|lie in the citie of London, and in most other parts of the realme, but also in Antwerpe guns were shot off vpon the riuer by the English ships, and the mari|ners thereof were rewarded with an hundred pisto|lets or Italian crownes by the ladie regent,Triumph at Antwerpe for the same. who was the quéene of Hungarie. Such great reioising and triumph was for the quéenes deliuerie, and that there was a prince borne. Yea, diuerse preachers, namelie one the person of saint Anne within Alders|gate, after procession and Te Deum soong, tooke vpon him to describe the proportion of the child, how faire, how beautifull, and great a prince it was, as the like EEBO page image 1131 had not béene seene.