Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, when the foresaid William ceased not to make congregations of the people,He is called before the archbishop of Canturburie lord chéefe iu|stice or presi|dent of the realme. at length the archbishop sent a commandement vnto him, that he should appeare before him and other of the councell, at a certeine prefixed daie, to answer to such things as might be laid to his charge. To be short, he did so at the time appointed, but with such a rout of the com|mon people about him, that the archbishop durst not pronounce against him, but licenced him to depart for that time, giuing him soft and gentle words. Howbeit, certeine persons were then appointed by the said archbishop and other of the councell to watch him sometime, when he should haue no great compa|nie about him, and then to apprehend him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Amongst those that were thus commanded to at|tach him, were two burgesses of the citie, who ha|uing espied a conuenient time for the execution of their purpose, set vpon him to haue taken him, but he getting an ax, defended himselfe manfullie: and in resisting slue one of them, and after that fled into the church of S. Marie Bow,He fléeth in [...]o the church of S. Marie Bow. kéeping the same not as a place of sanctuarie, but as a fortresse: in somuch that by the helpe of such as resorted vnto him, he de|fended it against his aduersaries, till with fire and smoke they constreined him to come foorth and all those that were there with him:His concu|bine. amongst them also was his concubine, who neuer left him for any dan|ger that might be [...]ide him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The people regarding the danger of their pled|ges, came not out to aid him, as it was much doub|ted they would haue doone. Wherefore being thus at|tached, he was brought foorth, and comming out of the church, the sonne of that burgesse whome he had slaine (as you haue heard) strake him verie sore into the bellie with a knife, in reuenge of his fathers EEBO page image 150 death After this, he was had to his arraignment be|fore the archbishop, sitting within the towre, and be|ing condemned, was from thence drawne with hors|ses to the place of execution called the Elmes, and there hanged on a gibet,He is exe|cuted. with nine of his adherents, which had defended the church against the kings power: and yet for all this, the grudge ceassed not, but the common people raised a great slander vpon the archbishop, Wil. Paruus. Matth. Paris. both for causing him to be taken out of the church,The archbish. of Canturbu|rie euill spokẽ of, for y^e death of William Fitz Osbert. where he claimed priuilege of sanctu|arie, and also for putting him to death, who was inno|cent (as they alledged) and not giltie of those crimes that were laid against him: who sought onelie the de|fense of poore people against extortioners, and such as were wrong dooers.