Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, in the beginning of this parlement,The duke of Ireland & his associats at|tainted of tre|son by this parlement. were openlie called Robert Uéer duke of Ireland, Alexander Neuill archbishop of Yorke, Michaell de la Poole earle of Suffolke, sir Robert Trisilian lord cheefe iustice of England, to answer Thomas of Woodstoke duke of Glocester, Richard earle of A|rundell, Henrie earle of Derbie, and Thomas earle of Notingham, vpon certeine articles of high trea|son, which these lords did charge them with. And forso|much as none of these appeared, it was ordeined by the whole assent of the parlement, that they should be banished for euer, and their lands and goods moouea|ble and vnmooueable to be forfeit and seized into the kings hands, their lands intailed onelie excepted. Shortlie after was the lord chéefe iustice,Trisilian chéefe iustice descried by his owne man is executed at Tiburne. Robert Tri|silian found in an apothecaries house at Westmin|ster, lurking there, to vnderstand by spies dailie what was doone in the parlement: he was descried by one of his owne men, and so taken and brought to the duke of Glocester, who caused him forthwith the same daie to be had to the tower, and from thence drawne to Tiburne, and there hanged.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 On the morrow after, sir Nicholas Brambre, that sometime had beene maior of London, was brought foorth to iudgement and condemned, although he had manie fréends that made sute to saue his life. This man had doone manie oppressions within the citie of London (as was reported.) In his maioraltie, he caused great & monstruous stocks to be made to im|prison men therein, and also a common axe to strike off the heads of them which should resist his will and pleasure, for he was so highlie in the kings fauour, that he might doo what he would. And the report went, that he had caused eight thousand or more to be indicted, which before had taken part with the lords, intending to haue put them all to death, if God had not shortened his daies. Manie other euill fauoured reports went abroad of him, as that he meant to haue changed the name of London, and to haue na|med it little Troie, of which citie baptised with that new name, he purposed to be intituled duke. But these were forged rumors deuised and spred abroad EEBO page image 464 in those daies, as manie other were, partlie by the vaine imagination of the people, and partlie of pur|pose, to bring those whome the king fauoured further out of the peoples liking.Sir Nicho|l [...]s Brambre [...] with an oxe of his owne deuise. But now touching sir Ni|cholas Brambre: in the end being thus called to an|swer his transgressions, he was found giltie, and had iudgement, neither to be hanged, nor drawne, but to be beheaded with his owne are which before he had deuised: seruing him heerein as Phalaris the tyrant sometime serued Perillus, the inuentor of that ex|quisite torment of the brasen bull, wherein the offen|dor being put (and the counterfet beast by force of fier made glowing hot) hauing his toong first cut out, through extreamitie of paine made a bellowing al|waies as he cried, as if it had béene the verie noise of a naturall bull. Of which strange torment Perillus himselfe first tasted, suffering death by an engine of his owne deuising, which he thought should haue purchased him a good liuing, whereof the poet saith:

Ouid. li. 1. de art.V [...] Phalaris tauro violentus membra Perilli

Torruit, infelix imbuit autor opus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 After this, sir Iohn Salisburie, & sir Iames Ber|neis,Diuerse that stood against the lords ex|ecuted. both knights and lustie yoong men, were by iudgement of parlement drawne and hanged. Then folowed Iohn Beauchampe of the Holt, lord steward of the kings house, that had serued king Edward the third, and his sonne Lionell duke of Clarence: who likewise by decrée of this parlement was drawne and hanged. Also Iohn Blake esquier, who in an infortunate houre stood against the lords in the coun|cell at Notingham, was now drawne and hanged, and so was one Thomas Uske. Last of all (or as some hold, first of all) was sir Simon Burlie beheaded, al|though the earle of Derbie did what he could to saue his life, by reason whereof, great dissention rose be|twixt the said earle, and the duke of Glocester: for the duke being a sore and a right seuere man,The duke of Glocester a seuere man. might not by any meanes be remooued from his opinion and purpose, if he once resolued vpon any matter. Some spite he bare (as was thought) towards the said sir Simon Burlie, both as well for the faithfull fréendship,Sir Simon Burlie. which was growne betwixt the duke of Ireland, and the said sir Simon, as also for that he looked to haue had such offices and roomes which sir Simon inioied, by the kings gratious fauour and grants thereof to him made, as the Wardenship of the cinque ports, and constableship of the castell of Douer, and the office of high chamberleine.