Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then were the prisoners that were iudged brought to those places of execution: and executed in most ri|gorous maner, in the presence of the lord Edmund Howard son to the duke of Norffolke, & knight mar|shall, who shewed no mercie, but extreme crueltie to the poore yoonglings in their execution: Edw. Hall. in Hen. 8. fol. lxij. and likewise the dukes seruants spake manie opprobrious words, some bad hang, some bad draw, some bad set the citie on fire, but all was suffered. On thursdaie the se|uenth of Maie, was Lincolne, Shirwin, and two bre|thren called Bets, and diuerse other adiudged to die. Then Lincolne said, My lords, I meant well: for if you knew the mischiefe that is insued in this realme by strangers, you would remedie it, & manie times I haue complained, and then I was called a busie fel|low: now our Lord haue mercie on me. They were laid on hardels, & drawne to the standard in Cheape; and first was Iohn Lincolne executed.Iohn Lin|colne the au|thor of ill Maie daie executed in Cheape side. And as the other had the ropes about their neckes, there came a commandement from the king to respit the execu|tion. Then the people cried, God saue the king, and so was the oier and terminer deferred till another daie, and the prisoners sent againe to ward: the armed men departed out of London, and all things set in quiet.

On the eleuenth daie of Maie, the king came to his manor of Gréenwich, Edw. Hall. in H. 8. fol. lxii. where the recorder of Lon|don and diuerse aldermen came to speake with his grace, and all ware gownes of blacke colour. And when they perceiued the king comming out of his priuie chamber into his chamber of presence, they knéeled downe, and the recorder said:The recorde [...] in the behalfe of the citie speaketh hum|blie to the K. touching the riot.

Our most na|turall, benigne, and souereigne lord, we know well that your grace is displeased with vs of your citie of London, for the great riot late doone: we ascerteine your grace, that none of vs, nor no honest person were condescending to that enormitie, and yet wée, our wiues, and children, euerie houre lament that your fauour should be taken from vs. And forsomuch as light and idle persons were the dooers of the same, we most humblie beséech your grace to haue mercie of vs for our negligence, and compassion of the of|fendors for their offense and trespasse.

Trulie said the king,The kings answer wher|in their sute is denied. you haue highlie displeased and offended vs, and you ought to waile and be sorie for the same.

And where as you saie that you the sub|stantiall EEBO page image 844 persons were not consenting to the same, it appeareth to the contrarie. For you neuer mooued to let them, nor stirred once to fight with them, which you say were so small a number of light persons. Wherefore we must thinke, and you can not denie, that you did winke at the matter, but at this time we will grant to you neither our fauour nor good will, nor to the offendors mercie, but resort to the cardi|nall our lord chancellour, and he shall make you an answer, and declare our pleasure.