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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The eight and twentith of Iulie (as you haue heard before) the lord Cromwell was beheaded, and likewisewith him the lord Hungerford of Heitesbu|rie, who at the houre of his death séemed vnquiet,The lord Hungerford executed for buggerie. as manie iudged him rather in a frensie than otherwise: he suffered for buggerie. The thirteenth of Iulie were drawne on hurdels from the Tower to Smithfield,Execution of Barnes and others. Robert Barns doctor of diuinitie, Thomas Garard, and William Ierom bachellors in diuinitie: Ierom was vicar of Stepnie, and Garard was person of Honie [...]ane: also Powell Fetherston, and Abell priests. The first thrée were drawne to a stake, there before set vp, and then burned. The other three were drawne to the gallowes, and hanged, beheaded and quartered. The thrée first (as is found in their attein|dor) were executed for diuerse heresies, but none al|ledged, whereat (saith Hall) I haue much maruelled, that their heresies were so manie, and not one al|ledged as a speciall cause of their death. And verelie at their deaths they asked the shiriffs what was their offense for which they were condemned? Who answe|red, they could not tell: but most men said it was for preaching against the doctrine of Stephan Gar|diner bishop of Winchester, who chieflie (as the same Hall saith) procured their deaths. The last thrée, to wit, Powell, Fetherston, and Abell, suffered for trea|son, as in their atteindor was speciall mention made, to wit, for denieng the kings supremacie, and affirming his mariage with the ladie Katharin Do|wager to be good.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fourth of August,Thomas Empson [...] obstinate moonke. Thomas Empson some|time a moonke of Westminster, which had béene in prison for treason in Newgate now for the space of thrée yeares and more, came before the iustices of gaole deliuerie at Newgate, and for that he would not aske the kings pardon, nor be sworne to be true to him, his moonks garment was plucked from his backe, and he repriued, till the king were informed of his malicious obstinacie: and this was the last moonke that was séene in his clothing in England till queene Maries daies. The fourth of August were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne,Execution [...] treason. Giles Heron gentleman, Clement Philpot gentle|man, late of Calis, and seruant to the lord Lisle, Darbie Genning, Edmund Brindholme priest, chapleine to the said lord Lisle, William Horne late a laie brother of the Charterhouse of London, and an other offendor: which six persons were there han|ged and quartered, and had béene atteinted of trea|son by parlement. The same daie also was one Charles Carew gentleman hanged for robbing of the ladie Carew.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The eight of August was the ladie Katharine Howard néece to the duke of Norffolke, and daugh|ter EEBO page image 953 to the lord Edmund Howard shewed openlie as quéene at Hampton court.P [...]lots cause [...] mur| [...]rs. The eleuenth of Sep|tember a stranger was hanged in Moorefield, na|med Iames Rinatian, who had slaine his maister, one Capon a Florentine in a garden, for his harlot. In the latter end of this summer, was vniuersallie through the most parts of this realme great death by a strange kind of hot agues and fluxes, [...] death and [...] [...]ought. I. [...]. and some pestilence, in which season was such a drought, that wels and small riuers were cleane dried vp, so that much cattell died for lacke of water, and the Thames was so shalow, & the fresh water of so small strength that the salt water flowed aboue London bridge, till the raine had increased the fresh waters.

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