Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Northumberland at his comming to the barre, vsed great reuerence towards the iud|ges: and protesting his faith and allegiance to the quéens maiestie, whome he confessed gréeuouslie to haue offended, he said that he meant not to speake anie thing in defense of his fact, but would first vn|derstand th'opinion of the court in two points. First whether a man dooing anie act by authoritie of the princes councell,The dukes request to vn|derstand the opinion of the court in two points. & by warrant of the great seale of England, & dooing nothing without the same, maie be charged with treason for any thing which he might doo by warrant thereof? Secondlie, whether anie such persons as were equally culpable in that crime, and those by whose letters and commandements he was directed in all his dooings might be his iudges, or passe vpon his triall as his péeres? Wherevnto was answered, that as concerning the first, the great seale which he laid for his warrant, was not the seale of the lawfull quéene of the realme, nor pas|sed by authoritie: but the seale of an vsurper, and therefore could be no warrant to him. And to the se|cond it was alledged, that if anie were as deeplie to be touched in that case as himselfe, yet so long as no atteindor were of record against them, they were neuerthelesse persons able in law to passe vpon anie triall, and not to be chalenged therefore, but at the princes pleasure. After which answer the duke vsing few words, declared his earnest repentance in the case (for he saw that to stand vpon vttering anie rea|sonable matter, as might séeme, would little pre|uaile) and he mooued the duke of Norffolke to be a meane vnto the quéene for mercie, and without fur|ther EEBO page image 1090 answer confessed the indictment, by whose ex|ample the other prisoners arreigned with him, did likewise confesse the indictments produced against them, and therevpon had iudgement.

¶Now when iudgement was giuen, the duke said; I beséech you my lords all to be humble suters to the quéenes maiestie, Abr. Fl. ex [...]. 1069. The duke of Northumber|lands foure requests after [...] iudgment and to grant me foure requests, which are these: first, that I maie haue that death which noble men haue had in times past, and not the other: secondarilie, that hir maiestie will be grati|ous to my children which maie hereafter doo good ser|uice, considering that they went by my commande|ment who am their father, and not of their owne frée willes: thirdlie, that I may haue appointed to me some learned man for the instruction and quieting of my conscience: and fourthlie, that she will send two of the councell to commune with me, to whome I will declare such matters as shall be expedient for hir and the common-weale: and thus I beseech you all to praie for me.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The ninetéenth of August, sir Andrew Dudleie, sir Iohn Gates, and sir Henrie Gates brethren, and sir Thomas Palmer knights, were arreigned at Westminster; and confessing their indictments, had iudgement, which was pronounced by the marquesse of Winchester high treasuror of England that sate that daie as chiefe iustice. On the twentith of August doctor Watson chapleine to the bishop of Winches|ter preached at Pauls crosse,Preacher at P [...]ules crosse [...]ded. by the quéenes appoint|ment, & for feare of the like tumult as had béene not long before, certeine lords of the councell repai|red to the sermon, as the lord treasuror, the lord pri|uie seale, the earle of Bedford, the earle of Penbroke, the lord Wentworth, the lord Rich, and sir Henrie Gerningam capteine of the gard with two hundred of the gard, which stood about the preacher with hal|berts. Also the maior had warned the companies of the citie to be present in their liueries, which was well accepted of the queenes councell: and the ser|mon was quietlie ended.