¶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.

On the two and twentith of August Iohn duke of Northumberland was beheaded on the tower hill, whose bodie with the head was buried in the tower, by the bodie of Edward late duke of Sumerset. So that there lieth before the high altar two dukes be|twéene two quéenes, to wit, the duke of Summer|set & the duke of Northumberland betweene quéene Anne and quéene Katharine, all foure beheaded. At the same time and place also was likewise behea|ded sir Iohn Gates,Sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer be| [...]ded. and sir Thomas Palmer, which sir Iohn Gates in that place vsed few words, but laid downe his head without anie kercher, and had the same striken off at thrée blowes. Sir Thomas Palmer, as soone as he came to the scaffold, tooke e|uerie man by the hand, and desired them to praie for him: then putting off his gowne, he leaned vpon the [...]ast raile, and said these words in effect.