¶On the eight of Aprill, then being sundaie, Iohn Stow. A cat hanged in cheape. a cat with hir head shorne, and the likenesse of a vestment cast ouer hir, with hir fore féet tied togither, and a round peece of paper like a singing cake betwixt them, was hanged on a gallows in Cheape, néere to the crosse, in the parish of saint Matthew: which cat being taken downe, was caried to the bishop of London, and he caused the same to be shewed at Pauls crosse by the preacher doctor Pendleton.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the tenth daie of Aprill following,The bishops Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridleie sent to Oxford. Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canturburie, Nicholas Ridleie bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer once bishop of Worcester, who had béene long prisoners in the tower, were now conueied from thence, and caried to Windsore, and afterward to the vniuersi|tie of Oxford, there to dispute with the diuines and learned men of the contrarie opinion. Two daies after their comming to Oxford, which was the twelfe daie of the said moneth,Commissio|ners. diuerse learned men of both the vniuersities were sent in commission from the conuocation (which during this parlement was kept in Pauls church in London) to dispute with those prisoners in certeine articles of religion. The names of them that were in commission were these following. Of Oxford, doctor Weston prolo|cutor, Cole, Chadseie, Pie, Harpesfield, Smith. Of EEBO page image 1103 Cambridge, Yoong, Seton, Watson, Atkinson, Phecknam, Sedgewike. The thirtéenth daie of A|prill these disputers assembled themselues in saint Maries church, to conuent the thrée persons aboue named vpon certeine articles of religion, who being brought out of prison before them, were seuerallie one after another examined of their opinions, vpon the articles proponed vnto them, Io. Fox in acts and monu|ments. whereof ye maie read in the booke of monuments of the church more at large, and there find the whole procéeding in that matter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Sir Thomas Wiat arreig|ned.Sir Thomas Wiat (of whome mention is made before) was about this time brought from the tower to Westminster, and there arreigned of high trea|son: the earle of Sussex, sir Edward Hastings, and sir Thomas Cornwallis, with others being his iudges. The effect of whose indictment among o|ther things speciallie was;The effect of Wiats indict|ment. that he the fourtéenth daie of Februarie last before, with force of armed multitude and ensignes displaied, had at Brainford raised open warres against our souereigne ladie the quéene, traitorouslie pretending and practising to de|priue hir of hir crowne and dignitie; and the question was demanded of him, whether he was guiltie or no? Where at he staied, and besought the iudges that he might first aske a question, before he answered directlie to the point,Wiat answe|reth not di|rectlie to the question guil|tie or vnguil|tie. and he was licenced so to doo. The question was, that if he should confesse himselfe guiltie, whether the same should not be preiudiciall vnto him, so as he by that confession should be bar|red from vttering such things as he had more to say? Wherevnto it was answered by the court; Maister Wiat (said they) ye shall haue both leaue and leasure to saie what you can.