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From Richmond they remooued to Hampton court, where the hall doore within the court was con|tinuallie shut, so that no man might enter, vnlesse his errand were first knowne: which séemed strange to Englishmen that had not béene vsed thereto. The seuentéenth daie of September,A proclamati|on for the a|uoiding of maisterlesse men out of th [...] citie of Lon|don. was a proclamati|on in London, that all vagabonds and maisterlesse men, as well strangers as Englishmen, should de|part the citie within fiue daies: and strictlie charging all inholders, vittelers, tauerners, and ale house kée|pers, with all other that sold vittels, that they (after the said fiue daies) should not sell anie meat, drinke, or anie kind of vittels or reléefe to anie seruingman whatsoeuer, vnlesse he brought a testimoniall from his maister to declare whose seruant he was, & were in continuall houshold with his said maister, vpon paine to runne in danger of the law if they offend herein.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In September,Death of the Duke of Nor [...]|folke the duke of Norffolke departed this life at Fremingham castell in Norffolke, and there was honorablie buried among his ancestors. ¶The 26 of October,A Spaniard hanged. Iohn Stow. a Spaniard was hangd at Cha|ringcrosse for killing an Englishman, there was of|fered for his life by other strangers 500 crownes, but all that would not staie iustice.] On fridaie the same 26 of October, those honest men that had béene of Throckmortons quest, being in number eight (for the other foure were deliuered out of prison, for that they submitted themselues, and said they had offen|ded like weakelings, not considering truth to be truth,Eight of ma|ster Throck|mortons [...] appéere in th [...] starchamber but of force for feare said so) these eight men I saie (whereof maister Emanuell Lucar and maister Whetston were chéefe) were called before the coun|cell in the Starrechamber, where they affirmed that they had doone all things in that matter according to their knowledge, and with good consciences, euen as they should answer before GOD at the daie of iudgement. Where maister Lucar said openlie be|fore all the lords that they had doone in the matter like honest men, and true and faithfull subiects: and therefore they humblie be sought my lord chancellor and the other lords, to be meanes to the king and quéenes maiesties, that they might be discharged and set at libertie: and said that they were all con|tented to submit themselues to their maiesties, sa|uing and reseruing their truth, consciences, and ho|nesties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lords taking their words in maruellous euill part, iudged them worthie to paie excessiue fines.The hard iudgement [...] the lords a|gainst those eight honest men. Some said they were worthie to paie 1000 pounds a péece. Other said that Lucar and Whetston were worthie to paie a thousand marks a péece, and the rest fiue hundred pounds a peece. In conclusion, sentence was giuen by the lord chancellor that they should paie a thousand marks a peece, he that paid least; and that they should go to prison againe, and there re|main till further order were taken for their punish|ment. The thirtith of October being tuesdaie,

The L. [...] Greie set at libertie.

Further [...] mine [...] Throckmo [...]|tons [...].

the lord Iohn Greie was deliuered out of the tower, and set at libertie. Upon saturdaie the tenth of Nouember, the shiriffes of London had commandement to take an inuentarie of each one of their goods, which were EEBO page image 1122 of maister Throckmortons quest, & to seale vp their doores, which was doone the same daie.

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