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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Maister Whetston, and maister Lucar, and mai|ster Kightlie, were adiudged to paie two thousand pounds a péece, and the rest a thousand marks a péece, to be paid within one fortnight after. From this paiment were exempted those foure which con|fessed a fault, Iohn Fox. & therevpon had submitted themselues, whose names are these: maister Loe, maister Poin|ter,A parlement whereat the king & quéene [...]t present. maister Beswicke, and maister Cater. The 12 of Nouember being mondaie, the parlement began at Westminster, to the beginning whereof both the king and quéene rode in their parlement robes, ha|uing two swords borne before them. The earle of Penbroke bare his sword, and the earle of West|merland bare the quéenes. They had two caps of maintenance likewise borne before them: whereof the earle of Arundell bare the one, and the earle of Shrewesburie the other.Cardinall Poole arri| [...]eth at Douer During this parlement, cardinall Poole landed at Douer vpon wednesdaie, being the 21 of Nouember, who being receiued with much honor in all other countries through which hee had passed, was receiued here at the first, with no great shew, for the causes aboue mentioned. The same daie on the which he arriued, an act passed in the parlement house, for his restitution in bloud, vt|terlie repealing (as false and most slanderous) that act made against him in K. Henrie the eights time. And on the next daie being thursdaie and the 22 of Nouember,An act for the restitution in [...] of cardi|nall Poole. the king and queene both came to the parlement house to giue their roiall assent, and to e|stablish this act against his comming. On saturdaie the foure and twentith of Nouember, he came to the court, and after went to Lambeth where his lodging was prepared.

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