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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time the foresaid Gée, vpon know|ledge had that Bullocke was withdrawen out of the waie, was not onelie had in some suspicion, but also committed toward: albeit so as he had libertie to take order to send abrode such as should make sute after Bullocke. And amongst other that went foorth, one of his seruants was sent to Rie, whither the drie vat was conueied: and comming thither, the same drie vat was opened, wherein the mangled corps of Hall was found: whereby the truth of the matter EEBO page image 1229 came to light,The drie vat, wherein the murthered man was put to be trans|ported, des|cried. and by the good prouidence of God, the reuealer of such euill facts, Bullocke was at the ve|rie same time discouered at the place in Holborne a|fore mentioned, and there apprehended, did receiue (as ye haue heard) due punishment for his heinous and most wicked offense.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Earle of Lin|colne and o|ther ambassa|dors into France.The six and twentith of Maie, the right honorable earle of Lincolne, departed from London towards France ambassador, being accompanied with the lord Dacres, the lord Rich, the lord Talbot, the lord Sands, and the lord Clinton, sir Arthur Chamber|nowne, sir Ierome Bowes, and sir Edward Ha|stings knights, with diuerse other gentlemen, who taking ship at Douer, cut ouer to Bullongne, where they were verie honorablie receiued, and conueied by iournies to Paris, where they were lodged in a house of the kings named le chasteau de Louure, be|ing attended vpon of the kings officers. Fiue daies after they went to the king at a house called Madrill,The maner of the ambassa|dors inter|teinement. where the king with his two brethren, the admerall, & the most part of the nobles of France met them a distance from the place, & brought them to the house: where they dined, and abode till sundaie following, from whence the king and his nobles with the nobles of England came to Paris. The king, his two bre|thren, & our ambassador riding in one coch togither, and the nobles of England and France being so pla|ced also in coches, came to the said castell of Louure, and there dined. After dinner the king, our ambas|sador, with the nobilitie of both realmes, went to a church named saint Germane, where the French king, his brethren, and nobilitie heard euensong. The noblemen of England withdrawing them into a chappell till euensong was doone, were then fetched thense by the nobles of France to the king and his brethren that awaited their comming, where was confirmed the league which had béene concluded at Blois the ninteenth of Aprill,League with France con|firmed in France. deputies being there for the French partie, Francis Montmorencie, Rei|nold Birago, Sebastian de Laubespine, and Paule de Foix: and for the queene of England, sir Tho|mas Smith, and maister Walsingham ambassa|dors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This being doone, they departed without the wals of Paris, to a garden of pleasure, where they supped. After supper, the king departed to his place of Ma|drill, and the nobles of England vnto the castell of Louure. On mondaie, the admerall feasted the no|bles of England: vpon tuesdaie, the duke of Aniou the kings brother, and on wednesdaie the duke of A|lanson his yoonger brother, and so passed in feasting and banketting, with rich gifts on both parts. On fridaie,The ambassa|dours retur|ned out of France. The duke of Norffolke be|headed. the nobles of England tooke leaue of the king, and on sundaie came to saint Denis, and after to Bullongne, where they tooke ship, and returned into England the fourth of Iulie. The second of Iune in the morning, betwéene the houres of seuen and eight, Thomas Howard duke of Norffolke, was beheaded on a scaffold newlie set vp on tower hill. ¶ This execution in a short time was spred a|broad, for fame, which (as the poet saith in few words

— volat leuibus sublata per aethera pennis)
had sounded the same farre and néere: insomuch that in tract of time, as men had leasure to laie their col|lections togither, among other things this is recor|ded: euen of strangers. For the execution of an ho|norable personage must néeds be so much the more notorious, as his misdéed is dishonorable. Touching the duke therefore this I find in Schardius (howsoe|uer he came to the knowledge thereof) a moderne historien, Schaerdius in reb. gest. sub Maxi|mil. imperat. se|cundo pag. 2513. and doctor of the lawes in Basill. The duke of Norffolke, who (as we haue said) was condemned for treason the sixteenth daie of Ianuarie, was brought out of the tower of London, to a plaine hard by, which they call the hill;Forren nati|ons heare and write of the quéenes vn|bloudie go|uernement. in the middest whereof a scaffold had béene builded manie yeares ago seruing for execution: which being old was both rotten and ruinous. For queene Elisabeth hauing with mercie gouerned hir commonwealth, there was no punish|ment inflicted there vpon anie for the space of four|téene yeares. Wherefore a new scaffold must needs be made. Which when the duke at seuen of the clocke in the morning had mounted, hauing on a silken doublet, & a long gowne of like fine stuffe, all blacke,The [...] behauiour, & gesture of the duke at his execution. earnestlie he beheld the people round about with his cap on his head. Now when he had stood still a prettie while, and cast his eies vpon the scaffold, he asked whereabouts he might best stand to speake vnto the people? For the scaffold was foure square, and the people came flocking from all places. Now when he was directed to the east side thereof, and the people had muttered and whispered diuerslie among them|selues, master Alexander Nowell deane of Paules besought them that were present to be silent and still.Maister Nowell deane of Paules the dukes gh [...]st|lie father. Then began the duke to speake to the people as fol|loweth.

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