And thus while he remembred vnto them how be|neficiall he had béene to the vniuersitie, and their vn|thankfulnesse to him againe, in commeth maister Mitch with his conspirators about twentie in num|ber. One laieth hand vpon the chaire to pull it from him, another told him that that was not his place, and another called him traitor. Whereat he percei|uing how they vsed violence,D. Sands couragious heart and manhood. and being of great cou|rage, groped to his dagger, and had dispatched some of them as Gods enimies; if doctor Bill and doctor Blith had not fallen vpon him, and praied him for Gods sake to hold his hands and be quiet, and pati|entlie to beare that great offered wrong. He was persuaded by them, and after that tumult was cea|sed, he ended his oration, and hauing some monie of the vniuersities in his hands, he there deliuered the same euerie farthing. He gaue vp the books, recko|nings & keies perteining to the vniuersitie, & with|all yeelded vp his office, praieng God to giue to the vniuersitie a better officer,D. Sands re|signeth vp his office of vice-chancellorship and to giue them better and more thankfull hearts, and so repaired home to his owne college.

On the morrow after, there came vnto him one master Gerningham, and one master Thomas Mild|maie. Gerningham told him, that it was the quéens pleasure that two of the gard should attend on him, and that he must be caried prisoner to the tower of London with the duke. Maister Mildmaie said he marueled that a learned man would speake so vnad|uisedlie against so good a prince, and wilfullie run in|to such danger. Doctor Sands answered, I shall not be ashamed of bonds. But if I could doo as master Mildmaie can, I needed not feare bonds:Master Mild+maies treche|rie noted by doctor Sands to his obl [...]quie for he came downe in paiment against quéene Marie, and ar|med in the field, and now he returneth in paiment for quéene Marie: before a traitor and now a great friend. I can not with one mouth blow hot and cold after this sort.

Upon this, his stable was robbed of foure notable good g [...]ldings, the best of them master Hurlestone tooke for his owne saddle, and rode on him to Lon|don in his sight. An inuentarie was taken of all his goods by master Moore bedell for the vniuersitie. Hée was set vpon a lame horse that halted to the ground, which thing a friend of his perceiuing, praied that he might lend him a nag. The yeoman of the gard were content. As he departed out of the townes end, some papists resorted thither to géere at him, some of his friends to mourne for him. He came into the ranke to London, the people being full of outcries.The misusage of certeine drabs aga [...]nst doctor Sands as he was brought priso|ner to the tower. And as he came in at Bishops gate, one like a milkewise hurled a stone at him, and hit him on the breast with such a blow, that he was like to fall off his horsse. To whome he mildlie said: Woman, God forgiue it thée. Truth it is, that iourneieng & euill intreating EEBO page image 1147 so mortified him, that he was more readie to die than to liue.