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.

As he came through tower hill street, one woman standing in hir doore, cried: Fie on thée thou knaue, thou knaue, thou traitor, thou heretike. Whereat hée smiled. Looke; the desperat heretike (saith she) laugh|eth at this geare. A woman on the other side of the stréet answered, saieng: Fie on thée neighbour, thou art not worthie to be called a woman, railing vpon this gentleman whom thou knowest not, neither yet the cause whie he is thus intreated. Then shée said, Good gentleman, God be thy comfort, an [...] giue thee strength to stand in Gods cause euen to the end. And thus he passed through fire and water into the tower, the first prisoner that entered in that daie, which was saint Iames daie. The yeoman of the gard tooke from him his borowed nag, and what else soeuer hée had. His man one Quintin Swainton brought af|ter him a bible,The gard of|fer him fowle wrong. and some shirts, and such like things. The bible was sent in to him, but the shirts and such like serued the yeoman of the gard.

After he had béene in the tower thrée weekes in a bad prison, he was lift vp into Nunnes bower, a bet|ter prison, where was put to him master Iohn Brad|ford. At the daie of quéene Maries coronation, their prison doore was set open, euer shut before. One ma|ster Michell his old acquaintance, who had béene prisoner before in the same place, came in to him and said: Master Sands, there is such a stur in the tower, that neither gates,Master Mi|chels counsell to D. Sands to make an escape. doores, nor prisoners are looked to this daie. Take my cloake, my hat and my rapier, and get you gone; you maie go out of the gates with|out questioning; saue your selfe, and let me doo as I maie. A rare friendship: but he refused the offer, sai|eng: I know no iust cause why I should be in prison. And thus to doo were to make my selfe guiltie, I will expect Gods good will, yet must I thinke my selfe most bound vnto you: and so master Michell de|parted.