When Wiat with his armie came into South|worke,Wiats mes|sage to doctor Sands, and his answer re|uersed. he sent two gentlemen into the Marshalsea to doctor Sands: saieng, that maister Wiat would be glad of his companie and aduise, & that the gates should be set open for all the prisoners. He answe|red: Tell maister Wiat, if this his rising be of God it will take place: if not, it will fall. For my part I was committed hither by order, I will be dischar|ged by like order, or I will neuer depart hence. So answered maister Sanders, and the rest of the prea|chers being there prisoners. After that doctor Sands had béene nine wéekes prisoner in the Marshalsea,Doctor Sands set at libertie by the meanes of sir Thomas H [...]l|croft. by the mediation of sir Thomas Holcroft then knight marshall he was set at libertie. Sir Thomas sued earnestlie to the bishop of Winchester, doctor Gardiner for his deliuerance after manie repulses, except doctor Sands would be one of their sect, and then he could want nothing. He wroong out of him, that if the queene could like of his deliuerance, he would not be against it: for that was sir Thomas his last request. In the meane time he had procured two ladies of the priuie chamber to mooue the quéene in it: who was contented, if the bishop of Winche|ster could like of it. The next time that the bishop went into the priuie chamber to speake with the quéene, maister Holcroft followed, and had his war|rant for doctor Sands remission readie, and praied the two ladies, when as the bishop should take his leaue, to put the quéene in mind of doctor Sands. So they did. And the queene said: Winchester,How quéene Marie is dis|posed to set doctor Sands at large, and sealeth hir warrant for his libertie. what thinke you by doctor Sands, is he not sufficientlie punished? As it please your maiestie, saith Winche|ster. That he spake, remembring his former pro|mise to maister Holcroft, that he would not be a|gainst Sands, if the quéene should like to discharge him. Saith the quéene: Then trulie, we would that he were set at libertie. Immediatlie maister Hol|croft offered the quéene the warrant, who subscri|bed the same, and called Winchester to put to his hand, and so he did. The warrant was giuen to the EEBO page image 1148 knight marshall againe, sir Thomas Holcroft. As the bishop went foorth of the priuie chamber doore, he called maister Holcroft to him: commanding him not to set doctor Sands at libertie, vntill he had ta|ken suerties of two gentlemen of his countrie with him, euerie one bound in fiue hundred pounds, that doctor Sands should not depart out of the realme without licence. Maister Holcroft immediatlie af|ter met with two gentlemen of the north, friends & cousins to doctor Sands, who offered to be bound in bodie, goods and lands for him.

At after dinner the same daie, maister Holcroft sent for doctor Sands to his lodging at Westmin|ster, requiring the keeper to accompanie with him. He came accordinglie, finding maister Holcroft a|lone,Communica|tion betweene [...] Thomas Holcroft and [...] Sands [...] his de|parting out of England. walking in his garden: maister Holcroft im|parted his long sute, with the whole procéeding, and what effect it had taken to doctor Sands: much re|ioising that it was his good hap to doo him good, & to procure his libertie, and that nothing remained, but that he would enter into bonds with his two suer|ties, for not departing out of the realme. Doctor Sands answered: I giue God thanks, who hath mooued your hart to mind me so well, & I thinke my selfe most bound vnto you, God shall requite, and I shall neuer be found vnthankfull. But as you haue dealt friendlie with me, I will also deale plainlie with you. I came a frée man into prison, I will not go foorth a bondman. As I cannot benefit my friends so will I not hurt them: and if I be set at libertie, I will not tarie six daies in this realme if I may get out. If therefore I may not go frée foorth, send me to the Marshalsea againe, and there you shall be sure of me.

This answer much misliked maister Holcroft, who told doctor Sands that the time would not long con|tinue, a change would shortlie come: the state was but a cloud, and would soone shake awaie; and that his cousine sir Edward Braie would gladlie receiue him and his wife into his house, where he should ne|uer need to come at church, and how the ladie Braie was a zealous gentlewoman, who hated poperie: adding that he would not so deale with him to loose all his labor. When doctor Sands could not be re|moued from his former saieng,Sir Thomas Holcroft can|not persuade doctor Sands to [...]arie in England, and therefore set| [...]eth him at large. maister Holcroft said: Seeing you can not be altered, I will change my purpose, and yéeld vnto you, come of it what will, I will set you at libertie: and seeing you mind ouer sea, get you gone so quicklie as you can. One thing I require of you, that while you are there, you write nothing to come hither, for so ye may vndoo me. He freendlie kissed doctor Sands, bad him fare|well, and commanded the kéeper to take no fées of him: saieng; Let me answer Winchester as I may. Doctor Sands returned with the kéeper to the Mar|shalsea and taried all night. There on the morrow gaue a dinner to all the prisoners, bad his bedfel|low and sworne stakefellow, if it had so pleased God, maister Saunders farewell, with manie teares and kissings, the one falling on the others necke, and so departed, clearelie deliuered without examination or bond. From thence he went to the Bench, and there talked with maister Bradford, and maister Farrar bishop of S. Dauids, then prisoners. Then he comforted them, & they praised God for his hap|pie deliuerance. He went by Winchesters house, and there tooke boate,Search made [...] doctor Sands after [...] and came to a freends house in London called William Banks, and taried there one night. On the morrow at night he shifted to an other fréends house, and there he learned that search was made for him.