Doctor Watson and maister Christopherson, com|ming to the bishop of Winchester, told him that he had set at libertie the greatest heretike in England, and one that had of all other most corrupted the vni|uersitie of Cambridge, doctor Sands. Wherevpon the bishop of Winchester,Gardiners commande|ment to watch and ward for doctor Sands and to appre|hend him, with a reward promised to the taker of him. being chancellor of Eng|land, sent for all the conestables of London, com|manding them to watch for doctor Sands, who was then within the citie, and to apprehend him; and who so euer of them should take him and bring him to him, he should haue fiue pounds for his labor. Doc|tor Sands suspecting the matter conueied himselfe by night to one maister Barties house a stranger, who was in the Marshalsea with him prisoner a while, he was a good protestant and dwelt in Marke lane. There he was six daies, and had one or two of his fréends that repaired to him. Then he repaired to an acquaintance of his, one Hurlestone a skinner, dwelling in Cornehill, he caused his man Quintin to prouide two geldings for him, minding on the morrow to ride into Essex to maister Sands his fa|ther in law, where his wife was.

At his going to bed in Hurlestons house, he had a paire of hose newlie made that were too long for him. For while he was in the tower, a tailor was admitted him to make him a paire of hose. One came vnto him whose name was Beniamin,Note Gods prouidence in giuing a way to doctor Sands for his safe esca|ping out of danger. a good protestant, dwelling in Birchin lane: he might not speake to him, or come vnto him, to take mea|sure of him, but onelie looke vpon his leg, he made the hose, and they were two inches too long. These hose he praied the good wife of the house to send to some tailor to cut his hose two inches shorter. The wife required the boy of the house to carie them to the next tailor to cut. The boy chanced (or rather God so prouided) to go to the next tailor, which was Beniamin that made them, which also was a cone|stable, and acquainted with the lord chancellors com|mandement. The boy required him to cut the hose. He said I am not thy maisters tailor. Saith the boy, Because ye are our next neighbor, and my maisters tailor dwelleth far off, I come to you, for it is far nights, and he must occupie them timelie in the mor|ning. Beniamin tooke the hose and looked vpon them, he tooke his handie woorke in hand, and said: These are not thy maisters hose, but doctor Sands, them I made in the tower. The boy yéelded, and said it was so. Saith he, Go to thy mistresse, praie hir to sit vp till twelue of the clocke, then I will bring the hose and speake with doctor Sands to his good.

At midnight the goodwife of the house,All the mis|chiefes inten|ded against doctor Sands disclosed by a constable, who telleth him how to escape. and Ben|iamin the tailor, commeth into doctor Sands cham|ber. The wife praieth him not to be afraid of their comming. He answereth: Nothing can be amisse, what God will, that shall be doone. Then Benia|min telleth him that he made his hose, and by what good chance they now came to his hands, God vsed the meane that he might foretell him of his perill, & aduise him how to escape it, telling him that all the constables of London, whereof he was one, watched for him, & some were so gréedilie set, that they praied him (if he tooke him) to let them haue the carriage of him to the bishop of Winchester, and he should haue the fiue pounds. Saith Beniamin, It is knowen that your man hath prouided two geldings, and that you mind to ride out at Alogate to morrow, and there then yée are sure to be taken. Follow mine ad|uise, and by Gods grace yée shall escape their hands. Let your man walke all the daie to morrow in the stréet where your horsses stand, booted and readie to ride. The goodmans seruant of the house shall take the horsses and carrie them to Bednoll gréene. The goodman shall be booted, and follow after as if he would ride. I will be here with you to morrow a|bout eight of the clocke; it is both terme and parle|ment time, here we will breake our fast, and when the stréet is full we will go foorth. Looke wildelie, and EEBO page image 1149 if you meet your brother in the street, shun him not, but outface him,Doctor Sands dis|guiseth him|selfe like a gentleman, and escapeth. and know him not. Accordinglie doctor Sands did, clothed like a gentleman in all re|spects, and looked wildlie as one that had beene long kept in prison out of the light. Beniamin carried him through Birching lane, and from one lane to an|other till he came at Moore gate: there they went foorth vntill they came to Bednoll gréene, where the horsses were readie, and maister Hurleston to ride with him as his man. Doctor Sands pulled on his boots, and taking leaue of his friend Beniamin, with teares they kissed ech other, he put his hand in his purse, and would haue giuen Beniamin a great part of that little he had, but Beniamin would take none. Yet since doctor Sands hath remembred him thankfullie. He rode that night to his father in law maister Sands where his wife was, he had not béen there two houres, but it was told maister Sands that there was two of the gard which would that night apprehend doctor Sands, and so they were ap|pointed.