Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After him Ferdorough Macgillasticke the blind Scots sonne, Roze, Oge, Macwilline did the like: and diuerse other sent their messengers to the earle, to signifie that they were at his lordships disposition as the baron of Dongarrow, Condenell, Odonell, and the capteine of Kilulto. The earle of Essex ha|uing the countrie of Claniboie and other, the quéens maiestie of England directed hir letters to the lord deputie of Ireland,Erle of Essex capteine gene|rall of Ulster in Ireland. willing him to make by commis|sion the earle of Essex capteine generall of the Irish nation in the prouince of Ulster, and to diuide the countrie woone, Claniboie, and else where, &c. The eleuenth of October, Peter Burchet gentleman of the middle temple, with his dagger suddenlie assai|led,Peter Bur|chet wounded maister Haw|kins. cruellie wounded, and meant to haue murthered a seruiceable gentleman named Iohn Hawkins esquier, as he with sir William Winter, and an o|ther gentleman rode towards Westminster, in the high stréet neare to the Strand, beyond the Temple|barre of London: for which fact the said Burchet be|ing apprehended and commited to the tower, was afterward examined concerning the fact. Who an|swered that he tooke the said maister Hawkins for an other gentleman: and being further examined, he was found to hold certeine erronious opinions,Peter Bur|chet found to be an heretike. for the which he was sent to the Lollards tower. From thence being called into the consistorie of Paules church,Peter Bur|chet abiured his heresie, & submitted himselfe to doo penance. before the right reuerend father Ed|wine bishop of London, and others, & by them exa|mined, he stood in his opinions, till the sentence of death as an heretike was readie to haue béene pro|nounced against him on the fourth of Nouember: but through the earnest persuasions of diuerse lear|ned men, who tooke great paines in that matter, he renounced, forswore, and abiured his opinions for erronious & damnable, promising neuer to returne to them, and also willinglie to doo and performe all such penance as the bishop his ordinarie should in|ioine him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The ninth of Nouember, the said Peter Burchet was remoued from the Lollards tower, to the tower of London, where on the next morrow about noone, whilest one that had kept him companie was gone downe, and locked the doore after him, leauing an o|ther with him called Hugh Longworth, who stood at the window reading in the bible, the said Burchet walking vp and downe in the chamber,Peter Bur|chet killeth his kéeper. tooke a bil|lets end out of the fire, and knocked the said Long|worth on the head, and left not till he had striken him starke dead: for the which on the next morow he was arreigned & condemned at Westminster, and then returned to Summerset house, where he remained that night: and on the next morrow being the twelfe of Nouember, he was brought to the gibet, where (after his right hand being striken off, and nailed to the gibbet) he was hanged nigh the place where hée wounded master Hawkins.Peter Bur|chet hanged. This yeare about Lam|mas, wheat was sold at London for thrée shillings the bushell: Anno Reg. 16. but shortlie after it was raised to foure shillings, fiue shillings, six shillings: & before Christ|mas to a noble, and seuen shillings,Dearth with|out scarsitie, & afterwards plentie to them that had monie. which so conti|nued long after: béefe was sold for twentie pence, and two and twentie pence the stone, and all other flesh and white meats at an excessiue price, all kind of salt fish verie deare, as fiue herings two pence, &c: yet great plentie of fresh fish, and oft times the same verie cheape: pease at foure shillings the bushell, otemeale at foure shillings eight pence: baie salt at thrée shillings the bushell, &c. All this dearth notwith|standing (thanks be giuen to God) there was no want of anie thing to them that wanted not monie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fourth of Aprill being Paline sundaie, there was taken saieng of masse in the lord Morleis house within Algate of London, Priests sai|eng masse ap|prehended. one Albon Dalman priest, and the ladie Morleie with hir children, and di|uerse others were also taken hearing of the said masse. There was also taken the same daie and houre for saieng masse at the ladie Gilfords in Trinitie lane, one Oliuer Heiwood priest: and for hearing of the said masse, the said ladie Gilford with diuerse o|ther gentlewomen. There was also taken at the same instant in the ladie Browns house in Cowlane for saieng masse, one Thomas Heiwood priest, and one Iohn Cowper Priest, with the ladie Browne, and diuers other were likewise taken being hearers of the said masse. All which persons were for the same offenses indicted, conuicted, and had the law accor|ding to the statute in that case prouided. There was also found in their seuerall chappels, diuerse Latine bookes, beads, images, palmes, chalices, crosses, vest|ments, pixes, paxes, and such like.