[1] [2] When he came to the Tower hill, the noble men that were about him, mooued him right earnestlie to [page 492] acknowledge his treason against the king. But he in no wise would so doo, but mainteined that he was neuer traitour in word or deed: and herewith percei|uing the earles of Notingham and Kent, that stood by with other noble men busie to further the executi|on (being as yée haue heard) of kin and alied to him, he spake to them, and said:

Trulie it would haue be|séemed you rather to haue béene absent than here at this businesse. But the time will come yer it be long, when as manie shall meruell at your misfortune as doo now at mine.

After this, forgiuing the executio|ner, he besought him not to torment him long, but to strike off his head at one blowe, and féeling the edge of the sword, whether it was sharpe inough or not, he said;

It is verie well, doo that thou hast to doo quick|lie, and so knéeling downe, the executioner with one stroke, strake off his head: his bodie was buried to|gither with his head in the church of the Augustine friers in Breadstréet within the citie of London.The executiõ of the earle of Arundell.