[1] [2] [3] The lord William Howard lord admerall of England, being appointed by the queens commission capteine generall, with the lord maior sir Thomas White, watched at the bridge that night with three hundred men, caused the draw bridge to be hewen downe into the Thames, made rampiers and for|tifications there, fensing the same with great ordi|nance. Wiat yet aduentured the breaking downe of a wall out of an house ioining to the gate at the bridge foot,Sir Thomas Wiats despe|rat attempt. whereby he might enter into the leads o|uer the gate, & came downe into the lodge about ele|uen of the clocke in the night, where he found the porter in a slumber, and his wife with other waking, and watching ouer a cole; but beholding Wiat, they began suddenlie to start as greatlie amazed. Whist quoth Wiat, as you loue your liues sit still, you shall haue no hurt. Glad were they of that warrant, and so were quiet, and made no noise. Wiat and a few with him went foorth as farre as the draw bridge: on the other side whereof he saw the lord admerall, the lord maior, sir Andrew Iud, and one or two others in consultation for ordering of the bridge, wherevn|to he gaue diligent heed and eare a good while, and was not séene.