[1] [2] Sir Thomas Wiat arreig|ned.Sir Thomas Wiat (of whome mention is made before) was about this time brought from the tower to Westminster, and there arreigned of high trea|son: the earle of Sussex, sir Edward Hastings, and sir Thomas Cornwallis, with others being his iudges. The effect of whose indictment among o|ther things speciallie was;The effect of Wiats indict|ment. that he the fourtéenth daie of Februarie last before, with force of armed multitude and ensignes displaied, had at Brainford raised open warres against our souereigne ladie the quéene, traitorouslie pretending and practising to de|priue hir of hir crowne and dignitie; and the question was demanded of him, whether he was guiltie or no? Where at he staied, and besought the iudges that he might first aske a question, before he answered directlie to the point,Wiat answe|reth not di|rectlie to the question guil|tie or vnguil|tie. and he was licenced so to doo. The question was, that if he should confesse himselfe guiltie, whether the same should not be preiudiciall vnto him, so as he by that confession should be bar|red from vttering such things as he had more to say? Wherevnto it was answered by the court; Maister Wiat (said they) ye shall haue both leaue and leasure to saie what you can.