[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.