[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.