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The chronicle of Queen Jane, and of two years of Queen Mary, and especially of the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat / Written by a resident in the Tower of London. Ed., with illustrative documents and notes, by John Gough Nichols.

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[1850]
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Credit: The chronicle of Queen Jane, and of two years of Queen Mary, and especially of the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyat / Written by a resident in the Tower of London. Ed., with illustrative documents and notes, by John Gough Nichols. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Note, that on saterdaye the xix of August ther was conveyed out of the Tower by water to Westminster, to be araygned, sir John Gates, sir Herry Gates, sir Androwe Dudley, and sir Thomas Pallmer, where, without any queste, every one of theym pleaded giltye, saving sir Thomas Pallmer, who saide that the truthe was, he never bare armes agaynst the quenes majesty. “ Well,” saithe the judges, “can ye denye but that ye were ther?” “No,” saithe he. «Then can it not be but that ye ar cullpable.” “Well then, sithe it is so,” saithe he, “I confesse the same.” Then they all submytted themselves to the quenes mercy. Then the judges proceded in judgemente. Note, that on sondaye the xxt day of August, ther preched at Poles crosse one doctour Watson,@ and ther was about the crosse and in the churche-yarde allmost all the garde, with their billes and weapons, for feare of like tumult that was on sonday before. Note, on mondaye the xxj* of August, it was appoynted the duke with other shoulde have suffered, and all the garde were at the Tower; but howe soever it chaunced he did not; but he desired to here masse, and to receave the sacrement, according to the olde accustumed maner. So about ix. of the clocke the alter in the chap- pell was arraied, and eche thing prepared for the purpose; then mr. Gage? went and fetched the duke; and sir John Abridges* and mr. John Abridges dyd fetche the marques of Northampton, sir Androwe Dudley, sir Herry Gates, and sir Thomas Palmer, to masse, which was sayde both with elevation over the hed, the paxe geving, blessinge, and crossinge on the crowne, breathinge, towrninge aboute, and all the other rytes and accydentes of olde tyme appertayning. And when the tyme came the prysoners shoulde receive the sacrement, the duke tourned himself to the people and saide, first, theis wordes, or suche like, “ My masters, I lett you all to understande that I do most faithfullie belyve this is the very right and true waie, oute of « See a full account of this sermon in the notes to Machyn’s Diary, p. 332. b Sir John Gage, the constable of the Tower. ¢ The lieutenant.