Folio 7
1552-01-22
He (the Duke of Somerset) was beheaded soon after
Eight of the
Clock in the Morning; being brought to his Execution the
sooner, to prevent
the Concourse of the People, who would be forward
to see the last End of
one so well beloved by them.
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It was the
#gretts compeny as* ha#[d] b#[ene] sy#[ne]
Th
#e kyngs gard behyng there wt ther# armes, there were
a thousand
# mo wt halbards of the prevelege of ye towre# from Ratcliff,
L
#ynhowsse whyt chapell sant kateryn & stre#tford Bow
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as hogston sordyche & ther ye ij
shreyffs behyng# present
seyng ye execusyon of my lord & ys hed to #
of & aft- shortely ys body was putt in to a #coffin and carried
in to ye towre & ther bered in ye chyrche of# the north
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syd of ye qwyre of sant peters ye wyche I bes#eech God
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haue mercy on ys sowlle amen & ther w#as a sudden
rumbelyng a lytyll a for he ded as yt had# been guns
shuttyng & grett horssys commyng yt a M ff#ell to the
grond for ffere for thay yt wher at ye on s#ide thought
down to ye grond on apon a nodur wt ther h#albards
they thought no nodur butt yt thay shuld#[flee]
sum fell in to dyche of ye towre & odur plasy#s
& a c in to ye towredyche & sum ran a way# [for fear]
1552-01-25
The xxv day of januarij be gane ye plement# [at] | 20 |
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westmynster a gayne ye v yer of k e vjts | #t |
1552-01-27
The xxvij day of januarij was reynyd at westmyns#[ter]
hall ser Raff a vane knyght of tresun & qwyt of hytt# | # |
& cast of felony to be hangyd ye v yer k e vjts
1552-01-28
The xxviij day of januarij was reynyd S thomas arundell | 25 |
knyght & so the #[qu]#yett cold nott fynd ym tyll ye morow after | #nyd |
& so he whent to ye towre a gayne & then ye qwest wher shutt
vp tyll ye morow wt owt mett or drynke or candyll or fyre
& on ye morow he cam a gayne & ye qwest qwytt ym of tresun
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& cast hym of felony to be hangyd ye v k e vjts | 30 |
1552-02-05
The v day of feybruarij was reynyd S mylls partorege
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knyght of tresun & gwytt of yt & cast of felony to be | Raynyd |
hangyd ye vj yer of k e vjts –
