_Burgaveny._ _Audley._ _Wharton._ _Evers._ _Latimer._ _Bourough._ _Souch._ _Stafford._ _Wentworth._ _Darcy._ _Sturton._ _Windsor._ _Cromwell._ _Cobham._ _Bray._ These sat a degree under, and heard the Matter debated. First, After the Indictments were read, five in number, the Learned Counsel laid to my Lord of _Somerset_, _Palmer’s_ Confession. To which he answered, That he never minded to raise the North, and declared all the ill he could devise of _Palmer_, but he was afraid for Bruites, and that moved him to send to Sir _William Herbert._ Replied it was again, that the worse _Palmer_ was, the more he served his purpose. For the Banquet, he swore it was untrue, and required more Witnesses. Whence _Crane’s_ Confession was read. He would have had him come Face to Face. For _London_, he meant nothing of hurt of any Lord, but for his own Defence. For the Gendarmoury, it were but a mad matter for him to enterprise with his 100 against 900. For having men in his Chamber at _Greenwich_, confessed by _Partridg_, it seemed he meant no harm, because when he could have done harm he did it not. My Lord _Strange’s_ Confession, he swore it was untrue, and the Lord _Strange_ took his oath it was true. _Nudigate’s, Hammond’s and Alexander Seimour’s_ Confessions he denied, because they were his Men. The Lawyers rehearsed, how to raise Men at his House for an ill Intent, as to kill the Duke of _Northumberland_, was Treason, by an Act, _Anno tertio_ of my Reign, against Unlawful Assemblies, for to devise the Death of the Lords was Felony. To mind resisting his attachment was Felony. He answered, He did not intend to raise _London_, and swore, that the Witnesses were not there. His assembling of men was but for his own defence. He did not determine to kill the Duke of _Northumberland_, the Marquess, &c., but spoke of it, and determined after the contrary, and yet seemed to confess he went about their Death. The Lords went together. The Duke of _Northumberland_ would not agree that any searching of his Death should be Treason. So the Lords acquitted him of High Treason, and condemned him of Treason Fellonious, and so he was adjudged to be hang’d. He gave thanks to the Lords for their open Trial, and cried Mercy of the Duke of _Northumberland_, the Marquess of _Northampton_, and the Earl of _Pembrook_, for his ill-meaning against them, and made suit for his Life, Wife, Children, Servants, and Debts, and so departed without the Ax of the _Tower_. The People knowing not the Matter, shouted half a dozen of times so loud, that from the Hall-Door it was heard at _Charing-Cross_ plainly, and rumours went that he was quit of all. _January 6 [1551]._ The same night was first of a Play. After a Talk between one that was called _Riches_ and the other _Youth_, whether of them was better. After some pretty Reasoning there came in six Champions of either side. On _Youth_’s side came