Crime -- Great Britain; Criminals -- Great Britain; Executions and executioners; Tyburn gallows (London, England)
The three and twentith of October Dame Elianor appeared againe, and
witnesses were brought forth and examined: and she was conuict of the
saide Articles: then was it asked if she would say any thing against the
witnesses, whereunto shee answered nay, but submitted her selfe. The
27. day of October shee abiured the articles, & was adioyned to appeare
againe the ninth of Nouember. In the meane tyme, to wit, on the 26. of
October Thomas Southwell dyed in the Tower of London, as himselfe had
prophesied that he should neuer die by Justice of the Law.
The 9. of November Dame Elianor appeared before the Archbyshop & other,
in the sayde Chappell, and receiued her penance, which shee perfourmed.
On Monday the 13. of November, she came from Westminster by water, and
landed at the Temple bridge, from whence with a taper of waxe of 2.
pound in her hand, she went through Fleetestreete, hoodlesse (saue a
Kerchefe) to Pauls, where shee offered her taper at the high Altar. On
the Wednesday next shee landed at the Swan in Thamis streete, and then
went through Bridge-streete, Grace church streete, straight to Leaden
Hall, & so to Christ church by Aldegate. On Friday she landed at Queene
Hiue, and so went through Cheape to Saynt Michaels in Cornehill, in forme
aforesaid: at all which times the Maior, Sherifes, & crafts of London,
receiued her and accompanied her. This beeing done shee was committed to
the ward of sir Thomas Stanley, wherein shee remained during her life
in the castle of Chester, hauing yeerely 100. markes assigned for her
finding, in the 22. of Henry the sixt, shee was remoued to Kenilworth,
there to be safely kept whose pride, false, couetise, and lechery, were
cause of her confusion.
The 18. of November Roger Bolingbroke, with Sir Iohn Hum priest, &
William Woodham Esquier, were arraigned in the Guildhal of London, where
the said Iohn and William hadde their Charters, but Roger Bolingbroke was
condemned, and had iudgement of Sir Io. Hody, Chiefe Justice of the Kings
Bench, and the same day he was drawne from the Tower to Tyborne and there
hanged and quartered: and when the said Roger should suffer, he sayd
that he was neuer guilty of any treaso̅ against the Kings person, but he
had presumed too far in his cunning, whereof he cryed God mercy: and the
Justice that gaue on him iudgement liued not long after.[142]
=1446.= Iohn Dauid appeached his master William Catur, an armorer
dwelling in S. Dunstons parish in Fleetstreet, of treason, & a day being
assigned them to fight in Smithfield, yᵉ master being welbeloued, was so
cherished by his friends & plied so wʰ wine, that being therwith ouercome
was also vnluckely slaine by his seruant: but that false seruant (for he
falsely accused his master) liued not long vnpunished, for he was after
hanged at Tyborne for felony (Stow, p. 385).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account