Crime -- Great Britain; Criminals -- Great Britain; Executions and executioners; Tyburn gallows (London, England)
And, the 25 daye of Maye, beinge the Frydaye in Whytsonweke, Sir John
Bolner, Sir Stephen Hamerton, knightes, were hanged and heddyd, Nicholas
Tempeste, esquier, Docter Cokerell, preiste, Abbott condam of Fountens,
and Docter Pykeringe, fryer, ware drawen from the Towre of London to
Tyburne, and ther hanged, boweld, and quartered, and their heddes sett
one London Bridge and diverse gates in London.
And the same daye Margaret Cheyney, other wife to Bolmer called [“which”
says Hall, “some reported was not his wife but his paramour”] was drawen
after them from the Tower of London into Smythfyld, and there brente,
according to hir judgment, God pardon her sowle, being the Frydaye in
Whytson weeke; she was a very fayre creature and a bewtyfull.…
The second daie of June, being Saterdaie after Trinitie Soundaie,
this yeare Sir Thomas Percey, knight, and brother to the Earle of
Northumberland, was drawen from the Tower of London to Tiburne, and their
hanged and beheaded, and Sir Francis Bigott, knight, Georg Lomeley,
esquire, sonne to the Lord Lomeley, the Abbott of Gervase, and the Prior
of Bridlington, were drawen from the said place to Tiburne, and their
hanged and quartered, according to their judgmente, and their heades sett
on London Bridge and other gates of London.[170]
=1538.= The 25. of February, Sir Iohn Allen priest, and also an Irish
Gentleman of the Garets, were hanged and quartered at Tyborne (Stow, p.
574).
Also this yere the xxv. day of Februarii was drawne from the Towere to
Tyborne, Henry Harford gentleman and Thomas Hever merchand, and there
hongyd and qwarterd for tresoun (Grey Friars Chron., ed. Howlett, p. 201).
=1538.= In Iuly was Edmond Coningsbey attainted of treason, for
counterfeatyng of the kynges Signe Manuell: And in August was Edward
Clifford for thesame cause attainted, and both put to execucion as
traitors at Tiborne. And the Sonday after Bartelmew day, was one Cratwell
hangman of London, and two persones more hanged at the wrestlyng place
on the backesyde of Clerkenwel besyde London, for robbyng of a bouthe in
Bartholomew fayre, at which execution was aboue twentie thousand people
as I my self iudged (Hall’s Chron., p. 826).
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