1846, ISBN: 9780217774864

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Cran- This duke, notwithstanding he had concerted the disinherit- AhP. cant. '"g the queen with Northumberland, and appeared at the head ' C9 of n's daughter's usurpation, was graciously pardoned, as hath " been already observed: and therefore his engaging with Wyat, and breaking out in a second rebellion, was horrible ingratitude. He is said to be a weak man, which is the only circumstance that can be pleaded in abatement of his guilt. William Thomas, clerk of the council, in the late reign, was one of Wyat's adherents, and committed to the Tower for high ld tt treason. During his imprisonment he stabbed himself with a P. 624. knife, and the wound was near being mortal. At his execution he justified his treason, and said he died for his country. He advised assassinating the queen, for which VVyat abhorred Hoiinshcd n'm, as ne confessed to the attorney-general at his exe- P. 110'. ' cution. This Thomas was not without learning and parts. He wrote a book, entitled " Pelerin Inglese," in defence of the proceedings of king Henry VIII. Sir Thomas Wyat was beheaded upon Tower-hill. He had begged his life, and pretended he could have made the queen satisfaction. It is probable he meant in some discoveries. He owned his treason upon the scaffold, and appeared very penitent. He asked the queen forgiveness, cautioned the people against defiance of the government, and making insurrections upon any pretence: and whereas it had been reported he had charged the lady Elizabeth, and Courtney, earl of Devonshire, with holding correspondence with him, and having a share in the revolt, he Wyat clean solemnly declared this was a downright calumny upon them both, and that neither of them knew any thing of his rising. seems he had given in some depositio...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<