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<heading:edcomment:LETTER_JOHN_RUSSELL,_TO_LORD_CROMWELL,_RESPEC
TING_THE_TRIAL_EXECUTION_OF_THE_ABBAT_TWO_MONKS_OF_GLASTONBURY>

Right honourable and my verry good Lorde , pleasyth youre lordeshipp to
be advertised , that I have receyved <P_1.2,99> youre Lettres dated the
xij=th= daye of this present ; and understood by the same youre
lordeshipps greate goodnes towardes my friende the Abbott off
Peterborough , for whome I have ben ofte bold to wryte unto youre good
lordeshipp ; moste hartely thankynge yor lordeshipp for that and all
other youre goodnes that I have founde at youre good lordeshipps handes
: even so , desiering you my lorde longe to contynew in the same .
(RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,99.3)

My lorde thies $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} to asserteyne , that on
Thursdaye the xiiij=th= daye of this present moneth the Abbott of
Glastonburye was arrayned , and the next daye putt to execucyon with
ij. other of his monkes , for the robbyng of Glastonburye Churche , on
the torre hyll next unto the towne of Glaston ; the seyde Abbotts body
beyng devyded in fower parts , and heed stryken off , whereof oone
quarter stondythe at Welles , a nother at bathe , and at Ylchester and
Brigewater the rest . And his hedd uppon the Abbey gate at Glaston .
(RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,99.4)

And as concernyng the rape and burglary commytted , those parties are
all condempned , and fower of theym putt to execucyon at the place of
the act don , whiche is called the were ; and there adjudged to hange
styll in chaynes to th'ensample of others . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,99.5)

As for Capon , oone of the seyde offenders condempned , I have repried
according to yor Lordeshipp's letters ; of whome I shall further show
unto you at my next repayre unto the Courte . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,99.6)

And <P_1.2,100> here I do sende yor lordeshipp , enclosed , the names
of th'enquest that passed on Whytyng the seid abbott : whiche I ensure
you my lorde is as worsshipfull a jurye as was charged here thies many
yeres . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.7)

And there was never seene in thies parts so greate apparaunce as were
here at this present tyme , and never better wyllyng to serve the Kyng
. (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.8)

My Lorde I ensure you there were many bylles putt upp ageynst the
abbott by his tenaunts and others , for wronges and injuryes that he
hadd donne theym . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.9)

And I commytt yor good lordeshipp to the keapyng of the blessed Trynyte
. (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.10)

From Welles (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.11)

the xvj=th= daye of Novembre . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.12)

Your owen to commande J. Russell . (RUSSELL-E1-P2,1.2,100.13)