<P_134>

<heading>

<font> Receaved of M. Vnderyll , hys examinations . </font>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,134.3)

A note off the examynacyon and impresonmentt off Edwarde Underehylle ,
sone and heyre off Thomas Underhylle , off Honyngham , in the countie
off Warwycke , {COM:'gentleman'_altered_to_'esquire'} esquire , beynge
off the bande off the pencyoners , for a ballett that he made agaynst
the papistes , immediately after the proclamacyone of quene Mary att
London , she beynge in Norfoulke . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,134.4)

</heading>

The next daye after the quene was come unto the Tower , the foresayde
ballett came unto the handes off secretary Borne , who strayte wayes
made inquiry for me the sayde Edwarde , who dwelled att the Lymehurst ;
wiche he having intellygence off , sentt the shreffe <P_135> of
Mydellsex , with a company off bylles and gleves , who came unto my
housse , I beynge in my bedde , and my wyffe newly leayde in
chylde-bedde . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.6)

The hygh constable , whose name is Thomas Ive , dwelled att the next
house unto me the sayde Edwarde , whome the shreffe brought also with
hym ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.7)

he beynge my very ffrende , desyred the shreffe and his company to
staye withowte ffor fryghtynge off my wyffe , beyng newly leyde ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.8)

and he wolde goo feche me unto hym , who knokede att the doore saynge
he must speke with me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.9)

I lyinge so nere that I might here hym , called unto hym , wyllynge hym
to come unto me , for thatt he was alwayes my verye frende and earnest
in the Gospelle ; who declared unto me that the shreffe , with a greate
company with hym , weare sentt for me . Whereuppon I rose , made me
redy , and came unto hym demaundynge what he wolde with me .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.10)

" Sir , <paren> sayde he , </paren> I have commanundementt fromme the
councelle to aprehende yow , and forthewith to brynge yow unto them . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.11)

" Why , <paren> sayde I , </paren> it is now x off cloke in the nyght ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.12)

ye $can $nott {TEXT:cannott} now cary me unto them . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.13)

" No , syr , <paren> sayde he , </paren> you shall go with me to my
house , to London , wheare yow shall have a bedde ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.14)

and to-morrowe I wyll brynge yow unto them att the Tower . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.15)

" In the name of God ! " <paren> sayde I , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.16)

and so wentt with hym , requyryng hym yff I myght understande the cause
. (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.17)

He sayde , he knew none . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.18)

" This nedede not then , <paren> sayde I ; </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.19)

any one mesenger myght have feched me unto them ; "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.20)

suspectynge the cause to be , as it was indede , the ballett .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.21)

On the morrow , the shreffe , seynge me nothynge dismayde , thynkyng it
to be sume lyght matter , wentt nott wyth me hymselfe ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.22)

butt sent me unto the Tower wyth too of his men , waytynge upon me with
two bylles , presoner-lyke , who brought me unto the councell chamber ,
beynge comaundyd to delyver me unto secretary Bourne .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,135.23)

Thus standynge waytynge at the councelle chamber doore , too or <P_136>
thre off my fellowes the pencyoners , and my cosyn jarmene Gilbarte
Wynter , jentylman ussher unto the ladye Elizabethe , stoode talkynge
with me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.24)

In the meanetyme commithe sir Edwarde Hastynges , newly made master off
the horse to the quene , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.25)

and seyng me standynge there presoner , frownynge earnestly uppon me ,
sayde , " Are yow cume ? (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.26)

we wylle talke with yow or yow parte , I warrantt yow , "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.27)

and so went into the councell . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.28)

With that my fellowes and kynsemane shranke away from me as men
greately affrayde . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,136.29)

I dide then parseave the sayde syr Edwarde bare in remembraunce the
contraversy thatt was bytwyxt hym and me in talke and questions off
relegyone att Callis , when the ryght honorable the yerle off
Hyntyngetune his brother wentt over generalle off vj. thowsande men ,
with whom I wentt the same tyme and was comtroler off the <P_137>
ordynaunce . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.30)

The earle beynge veseted with syknes when he came thether , for thatt I
wentt over in his company , and could pley and synge to the lute ,
therwith to pass awaye the tyme on the nyghtes beynge lounge , for we
wentt over in the Cristmas , wolde have me with hym in his chamber ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.31)

and hadde also a greate delyght to heare his brother reasone with me in
matters of relegione , who wolde be very hote when I dide overley hym
with the textes off the screpture concernynge the naturalle presens of
Crist in the sacramentt of the alter , and wolde sweare greate othes ,
specyally " by the Lord's foote , " thatt after the words spokyne by
the prist ther remayned no breade , but the naturalle body thatt Mary
bare . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.32)

" Naye , then it muste needes be so , <paren> wolde I saye , </paren>
and yow prove it with souche othes . " Whereatt the earle wolde lawghe
hartely , sayinge , " Brother , geve hym over ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.33)

Underhylle is $too goode for yow . " Wherwith he wolde be very angrye .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.34)

The greatest holde thatt he toke was off the thyrde off John , and all
other places thatt he coulde aleage ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.35)

but frome this he wolde nott be removed , butt thatt those wordes
proved his naturalle body to be in heaven and in the sacramentt also .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.36)

I tolde hym he as grosely understode Cryst as Nicodemus dyde in the
same place , off beynge borne anew ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,137.37)

in my oppinnione any mane that is nott gevyne upe of God maye be
satysfyde concernynge the naturalle presence in the supper of the Lorde
, by the gospell off saynt John , <P_138> redynge from the fyrst
chapter unto the ende off the xvij=th= , with the witnes of the first
of the Actes of the Apostles , off Crist's assencyone , and comynge
agayne , yff ever he $will $be {TEXT:wilbe} satisfyde , withowte the
healpe of any doctors . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.38)

Undoutedly the aprehendynge off me was for this matter ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.39)

butt the greate mercy off God so provided for me thatt mr. Hastynges
was not att my examynacyone , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.40)

for taryinge thus att the councelle chamber doore , doctor Coxks was
within , who came forthe , and was sent to the Marshalse ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.41)

then came forthe the lorde Ferris , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.42)

and was committed to the Tower ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.43)

thene it was dynnar tyme , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.44)

and all weare commaunded to departe untylle after dynnar .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.45)

My too waytynge mene and I wente to ane alehowse to dynnar ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.46)

and , loungynge to know my payne , I made hast to gett to the councelle
chamber doore , that I myght be the fyrst . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.47)

Immediatly as $they hadde dyned , secretarye Bourne came to the doore ,
lookynge as the wolffe dothe for a lambe , unto whome my too kepers
delyvered me , standynge next unto the doore , for ther was moo behynde
me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.48)

He toke me in gredely , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.49)

and $shute {TEXT:suhute} to the doore ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.50)

levynge me at the nether ende of the chamber , he went unto the
councelle , showynge them off me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.51)

and then beckoned me to come neare . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.52)

Then they begayne the table (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.53)

and sett them downe ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,138.54)

the earle of Bedforde sat as chefest uppermoste <P_139> uppon the
benche ; next unto hym the earle of Sussex ; next him syr Rycharde
Southwelle ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,139.55)

on the syde nexte me sate the yearle of Arundell ; next hym the lorde
Pagett ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,139.56)

by them stood syr John Gage , then constable of the Tower ; the earle
of Bathe ; and mr. Masone ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,139.57)

att the bordes ende stoode sargant Morgane , that afterwardes died
madde , and secretary Borne ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,139.58)

the lorde Wentworthe stood in the baye wyndoo , talkyng with one alle
the whyle of my examynacyone , whome I knew nott .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,139.59)

<P_140>

Me lorde off Bedforde <paren> beynge my very frende , for thatt my
chaunce was to be att the recoverynge off his sone me lorde Russelle ,
when he was caste into Temes agaynst the Lymehurst ; whome I caryed to
my howse and gott hym to bedde , who was in greate parelle off hys lyff
, the wether beynge very colde ; </paren> wolde not seme to be
famelyare with me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.61)

nor called me nott by my name , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.62)

butt sayde , " Come hither , surray , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.63)

dydd nott yow sett forthe a ballett of late in printe ? "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.64)

I kneled downe , sayinge , " Yesse , truly , my lorde ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.65)

is thatt the cause I am called before your honors ? "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.66)

" Eae , mary , <paren> sayde secretary Bourne , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.67)

yow have one off them abowte yow , I am sure . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.68)

" Naye , truly have I nott , " sayde I . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.69)

Then toke he one owt of his bosome , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.70)

and reade it over distynkly , the councelle gevynge diligentt eare .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.71)

When he hadde endide , " I trust , me lordes , <paren> sayd I ,
</paren> I have not offendid the queen's majestie in this ballett , nor
spokyne agaynst her title , but mayntayned it . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.72)

" No have , syr , <paren> sayde Morgane , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.73)

yesse I cane devide your ballett , and make a distynkcyon in it , and
so prove att the leaste sedicyon in it . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.74)

" Eae , syr , <paren> sayde I , </paren> yow mene off lawe wylle make
off a matter whatt ye list {COM:to_make} . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.75)

" Loo ! <paren> sayde syr Rycharde Southwelle , </paren> howe he cane
gyve a taunte . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.76)

Yow mayntayne the quene's title , with the healpe of ane arantt
herytyke , Tyndale . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.77)

" Yow speake of papistes ther , syr , <paren> sayd mr. Masone ,
</paren> (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.78)

I praye yow , how defyne yow a papist ? " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.79)

I loked uppon hym , turnynge towardes hym , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.80)

for he stoode on the syde of me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.81)

" Why , syr , <paren> sayde I , </paren> it is nott lounge syns you
could defyne a papist better than I . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.82)

With that some off them secretly smyled , as the lorde of Bedforde ,
Arundelle , Sussex , and Pagett . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.83)

In greate haste syr John Gage toke the matter in hande .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.84)

" Thow callest mene papist ther <paren> sayd he </paren> .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.85)

Who be they thatt thow jugest to be papistes ? "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.86)

I sayde , " Syr , I do name no $name {TEXT:name} ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.87)

nor I come nott hether to accuse any , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.88)

nor none I wylle accuse ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,140.89)

butt your honors do knowe thatt in this <P_141> contraversy thatt hathe
byn sume be called papistes and sume {COM:be_called} protestaynes . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.90)

" Butt we mustt knowe whome thow jugest to be papistes ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.91)

and thatt we commaunde thee uppon thyne alegens to declare . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.92)

" Syr , <paren> sayde I , </paren> I thynke yff yow loke amonge the
pristes in Poolles , ye shall fynde some old mumsymussis ther . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.93)

" Mumsymussis , knave , <paren> sayde he , </paren> mumsymussis ?
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.94)

thou arte an herytike knave , by God's bloude ! "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.95)

" Ee , by mase ! <paren> sayes the earle of Baythe , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.96)

I warrantt hym ane heritike knave in dede . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.97)

" I beseche your honores , <paren> sayde I , spekynge to the lordes
thatt satt att the table , for those other stode by and weare not then
of the councelle , </paren> be my goode lordes ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.98)

I have offendid no lawes , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,141.99)

and I have <P_142> sarved the quenes majesties father and her brother
lounge tyme , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.100)

and in ther sarvis have spentt and consumed parte off my lyvynge ,
never havynge as yett any prefermentt or recompence , and the rest off
$my felows lykewyse , to ower utter undoynges , unless the quenes
hyghnes be goode unto us ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.101)

and ffor my parte , I wentt nott forthe agaynst her majestie ,
notwithstandynge thatt I was commaundid , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.102)

nor lyked those doynges . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.103)

" No , butt with your wrytynges you wolde sett us together by the eares
, " saythe the yearle of Arundelle . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.104)

" He hathe spentt hys levynge wantonly , " saythe Bourne ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.105)

" and now saythe he hathe spentt it in the kynges sarvis ; wiche I am
sory ffor . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.106)

He is cume of a worshipefulle howse in Worsetershere . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.107)

" It is untruly sayde off yow <paren> sayde I , </paren> thatt I have
spentt my levyng wantonly , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.108)

for I never consumed no parte theroff untylle I came into the kynges
sarvis , whiche I do not repentt , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.109)

nor douted off recompence , yff ether of my too masters hadde leved .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,142.110)

I parseave yow Borne's sone of Worseter , who was beholdon unto my
uncle <P_143> Wynter , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.111)

and therfore yow have no cause to be my enemy ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.112)

nor yow never knew me , nor I yow before now , wiche is too soone . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.113)

" I have harde inough off yow , " sayde he . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.114)

" So have I off you , <paren> sayde I , </paren> how that mr. Sheldone
drave you oute off Worsetershire for your behavyoure . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.115)

With thatt came syr Edward Hastynges from the quene in greate hast ,
saynge , " Me lordes , yow must sett all thynges aparte , and come
forthwith to the quene . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.116)

Then sayde the earle of Sussex , " Have this gentleman unto the Flete
untyll we maye talke farther with him , " although I was " knave "
before off mr. Gage . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.117)

" To the Flete ? <paren> sayde mr. Southewell , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.118)

have hym to the Marshalse . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.119)

" Have the gentleman to Newgate , <paren> saythe mr. Gage agayne ;
</paren> (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.120)

call a couple of the garde here . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.121)

" Ee , <paren> saythe Borne , </paren> (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.122)

and ther $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} a letter sentt to the keper howe he
shall use hym , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.123)

for we have other maner off matters to hym then these . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.124)

" So hadd ye nede , <paren> sayde I , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.125)

or else I care nott for yow . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.126)

" Delyver hym to mr. Garett the shreffe , <paren> sayde he , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.127)

and bydde hym send hym to Newgate . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.128)

" Me lorde , " sayde I unto me lorde of Arundelle , for thatt he was
nexte to me as they weare rysynge , " I trust yow wylle not se me thus
used to be sende to Newgate ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.129)

I am nother theffe nor trayter . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,143.130)

" Ye are a noughtie <P_144> fellow , <paren> sayde he ; </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.131)

you weare alwayes tutynge in the duke of Northumberlandes eare ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.132)

that you weare . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.133)

" I wolde he hadd gevyne better eare unto me , <paren> sayde I ;
</paren> (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.134)

itt hadde nott byne with hym then as it is now . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.135)

Mr. Hastynges passynge by me , I thought goode to prove hym , although
he thretnede before none {COM:noon} . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.136)

Syr , <paren> sayde I , </paren> I praye yow speake for me thatt I be
nott sende unto Newgate , butt rather unto the Flete , wiche was first
namede ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.137)

I have nott offended ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.138)

I am a jentylmane , as yow know , and one of your fellowes when you
weare off thatt bande off the pencyonars . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.139)

Very quyetly he sayde unto me , " I was nott att the talke , mr.
Underehylle , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.140)

and therfore I cane saye nothynge to it , " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.141)

butt I thynke he was welle content with the place I was apointed to .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.142)

So went I forthe with my too fellowes of the garde , who weare gladd
they hadde the leadynge off me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.143)

for they weare greate papistes . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.144)

" Where is thatt knave the painter ? " sayde mr. Gage .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.145)

" I know nott , " sayde I . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.146)

When we came to the Tower gate , wheroff syr John Abryges hadd the
charge , and his brother mr. Thomas , with whome I was well aquaynted ,
butt nott with syr John ; who , seynge they $two off the garde leadynge
me withowte ther halbartes , rebuked them , and stayde me whyle they
wentt for ther halbartes . His brother sayde unto me , " I am sory yow
shulde be ane offender , mr. Underhylle . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.147)

" I am none , syr , <paren> sayde I , </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.148)

nor I went nott agaynste the quene . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.149)

" I am glade of thatt , " sayde he . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.150)

And so forthe we wentt at the gate , where was greate throunge off
people to heare and se whatt presonars weare committed , and amoungst
whome stoode my frende mr. Ive , the hygh constable , my next
neyghboure . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,144.151)

One off the garde wentt forthe att the weked before <P_145> me to take
me by the arme , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.152)

the other helde me by the other arme , fearynge be lyke I wolde have
shifted frome them amongst the people . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.153)

When my frende sawe me thus leade , who hadd wachede att the gate all
the forenoone , he followed afarre off , as Peter did Crist , to see
what shulde become off me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.154)

Many also followed , sum thatt knewe me , some to larne whatt I was ,
for thatt I was in a gowne of sattene . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.155)

Thus passed we thorow the stretes welle accompanyed unto mr. Garett the
shereffe's howse in the stokes-markett . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.156)

My frende mr. Ive tarryed at the gate . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.157)

These $two off the garde declared unto mr. shreffe thatt they weare
commaunded by the councelle to delyver me unto hym , and he to sende me
unto Newgate , saynge , " Syr , if it please yow we wyll carye hym
thether . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.158)

With thatt I stepped unto mr. shreffe , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.159)

and takynge hym a litle asyde , requested hym thatt , forasmoche as
ther commissyon was butt to delyver me unto hym , and he to sende me
unto Newgate , thatt he wolde sende me by his offycers ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.160)

for the request was off mere malyce . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.161)

" With a goode wylle , " sayde mr. sherffe . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.162)

" Masters , <paren> sayde he , </paren> you maye departe ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.163)

I wyll sende my offycers with this jentyllmane anone , when they be
come in . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.164)

" We wylle se hym caryed , syr , <paren> sayde they , </paren> for ower
discharge . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.165)

" Then the shreffe sayde sharpely unto them , " Whatt ! do you thynke
that I wyll nott do the councelles commaundementt ?
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.166)

Yow are discharged by delyveryng off hym unto me . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.167)

With thatt they departede . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.168)

My frend mr. Ive , seynge them departe , and leave me behynde , was
very gladde theroff , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.169)

and taryed stylle att the gate to se farther .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,145.170)

All this talke in the shreffes halle dide me lorde Russelle , sone and
heyre to the earle off Bedford , heare and se , who was att <P_146>
commaundement in the sherffe's howse , and his chamber joynynge unto
the halle , wherinto he myght loke ; who was very sory for me , for
thatt I hadd byne familiare with hym in matters off relegyone , as well
on the other syd the seies , as at hoome . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.171)

He sentt me on the morowe xx s. , and every weke as moche wyle I was in
Newgate . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.172)

When these too companyons off the garde weare goone , the shreffe sentt
too off his offycers with me , who toke no billes with them , nor
leadde me not , butt followed a prety waye behynde me ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.173)

ffor as I sayde unto mr. shreffe , butt for order sake , and to save
hym blameles , I wolde have gone unto Newgate myselffe att the
counceles commaundementt , or his other . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.174)

When I came into the strete , my frende mr. Ive , seyng me have suche
libertie , and souche distaunce betwyxt me and the offyceres , he
stepped before them , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.175)

and so went talkynge with me thorow Chepesyde ; so thatt it was nott
welle perseaved thatt I was aprehendide , butt by the greate company
thatt followed . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.176)

The offyceres delyvered me unto the keper off Newgate as they were
commaunded , who unloked a dore , and willed me to goo upe the steares
into the halle . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.177)

My frende Ive wente upe with me , where we founde 3 or 4 presonars
thatt hadde the libertie off the howse . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.178)

After a littelle talke with my frende , I requyred hym nott to lett my
wyffe know thatt I was sende to Newgate , butt to the Counter , untyll
suche tyme thatt she weare nere her churcheynge , and thatt she sulde
sende me my nyghte gowne , my bible , and my lute ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.179)

and soe he departede . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,146.180)

<P_147>

In a wyle after it was supper tyme . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.182)

The borde was covered in the same halle . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.183)

The keper , whose name was Alesaunder , and his wyffe came to supper ,
and halffe a dosyn presonars thatt weare ther for feloneys ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.184)

for I was the fyrst for relegyon thatt was sentt unto thatt presone ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.185)

butt the cause why the keper knue nott . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.186)

One off those presonars toke acquayntaunce off me ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,147.187)

and sayde he was a sodyare under syr Rycharde Crumewell in the jurney
to <P_148> Laundersey , where he dide knowe me , whose sarvant I was at
the same tyme ; who the next yere followyng , when the famous kynge
Henry viij=th= wentt unto Bollene , he putt me unto his majestie in the
rome of a mane att armes , off the wiche bande ther was ij=c= off us
uppon barded horsses , alle in one sute off readde and yalloo damaske ,
ower bardes off ower horses and plumes off fethers of the same colars ,
to attend uppon his majestie for the defense off his parsone .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,148.188)

After supper this goode fellow , whose name was Brysto , procured me to
have a bedde in his chamber ; who coulde pley well uppon a rebyke .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,148.189)

He was a talle mane , and afterwardes on off quene Maryes garde , and
yett a protestayne , wich he kepte secrete , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,148.190)

for eles he sayde he shulde nott have founde souche favour as he dide
att the $keper's handes and his wyff , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,148.191)

for to souche as loved the gospelle they weare very cruell .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,148.192)

" Welle , <paren> sayd I , </paren> I have sende <P_149> for my bible ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.193)

and , by Godes grace , therin $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} my dayly
exersyse ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.194)

I wylle nott hyde it frome them . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.195)

" Syr , <paren> sayde he , </paren> I am poore ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.196)

butt they will beare with you , for thatt they see your estate is to
paye welle ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.197)

and I wyll show you the nature and maner off them ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.198)

for I have byne heare a good wyle . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.199)

They bothe do love musyke very welle ; wherfore yow with your lute ,
and I to pley with yow on my rebyke , wylle please them greately ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.200)

he lovethe to be mery , and to drynke wyne , and she also ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.201)

yff yow wyll bestowe upon them every dynare and supper a quarte off
wyne , and some musyke , yow $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} ther whyte sone ,
and have alle ther favour thatt they cane show yow . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.202)

And so it came to pass . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.203)

And now I thynke it goode a litle to dygrese frome my matter
concernynge my impresonmentt and my delyveraunce ; and to note the
greate mercy off God showed unto his sarvantes in thatt greate
parsecusyone in quene Mary's tyme ; howe myghtelie and many wayes he
presarved souche as dide feare hym , evyne as he presarved Danyelle ,
Jeremy , Paulle , and many in the olde tyme . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.204)

Sume weare moved by his spirite to fle over the seyes ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.205)

sume weare presarved stylle in Londone , thatt in all the tyme off
parsecusyone never bowed ther knes unto Balle ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.206)

for ther was no souche place to shyft in in this realme as Londone ,
notwithstandynge ther greate spyalle and shearche ; nor no better place
to shifte the Easter tyme in $then {TEXT:ther} quene Maryes courte ,
sarvynge in the rome thatt I dide , as $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} showed
hereafter . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.207)

A greate noumber God dide strengthen constantly to stande to his worde
, to gloryfye his name , wiche be praysede for ever and ever , worlde
withoute ende ! (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.208)

And sume he presarved for these dayes . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.209)

And now agayne to prosecute the matter of my trouble and wonderfull
delyveraunce owt off thatt lothsume gayle off Newgate .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,149.210)

When thatt I hadde byn ther abowte too wekes , thorow the evylle savers
and greate unquyettnes off the logeynges , as also by occasyon <P_150>
off drynkenge off a draught off strounge {COM:'malmesey'_erased}
holloke as I was goynge to bedde , wyche my chamber fellow wolde nedes
have me to plege hym in , I was cast into an extreame burnynge ague ,
thatt I coulde take no reste , desirynge to chaunge my logenge ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.211)

and so dide frome oon to another ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.212)

butt noone I coulde abyde , ther was so mouche noyse off presonars ,
and evyll savours . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.213)

The keper and his wyffe offered me his owne parler where he laye
hymselffe , wyche was fforthist from noyse , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.214)

butt it was nere the kechyn , the savour wheroff I coulde nott abyde .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.215)

Then dide she lay me in a chamber where she sayde never no presoner
laye , wiche was her store-chamber , where she sayde all her plate and
money laye , wyche was mouche . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.216)

So mouche frendshepe I founde att ther handes , notwithstandynge thatt
they weare spoken unto by dyvers papistes ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.217)

and the Woodmoungeres of London , withe whome I hadde a greate
conflycte for presentynge them for false markynge off bylettes , they
requyred the keper to show me no favour , and to laye yrones uppon me ,
declarynge thatt I was the greatist heretyke in London .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,150.218)

My very frende mr. Recorde , doctor off phesyke , syngularly <P_151>
sene in alle the seven syencis , and a greate devyne , visited me in
the presone , and also after I was delyvered , to his greate parrelle
yff it hadde byne knowne , who lounge tyme was att charges and payne
with me gratis . By meanes whereoff and the provydence off God I
reseaved my healthe . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,151.219)

My wyffe then was churched befoore her tyme to be a suter for my
delyveraunce , who put upe a supplycacyone unto the councelle ,
declarynge my extreame syknes , and smalle cause to be committed unto
so louthsome a gayle ; requyrynge thatt I myght be delyvered , puttynge
in sureties to be forthecumynge to aunswere farther when I shuld be
called ; wiche she obteyned by the healpe off mr. John Througemarton ,
beynge the master off the questes , and my cunetremane and kynesmane ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,151.220)

he , understandynge <P_152> who weare my enemyes , toke a tyme in ther
absens , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,152.221)

and obteyned a letter to the keper , subscrybed by the yearle of
Bedforde , the yearle of Sussex , Wynchester , Rochester , and Walgrave
, to be delyvered , puttynge in suretye , accordynge to the requeste
off my wyves supplycacyon ; with whome Wynchester talked concernynge
the crestenynge off her chylde att the churche att the Tower hylle ,
and the gossipes , wiche weare , the duke of Suffolke , the yearle of
Penbroke , and the lady Jane then beynge quene , with the whiche he was
moche offendide . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,152.222)

My ladie Througemartone , wyfe unto syr Nycolas Througemartone , was
the <P_153> quenes debetie , who named my sone Gylfforde after her
husebande . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.223)

Immediately after the crestenynge was done , quene Marye was proclaimed
in Chepesyde , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.224)

and when me ladie Througemartone came into the Tower , the clothe off
estate was takone downe and all thynges defaced :
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.225)

a sodene chaunge ! (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.226)

She wolde have goone forthe agayne , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.227)

butt colde nott be suffered . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.228)

Butt nowe agayne to the matter . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.229)

When my wyff hadde obtained the letter , joyfull she was ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.230)

and brought her brother with her , John Speryne of Londone marchantt ,
a very frendly mane , and zelous in the Lorde , who was bounde with me
before mr. Chedely justice off peace , accordynge to the counceles
lettres , who came into the presone unto me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.231)

for I was so syke and weake thatt I was constrayned to tary a wyle
longer , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.232)

and my wyffe with me daye and nyghte . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.233)

Durynge alle the tyme off my sykness , I was constrayned to paye viij
d. every meale , and as moche for my wyffe , and for every frende thatt
came to se me , yf they weare alone with me att dyner or supper tyme ,
whether they came to the table or noo ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.234)

and payde also xl s. for a ffyne for iernes , wyche they sayde they
showede me greate favoure in , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.235)

I shulde eles have payd iiij or v li . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.236)

Thus when they parseaved I dide nott amende , butt rather worse and
worse , they thought it best to venter the matter ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.237)

and provydede a horse-litter to cary me home to the Lyme hurst .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.238)

I was so weake thatt I was not able to be ledde downe the steares ;
wherefore on thatt was sarvant to the jaler , who before tyme hade byne
my mane , who was also very diligentt and frendely unto me , toke me in
his armes and caryed me downe the steares to the horse-litter , wiche
stoode redy att the presone doore , and went with me to my howse .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,153.239)

Many people weare gathered to se my comynge forthe , who praysed
<P_154> God for my delyverance , beynge very sory to se my state , and
the lamentacyone off my wyff and her frendes , who jugede I wolde nott
leve untyll I came hoome . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.240)

I was nott able to endure the goynge off the horse-litter ; wherefore
they weare fayne to goo very softely , and oftentymes to staye , att
wiche tymes many of my aquayntaunces and ffrendes and others resortede
to se me , so thatt it was too howres or we coulde pass frome Newgate
unto Algate , and so within nyght before I coulde gett to my howse ,
wheare many off my neyghboures resorted to se me takone owte off the
horse-litter , whoo lamentedde and prayde for me , thynkynge it nott
possible for me to escape deathe , butt by the greate mercy of God .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.241)

Thus I contyneued the space of viij or x dayes , withowte any
lykelyhoode or hoope off amendementt . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.242)

I was sende to Newgate the v=th= daye off August ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.243)

and was delyvered the v=th= daye off September .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.244)

The fyrste daye off October was quene Mary crowned , by wiche tyme I
was able to walke upe and doune my chamber ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.245)

and beynge very desyrous to se the quene pase thorow the cittie , gott
uppe on horsebake , beynge scantt able to sett , gyrdide in a longe
nyghtgowne with double kercheves aboute my heade , a greate hatt uppon
them , my bearde dubed harde too ; my face so leane and pale thatt I
was the very image off deathe ; wondred at off alle thatt dide beholde
me , unknowne to any . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.246)

My wyffe and neyghboures weare to-to sorry thatt I wolde nedes goo
forthe , thynkynge I wolde nott returne alyve .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.247)

Thus wentt I forthe , havynge off ether syde off me a mane to staye me
; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.248)

and so wentt to the west ende off Polles , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.249)

and ther placed myselfe amoungst others thatt satte on horsebake to se
the quene pase by . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.250)

Before her cumeynge I behelde Poles steple bearynge toppe and
toppe-galantt lyke a ryalle sheppe with many flages and bannars , and a
mane tryoumfynge and daunsynge in the toppe . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,154.251)

<P_155>

I sayde unto one thatt sate on horsebake by me , who hadde nott sene
any corownacyone , " Att the coronasyone off kynge Edwarde I sawe Poles
steple ly att ane anker , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,155.253)

and now she wearithe toppe and toppe-gallantt ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,155.254)

surely the nexte $will $be {TEXT:wylbe} shippewrake , or it be lounge ;
" whiche chauncethe sume tymes by tempestuous wyndes , sume tymes by
lyghtnynges and fyre from the hevens . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,155.255)

Butt I thowghte thatt it shulde rather periche with sume horible wynde
then with lyghtnynge or thounderbolt ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,155.256)

butt souche are the <P_156> wonderfulle workes off God , whose gonnares
$will $nott {TEXT:wylnott} mysse the marke thatt he dothe apoynte , be
it never so little . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.257)

When the quene passed by , many behelde me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.258)

for they myght almost touche me , the rome was so narrow , marvelynge
belyke that one in souche state wolde venter forthe .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.259)

Many off my fellowes the pencyonars , and others , and dyvers off the
councelle behelde me , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.260)

and noone off theme all knewe me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.261)

I myght heare them saye one to another , " There is one lovithe the
quene welle belyke , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.262)

for he venterith greately to see her ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.263)

he is very lyke never to se her more . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.264)

Thus my men thatt stoode by me hard many of them saye , whose hearynge
was quyker then myne . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.265)

The quene herselfe when she past by behelde me .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.266)

Thus mouche I thought goode to wryte , to show how God dothe presarve
thatt semithe to mane impossyble , as many thatt daye did juge off me .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.267)

Thus returned I hoome , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.268)

and abowte to monethes after I was able to walke to London ane easy
pace ; butt stylle with my kercheves and pale lene face .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.269)

I muffeled me with a sarcenett , wiche the rude people in the strettes
wolde murmure att , sayinge , " What is he ? (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.270)

Dare he nott show his face ? " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.271)

I dyde repayre to my olde familiare acquayntaunce , as drapers ,
mercers , and others , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.272)

and stoode talkynge with them (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.273)

and cheponed ther wares ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.274)

and nott one off them thatt knew me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.275)

Then wolde I saye unto them , " Do you nott know me ?
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.276)

loke better uppone me . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.277)

Do you nott know my voyce ? " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.278)

For thatt was also altered . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.279)

" Truly , <paren> wolde they saye , </paren> yow must pardone me ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.280)

I $can $nott {TEXT:cannott} calle you to rememberaunce . "
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.281)

Then wolde I declare my name unto them ; whereatt they so marveled
thatt they colde scarcely credite me , butt for the famelyare
acquayntaunce thatt I putt them in rememberance off .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,156.282)

Thus passed I forthe the tyme att the Lyme hurst untyll crystmas
<P_157> was past , thatt I waxed somethynge strounge ,
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.283)

and then I thought it best to shifte frome thence , for thatt I hadde
there ferce enemys , specyally the vycker of Stepney , abbot <font>
qondame </font> off Tower hylle , whome I aprehendide in kynge Edwardes
tyme , and caryed hym unto Croydone to Cranemer , bishope of
Caunterbery ; for thatt he distourbed the prechers in his churche ,
causynge the belles to be rounge when they weare att the sermone , and
sume tymes begyne to synge in the quere before the sarmone weare halffe
done , and sume tymes chalenge the precher in the pulpitt ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.284)

for he was a strounge , stowte popyshe prelate , whome the godly mene
off the paryshe weare wearye off ; specyally my neyghboures of the Lyme
hurst , as mr. Dryver , mr. Ive , mr. Poynter , mr. Marche , and others
. (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.285)

Yet durst $they nott medelle with hym untylle it was my happe to cume
dwelle amoungst them ; (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.286)

and for thatt I was the kynges sarvantt I toke uppone me ;
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.287)

and they wentt with me to the bishope to wittnes those thynges agaynst
hym . Who was to fulle off lenite : (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.288)

a litle he rebuked hym , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.289)

and badde hym doo no more soo . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.290)

" Me lorde , <paren> sayde I , </paren> me thynkes yow are to jentylle
unto so stowte a papiste . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.291)

" Welle , <paren> sayde he , </paren> we have no lawe to ponyshe them
by . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.292)

" We have , me lorde , <paren> sayde I ; </paren>
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.293)

yff I hadde your auctoryte I wolde be so bolde to unvycker hym , or
mynnester sume sharpe ponyshementt unto hym and souch other .
(UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.294)

Yff ever it cume to ther turne , they wyll show yow no souch favoure .
" (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.295)

" Well , <paren> sayde he , </paren> yff God so provyde , we must abyde
it . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.296)

" Surely , <paren> sayde I , </paren> God wyll never cone yow thank for
this , butt rather take the sworde from souche as wylle nott use it
uppon his enemyes . " (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.297)

And thus we departed . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.298)

The lyke favoure is showed now , (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.299)

and therfore the lyke plage wylle follow . (UNDERHILL-E1-P2,157.300)