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Show ATRO ' lOCS ,J l ' l>U I:S. I ] n·l 1 . , f(.mtut· 'S w< re necc;-;:-;n.rily well 0 [ w hon1 s uffered, a L 10uo t 11 . l·nown he had c' ome to the ncio< rlthorltoo< l or 'v 'S llll!Jl:; ter Ila. ll o... n the ' fir t chty of the se, . of r·u·1i·unent . anL1, even aitcr ' 1011 " • ' . . . his own attainder hau,l 1u, een pu uli :-:-hell ' tru.;~:t .in<r to Ius dJ ::;g ut~ e, n , . , ]n• ;:; cun• o •t ty 1• n.u1 uc• e)'u1 ll.l m io r emain to watch the fate ot lu ,, :ate Sir Nicholas Brmnbrc. U:s::>OCl< ' k ] · • l t U for illC Tl · l · rn}t'OU citizen who had OCCll -..Jllg l llS C 11\ c.~ ' • • r 1 , bra-very he had di ' play ell in a.'si;:;ting Sir \VIlluun '' ~t wott to ki;l '\Vat Tyler and to put down the r ebellion, havmg been apprehcndcll anu.1 1o cl oo·c' ll 1. n the Tower of L ondo. ,n , w.·. a . now roduccd by the constable of the Tow '1' to luke ln:-; tli,tl. lle Pa "'ked for further tinlC to ad vi~c w·t l1l 1u · ;:; coun~e 1' Lut .W "'l "' or-dered forth with to an wer to every point in the arLlcl ., of treason contained. Ther eupon he ex~1 : .u· nle u' '~ ' Vhocver hath LranJecl 111c with tlu.s I·g nonlt·ll lO· US 1nm+ -.. , with hin1 I ·' un rcndy to fro·ht in the li ·ts to In:u. ntn.t n my ·l llllO~ 'nc.y ' dwnevcr the kino- 0 ha11 appoint!" " Thi~,' ay.' a ·hronider, ' he spnkc witoh ·uch a. fury, that ln. s eyes ·par1\.1 Cll Wl't ll L· n.6Te' ·~t nd he breathed as 1. f an l~~ tnn. l ay l 1.l l l 1.1 1 l 1.1 ' 1u.t •c ,~.t s· t ,. choosino~· rath,e r to die gloriou. 1y in the field, than a;sgrace!'ully on a gtbbet. 'l"'he appellant , aid "they would r ead ily accept of the rom bat," an<.l flm. g.m g down t 11 e1. r gages 1u. e f'0 1. e \ tl 1c l-·.. in<or ' added, "We will prove these art.w lcs to ,u, e true t o t1 1). h c'' t(l ' mo.s t damnable traitor l" But the lorc1: r e.-olved "that battle cllll not lie in thi ca ·e ; nll'l that they woulu.1 cxaln1• ne, tl 1e artidc~ with the proofs to support thern, ancl consi.l1 ·r \\' 1H l L J·nuo<r tnent. to give, to the advantage and pruf1 t ot . the 1u .n g fUll l ]-·.. in<or t1ol11, and a.:· they would answer Lefore God." They adjourncJ for two <lay~, ancl met nga.w , ''r hcn '' l, nu.m.# ber of London citizens appeared to g·1 ve ev·t l1 e n CC [I orr [ll!1 t 13rambre. For the bencf1. t of the rra<1 e r, t 11 C c·. hronicler I l1:.tv' bdorc ctnotc<.l shall continuo the story:- A '> J ··~ ~ I • 1 • t..h.> I . noBEilT T l ~Z.:~ILLL . f)! ) "Bciore they could pro'·end with his trial, tlH·y were interrupted Ly unfortunate 1're~ i1i;ln, who, ocillg got u pou the top of an apothecary's hou:-;e adjoin ing to tbc palate, nnd llcscended into the gutter to look about him and ou~cn·e wlJO went into the palace, was di;:;covere<l Ly certain of ihc peer·, who presently sent some of the guard to apprehend hin1; who entering into the house where he wa., antl having 'pent long tin1c in vain in looking for l1im, at length one of tllc gt1ard stepped to the rna: ter of the honsc, aud tHking l1im l)y the sl1oulller, with his cla()'ger urawll, s~1iJ thu s : 'Show WJ ' vhere thou hast hid Trc~ilian, or cbe r esolve 111y day· a: ac ·ompli ·heJ.' The nut:ster, ir 'mblino-, nnd rc~Hly to yielll up the gho.t for [I ar, answered, 'Yon(1er j .· tl1e place where he lie·;' and showed hin1 a round taL1e cov"rcd with brnnchc:-; of 1Jays, under which Tresjlian lay dose COY<:red. \ rltcn tl1ey had found hi1n they drew l1i1n out Ly tl1e he ch~, won l1"ring to sec him wear hi ' ha~r and lwan1 ovenTrown, wi th old clouted . hoes <) and patched Jw.sc, rnore li kc a m i:eral>le poor b<·ggar than a jtH1go. \ Vllen this came tv Ll1C ('ars of tl1c pc ·r~, the live appellants , uudcnJy l'O.'C up, [1JH) goiug lO the gate of the hall, they 1net the guanllcndi11g Trcsilian Lonncl, cry ing, as they crunc, '\V c haYe him, 've have l1im.' Tn:silia u, being conlinto the l1all, wa.~ asked 'wl1at he coultl say ior him.~elf why executioa hould not Lc done ac'·onli11g to tllc juugm<:nt pas. eJ upon him for his trea::ions ~ o of'ten co ~ntnittecl;' l>uL he Lc<: ame a. one stru ck dumb; h ha<l 110tl1it1g to ~ay, and llis lwart was hardcnctl to the very la.-<t, so that 1t' wouhl not confess hin1 elf guilty or any thiDg. \Vhercupou he ' ras without delay led to the Tow(~r, thaL he might sufFer the scntcHec passed against hin1. IIi. wife and his chilclren tlid with many tt>ars arcompany him to the To\\·er; but l1is wife wal!:> so |