Free Tyburn: The Story of London's Gallows by Robert Bard

treason, for counterfeatyng of the kynges Signe Manuell: And in August was Edward Clifford for the same 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 above twentie thousand people as I my self iudged ( Hall’s Chronicles , p. 826).
    1538–9 The third daie of Novembre were Henry Marques of Excester (Exeter) & earle of Devonshire and sir Henry Pole knight and lorde Mountagew and Sir Edward Nevell brother to the Lorde Burgany sent to the tower which thre wer accused by sir Gefferei Pole brother to the lord Mountagew, of high treason, and the two lordes were arreigned the last day of Decembre, at Westminster before the lord Awdeley of Walden, lord Chauncelor, and then the high stuard of England, and there found giltie, likewise on the third day after was arreigned Sir Edward Nevel, Sir Gefferey Pole and two priestes called Croftes and Collins, and one holand a Mariner and all attainted, and the ninth day of Januarie [1539] were the saied two lordes and Sir Edward Nevell behedded at the tower hill, and the two priestes and Holande were drawen to Tiborne, and there hanged and quartered, and sir Gefferey Pole was pardoned (Hall, p. 827).
    1539 The eight and twentie daie of Aprill, began a Parliament at Westminster, in the which Margaret countesse of Salsbury, Gertrude wife to the Marques of Excester, Reignold Poole, a Cardinall brother to the lorde Mountagew, Sir Adrian Foskew [Fortescue] & Thomas Dingley Knight of saynt Johnes, & diverse other wer attainted of high treason, which Foskew and Dynglei wer the tenth daie of Juli behedded. According to the Grey Friars Chronicle and Wriothesley’s Chronicle they were beheaded at Tower Hill on the 9th July, and that same day was drawne to Tyborne ii. of their servanttes, and ther hongyd and quarterd for tresoun.
    1540 Also this same yere was the 16 day of Marche was one Somer and 3 vagabondes with hym drawne, hangyd and qwarterd for clippynge of golde at Tyborne. 19
    1540 Dr Johnson blamed the Government of his day for suppressing the processions to Tyburn: ‘the public was gratified by a procession’. From this point of view Henry VIII was an ideal monarch, though it is open to doubt whether the burnings at Smithfield and the disembowellings at Tyburn were not so frequent as to satiate the lovers of these spectacles. Thus on 30 July 1540, two Doctors of Divinity and a parson were burnt in Smithfield, and on the same day another Doctor and two priests were hanged on a gallows at Saint Bartholomew’s Gate, beheaded and quartered. Five days later the spectacle was offered of other seven or perhaps eight despatched at Tyburn.
    1540, August 4 The 4 of August, Thomas Empson sometime a monke of Westminster, which had bin prisoner in Newgate more than three yeeres, was brought before the Justices of gaole deliverie at Newgate, and for that hee would not aske the King pardon for denying his supremacie, nor be sworne therto, his monkes coole was plucked from his backe, and his body repried till the King were informed of his obstinacie. Nothing more is told us of Empson, but it has been supposed that he was executed in this batch. 20 ‘The same 4 of August were drawn to Tyborne 6 persons and one lead betwixt twaine, to wit, Laurence Cooke, prior of Doncaster, William Home a lay brother of the Charterhouse of London, Giles Home gentleman, Clement Philip gentleman of Caleis, & servant to the L. Lisle, Edmond Bromholme priest, chaplaine to the said L. Lisley, Darby Gening, Robert Bird, all hanged and quartered, and had beene attainted by parliament, for deniall of the Kings supremacie. 21
    1540 On the 22 daie of December, was Raufe Egerton servant to the Lorde Audeley lorde Chauncellor, hanged, drawen, and quartered, for counterfetyng of