This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...have now, according to the King's laws, justly proceeded against William Lisle and his other accomplices remaining with me in prison, in several wise, .... that the lands and tenements of the said William Lysle should be the more surely and indefensibly entitled to the Kinge's use, and for the more ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...have now, according to the King's laws, justly proceeded against William Lisle and his other accomplices remaining with me in prison, in several wise, .... that the lands and tenements of the said William Lysle should be the more surely and indefensibly entitled to the Kinge's use, and for the more terrible and dreadful example of all the inhabitants in these parts, William Lisle, Humfrey Lisle his son, John Ogle, William Shaftozve and Thomas Fenwick, gentlemen of name, chief leaders and most heynous offenders of all the saide rebels, were according to their demerits attainted of high treason; and by me had judgment given to be hanged drawn and quartered, the execution whereof was accomplished upon them accordingly--only reserving Humfrey Lisle, whom, according to the pleasure of the King and your Grace, I have sent by this bearer, John Norton, my servant, to be further ordered as shall stand with your Grace's pleasure." 1 The spelling of this letter, being particularly eccentric, has here been modernised. Young Humphrey was conveyed to London in time to escape the gruesome sight of his father's head grinning from Newcastle gate. While in prison he was coerced into a confession giving the names of the Redesdale and Tynedale rebels, and implicating Sir William Lysle in no less than five deliberate murders. Another of the family, Nicholas Lysle, captured by Lassells, owned on the scaffold that the English outlaws were supported and encouraged by Angus, Bothwell, and Maxwell. On April 21 five of the chief Redesdale rebels were hanged at Alnwick "in the presence of the gentlemen of Northumberland" and a great crowd of suspected persons from the Redesdale district made submission in their shirts, with halters about their necks....
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