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were, hereupon Perkin, that had offended against 

 grace now the third time, was at the last proceeded 

 with, and by commissioners of oyer and determiner, 

 arraigned at Westminster, upon divers treasons 

 committed and perpetrated after his coming on land, 

 within this kingdom, for so the judges advised, for 

 that he was a foreigner, and condemned, and a few 

 days after executed at Tyburn ; where he did again 

 openly read his confession, and take it upon his 

 death to be true. This was the end of this little 

 cockatrice of a king, that was able to destroy those 

 that did not espy him first. It was one of the 

 longest plays of that kind that hath been in me 

 mory, and might perhaps have had another end, if 

 he had not met with a king both wise, stout, and 

 fortunate. 



As for Perkins three counsellors, they had re 

 gistered themselves sanctuary-men when their master 

 did ; and whether upon pardon obtained, or conti 

 nuance within the privilege, they came not to be 

 proceeded with. 



There were executed with Perkin, the Mayor of 

 Cork and his son, who had been principal abettors 

 of his treasons. And soon after were likewise con 

 demned eight other persons about the Tower 

 conspiracy, whereof four were the lieutenant s men : 

 but of those eight but two were executed. And 

 immediately after was arraigned before the Earl of 

 Oxford, then for the time high steward of England, 

 the poor prince, the Earl of Warwick ; not for the 

 attempt to escape simply, for that was not acted, 



