Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…

¹The fifth and the sixth day of December, in the sixth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord king Henry the eight, William Barnewel Crowner of London, the day and year abovesaid, with in the ward of Castelbaynard of London assembled a quest, whose names afterward do appear, and hath sworn them truly to inquire of the death of one Richard Hun, which lately was found dead in the Lollards Tower within Pauls Church of London: whereupon all we of the inquest together went up into the said Tower, where we found the body of the said Hun hanging upon a staple of iron in a girdle of silk, with fair countenance, his head fair kemmed, and his bonnet right sitting upon his head, with his eyne and mouth fair closed, without any staring, gaping, or frowning, also without any drivelling or spurging in any place of his body, whereupon by one assent all we agreed to take down the dead body of the said Hun, and as soon as we began to heave the body, it was loose, whereby by good advisement we perceived that the girdle had no knot about the staple, but it was double cast, and the links of an iron chain which did hang on the same staple, were laid upon the same girdle whereby he did hang: Also the knot of the girdle that went about his neck, stood under his left ear, which caused his head to lean towards his right shoulder. Notwithstanding there came out of his nostrils two small streams of blood, to the quantity of four drops. Save only these four drops of blood, the face, lips, chin, doublet, collar, and shirt of the said Hun, was clean from any blood. Also we find that the skin both of his neck and throat beneath the girdle of silk, was fret and fallen away, with that thing which the murderers had broken his neck withal. Also the hands of the said Hun were wrong in the wrists, whereby we perceived that his hands had been bo•d. Moreover we find that within the said prison was no mean whereby a man might hang himself, but only a stool, which stool stood upon a bolster of a bed, so tickle, that any man or beast might not touch it so little, but it was ready to fall. Whereby we perceived that it was not possible that Hun might hang himself, the stool so standing.

¹THe fift and the sixte day of December, in the sixte yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord king Henry the eight, William Barnewel Crowner of London, the day and yeare abouesaid, with in the ward of Castelbaynard of London assembled a quest, whose names afterward do appeare, and hath sworne them truely to inquire of the death of one Richard Hunne, which lately was found deade in the Lollardes Tower within Paules Church of London: whereupon all we of the inquest together went vp into the sayde Tower, where we found the body of the sayd Hunne hanging vppon a staple of iron in a gyrdle of silke, with fayre countenaunce, his head fayre kemmed, and his bonet right sitting vpon his head, with his eyne and mouth fayre closed, without any staring, gaping, or frowning, also without any driueling or spurging in any place of his body, whereupon by one assent all we agreed to take downe the deade bodye of the sayd Hunne, and as soone as we beganne to heaue the body, it was loose, whereby by good aduisement we perceiued that the gyrdle had no knot about the staple, but it was double cast, and the linckes of an iron chayne which did hang on the same staple, were layde vpon the same gyrdle whereby he did hang: Also the knot of the gyrdle that went about his necke, stood vnder his left eare, which caused his head to leane towardes his right shoulder. Notwithstanding there came out of his nostrels two small streames of bloud, to the quantitye of foure droppes. Saue onelye these foure droppes of bloud, the face, lippes, chinne, doublet, coller, and shyrt of the sayd Hunne, was cleane from any bloud. Also we fynde that the skinne both of his necke and throate beneath the gyrdle of silke, was frette and faled away, with that thing which the murtherers had broken his necke withall. Also the handes of the sayd Hunne were wrong in the wristes, wherby we perceiued that his handes had bene bod. Moreouer we find that within the sayd prison was no mean wherby a man might hang himselfe, but onely a stoole, which stoole stoode vpon a bolster of a bed, so tickle, that any manne or beaste might not touch it so litle, but it was ready to fall. Whereby wee perceiued that it was not possible that Hunne might hang himselfe, the stoole so standing.