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

arraigned in the Guild hall of London, who had caused letters to bee cast abrode, that king Edward was alive, and to some he shewed himselfe to be king Edward, so that many persons both menne and women were troubled by him, for the which sedition the said William had bin once whipped and delivered, as is aforesaid: But now he was condemned, and the 13 of March he was drawne, hanged and quartered at Tyborne (Stow, p. 628).
    Mary died in 1558, and Elizabeth I came to the throne.
    1570 The 27 of May, Thomas Norton and Christopher [Norton], of Yorkeshire, being both condemned of high treason, for the late rebellion in the North, were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged, headed, and quartered (Stow, p. 666).
    A tract, the ‘Confessions’ of Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton, reprinted in State Trials vol. i., 1083–6 , contains particulars of these executions. Thomas, the uncle of Christopher, was first hanged and quartered, in the presence of his nephew. Then the hangman executed his office on Christopher, and being hanged a little while, and then cut down, the butcher opened him, and as he took out his bowels, he cried and said, ‘Oh, Lord, Lord, have mercy upon me!’ and so yielded up the ghost. Then being likewise quartered, as the other was, and their bowels burned, as the manner is, their quarters were put into a basket provided for the purpose, and so carried to Newgate, where they were parboiled; and afterwards their heads set on London Bridge, and their quarters set upon sundry gates of the city of London.
    1570 The 25 May in the morning, was found hanging at the bishop of Londons palace gate in Paules church-yard, a Bull ( papal proclamation ) which lately had beene sent from Rome containing diverse horrible treasons against the Queenes majesty for the which one John Felton was shortly after apprehended, and committed to the tower of London … The fourth of August … was arraigned at Guild hal of London John Felton, for hanging a bull at the gate of the bishop of Londons palace, and also two young men, for coyning and clipping of coine, who all were found guilty of high treason, and had iudgment to be drawne, hanged and quartered. The eight of August, John Felton was drawne from Newgate into Paules Churchyeard, and there hanged on a gallowes new set up that morning before the Bishoppes palace gate, and being cut downe alive, he was bowelled and quartered. After this time the same morning the sherifs returned to Newgate, and so to Tiborne with two young men which were executed for coyning and clipping as is aforesaid. 30
    1571 The execution of Dr John Story is one of the horrors of Tyburn: Dr Story was a bitter persecutor under Mary. After the accession of Elizabeth, Story had more than one narrow escape. In 1563 he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea, whence he escaped, and, with the aid of the chaplain of the Spanish Ambassador, fled to Flanders. The Spanish Ambassador disclaimed knowledge of the matter, but it may well be that the English Government was nettled, and readily lent itself to a plan for capturing Story. In his adopted country he received a place in the customs. On a certain day in August, 1570, he was invited to examine a ship at Bergen-op-Zoom. While he was busy in the hold the hatches were shut down on him, the sail was hoisted, and the ship sailed for Yarmouth with Story on board. The capture was a great event. ‘The locks and bolts of the Lollards’ Tower were broken off at the death of queen Mary, and never since repaired. Now they were repaired for the reception of Dr Story’. He was executed at Tyburn on June 1 1571. He was the object of general execration: care was probably taken that he should suffer all the torments of the horrible sentence. He was let down from the gallows alive, and while the executioner was ‘rifling among his bowels’ Story rose and dealt him a blow.
    1581 The 18 of July, Everard Haunce [Hanse] a seminary priest, was in the Sessions hall in