16 Nov 1499. Nov 1499. Perkyn (age 25) (of whom rehearsal was made before) being now in hold, could not leave with the destruction of himself, and confusion of other that had associate themselves with him, but began now to study which way to fly and escape. For he by false persuasions and liberal promises corrupted Strangways, Blewet, Astwood and long Rogier his keepers, being servants to Sir John, Digby Lieutenant. In so much that they (as it was at their arraignment openly proved) intended to have slain the said Master, and to have set Perkyn and the Earl of Warwick (age 24) at large, which Earl was by them made privy of this enterprise, and thereunto (as all natural creatures love liberty) to his destruction assented, but this crafty device and subtle imagination, being opened and disclosed, sorted to none effect, and so he being repulsed and put back from all hope and good luck with all his accomplices and confederates, and John Awater sometime Mayor of Corffe in Ireland, one of his founders, and his son, were the sixteen day of November arraigned and condemned at Westminster.

23 Nov 1499. And on the three and twenty day of the same month, Perkyn and John Awater were drawn to Tyburn, and there Perkyn standing on a little scaffold, read his confession, which before you have heard, and took it on his death to be true, and so he and John Awater asked the King forgiveness and died patiently. This was the reward of the pernicious Alye and comment of Perkyn Warbeck, which as in his life with false persuasions and untrue surmises had brought many noble personages to death and utter perdition, so at his death he brought with him other of the same sort to their not undeserved punishment. And amongst other Edward Earl of Warwick which as the same went, consented to break prison, and to depart out of the realm with Perkyn (which in prisoners is high treason) was the 21st day of the said month arraigned at Westminster before the Earl of Oxford, then high Constable of England, of the said treason, which whether it were by the enticement of other or of his own freewill (many men doubt, because of his innocence) confessed the fact and submitted himself to the King's mercy.

28 Nov 1499. And upon his [Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick (age 24)] confession he had his judgement, and according thereunto, the 28th day of November 1499 was brought to the scaffold on the Tower Hill, and there beheaded. The same after his death sprung abroad, the Ferdinand King of Spain would never make full conclusion of the matrimony to be had between Prince Arthur and the Lady Katheryn his daughter nor send her into England as long as this Earl lived. For he imagined that as long as any Earl of Warwick lived, that England should never be cleansed or purged of civil war and privy sedition, so much was the name of Warwick in other regions had in fear and jealousy.

The next yere after there was a great plague, whereof men died in many places very sore, but specially and most of all in the city of London, where died in that year thirty thousand. Also in this year was burned a place of the Kings called the Manor of Sheen situate, and lying nigh the Thames side, which he after built again sumptuously and costly, and changed the name of Sheen, and called it Richmond, because his father and he were Earls of Richmond. The King perceiving this plague and contagious disease, rather to increase then decrease, whether it was to avoid the occasion of the sickness, or to allure the Archduke Philip of Burgundy to come with him, he personally took his ship at Dover, in the beginning of May, and sailed to Calais, to the intent to provide and see the watches, which have been accustomed to be diligently kept and maintained against the incursions of his adversaries, & there he made politic ordinances and straight laws.

May 1499. While the King lay thus at Calais, the Archduke Philip sent to him diverse notable personages, not alone to gratify and welcome him into those parts, but also to declare that the said Archduke offered to repair personally to his presence, with such a number as the King should appoint, so that it were within no walled town or fortress. For he had before diverse times made denial to the French King to enter into any of his walled towns, and if he should as he gladly would come to the town of Calais, it might be a president [precedent?] to the French King to desire like meeting, what chance thereof might fall, every man could not judge. The King gently entertained the Ambassadors, but more thankfully accepted the Archduke's offer, and so appointed the place at Saint Peter's Church without Calais. Upon the Tuesday in Pentecost week, the Archduke came thither with a convenient company. The King and the Queen with many a lusty Lord and Lady rode thither to welcome him. And when the King approached, the Duke at his lighting offered to hold his stirrup, which the King in no wise would suffer to be done. When the King was descended from his horse he and the Archduke embraced each other with most princely familiarity, and then the Queen and all the nobles saluted him. What banqueting, what mirth and what pass time there was I passe over. But to conclude, there was communication of marriages, treating of farther corroboration of leagues, requests of tolls in Flanders to be diminished, with many other things, touching the enterprise and traffic of both their realms. And when all things were set up an order, the two princes lovingly took their leave and departed, the king to Calais, and the Archduke to Saint Omer.