The sergeant asked if one Charles Brandon was present, and upon my
affirmative answer demanded that he be forthcoming. I told the
sergeant that Brandon was confined to his bed with illness, whereupon
he asked to be shown to his room.
It was useless to resist or to evade, so I awakened Brandon and took
the sergeant in. Here he read his warrant to arrest Charles Brandon,
Esquire, for the murder of two citizens of London, perpetrated, done
and committed upon the night of such and such a day, of this year of
our Lord, 1514. Brandon's hat had been found by the side of the dead
men, and the authorities had received information from a high source
that Brandon was the guilty person. That high source was evidently
Buckingham.
When the sergeant found Brandon covered with wounds there was no
longer any doubt, and although hardly able to lift his hand he was
forced to dress and go with them. A horse litter was procured and we
all started to London.
While Brandon was dressing, I said I would at once go and awaken the
king, who I knew would pardon the offense when he heard my story, but
Brandon asked the sergeant to leave us to ourselves for a short time,
and closed the door.
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