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FATE OF LORD DARCV, ASKE, ETC. 267
them as to lead to their arrest, which took place in
April, 1537. They were committed to the Tower.
The position they had occupied led naturally to their
every action being watched with a jealous eye, and
there was much to cause suspicion. They had taken
no part in promoting the peace of the country.
They were aware that outbreaks were in preparation
in Cleveland and elsewhere, but they reported nothing
respecting them to the Government. It w^as known
that Aske had interfered at Hull to prevent the
execution of Hallam, and it was also known that
Constable would render no assistance in
suppressing
Bigod's rash and ill-advised outburst. Moreover,
and this was perhaps the most damning fact of all
it was known that, during the first insurrection, Lord
Darcy and Aske had possessed themselves of artillery
belonging to the king, and that it was still in their
hands.
Sir John Buhner and his wife (who was a natural
daughter of Stafford, Duke of Buckingham), who
had been engaged in some plot in Cleveland, were
also arrested and taken to London about the same
time, as were also Sir Thomas Percy, Bigod, Thirsk,
Abbot of Fountains, the Abbot of Jervaulx, and
several others. They were tried on the i6th May, and
condemned to die. Lord Darcy suffered on Tower
Hill on 30th June, 1537. The two abbots and the
other gentlemen just mentioned were hanged at
Tyburn, and Lady Bulmer was burnt in Smithfield.
In the month of July, Aske and Constable were sent
into Yorkshire, and delivered into the hands of the
Duke of Norfolk. Constable was hanged in chains