The following is a list of executions which took place in the thirty years ending 1586. It shows the various crimes which were then considered capital:—

• 1563. A soldier executed at Newhaven for drawing his weapon without orders.
• 1563. A sergeant and soldier executed for drawing their weapons against their captain.
• 1569. Philip Mestrell a Frenchman, and two Englishmen, hanged for counterfeiting money.
• 1569. Sixty rebels executed at Durham.
• 1569. A ’prentice hanged for murdering his master.
• 1569. Five rebels executed at York.
• 1570. Thomas and Christopher Norton executed for treason.
• 1570. John Throckmorton and five others executed for treason.
• 1570. John Felton hanged for nailing the Pope’s Bull to the Bishop of London’s Palace.
• 1570. Two young men hanged for debasing coin.
• 1570. Dr. John Storie hanged for high treason.
• 1571. Rebecca Chamber burnt for poisoning her husband.
• 1572. Barneie, Mather, and Rolfe, hanged for treason.
• 1572. Martin Bullocke hanged for robbery and murder.
• 1572. Duke of Norfolk beheaded for treason.
• 1573. Percy, Earl of Northumberland, beheaded as a conspirator.
• 1573. John Hall and Oswald Wilkinson hanged for treason.
• 1573. A man hanged for murder.
• 1573. George Browne hanged for murder.
• 1573. Anne Sanders, Anne Drurie, and trustie Roger hanged as accessories to murder.
• 1573. Anthonie Browne hanged for felony.
• 1574. Peter Burchet hanged for murder.
• 1575. Two Dutch Anabaptists burnt at Smithfield.
• 1575. Twenty-two pirates executed.
• 1575. Thomas Greene, goldsmith, hanged for clipping coin.
• 1576. A woman burnt at Tunbridge for poisoning her husband.
• 1576. A man hanged at Maidstone as an accessory to poisoning.
• 1577. Cuthbert Maine hanged as a Romanist.
• 1577. John Nelson and Thomas Sherewood hanged for denying the Queen’s supremacy.
• 1577. John de Loy and five Englishmen executed at Norwich for counterfeiting coin.
• 1577. Seven pirates hanged at Wapping.
• 1577. An Irishman hanged on Mile End Green for murder.
• 1580. A man named Glover hanged for murder.
• 1580. Richard Dod hanged for murder.
• 1580. William Randall hanged for conjuring.
• 1581. A man hanged at St. Thomas Waterings for begging by a licence signed by the Queen’s own hand counterfeited.
• 1581. Edward Hance a seminary priest hanged.
• 1581. Edmund Campion, Ralfe Sherwin, Alexander Briars, hanged for high treason.
• 1581. John Paine executed at Chelmsford for high treason.
• 1581. Thomas Foord, John Shert, Robert Johnson, priests, hanged for designs against Elizabeth.
• 1582. Laurence Richardson and Thomas Catcham executed for Romanism.
• 1582. Philip Prise hanged in Fleet Street for killing a Sheriff.
• 1583. Thomas Worth and Alice Shepheard hanged in Shoolane for killing a ’prentice.
• 1583. Elias Shackar hanged at Bury St. Edmunds for spreading seditious literature.
• 1583. Ten priests hanged.
• 1583. John Lewes burnt at Norwich for heresy.
• 1583. John Slade and John Bodie hanged for high treason.
• 1583. Ten horsedealers hanged at Smithfield for robbery.
• 1583. Edward Arden hanged for treason.
• 1583. William Carter hanged for high treason.
• 1584. Francis Throckemorton hanged for treason.
• 1584. William Parrie hanged for treason.
• 1585. Thomas Awfeld and Thomas Weblie hanged for publishing seditious matter.
• 1586. Two seminary priests hanged at Tyburn.
• 1586. A witch burnt at Smithfield.
• 1586. A woman executed at Tyburn for adultery.
• 1586. Two priests hanged at Tyburn for treason.
• 1586. Jone Cason hanged for witchcraft.
• 1586. A man named Foule hanged for robbing his wife.
• 1586. Henry Elks hanged for counterfeiting the Queen’s signature.
• 1586. Seven persons condemned for treason.
• 1586. John Ballard, a priest, executed for conspiring with Anthony Babington against Elizabeth. With him were executed John Savage, Barnewell, Tichborne, Tilneie, Edward Abingdon, Anthony Babington.
• 1586. Thomas Salisbury executed for treason. With him suffered Henry Dun, Edward Jones, Charnocke, Robert Gage, Jerom Bellamie.
• 1586. Three seminary priests hanged at Tyburn.
• 1563–1586—76 Executed for high treason.
• 71 Rebels.
• 17 Murder.
•   3 Military offences.
• 12 Counterfeiting and clipping coin.
•   2 Counterfeiting Queen’s signature.
• 29 Pirates.
•   2 Witchcraft and conjuring.
•   3 Heresy.
• 12 Robbery.
•   1 Adultery.