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A08119	Norfolkes furies, or a view of Ketts campe necessary for the malecontents of our time, for their instruction, or terror; and profitable for euery good subiect, to incourage him vpon the vndoubted hope of the victorie, to stand faithfully to maintayne his prince and countrey, his wife and children, goods, and inheritance. With a table of the maiors and sheriffes of this worshipfull city of Norwich, euer since the first grant by Henry the fourth: together with the bishops of that see, and other accidents here. Set forth first in Latin by Alexander Nenil. Translated into English, for the vse of the common people, by R.W. minister at Frettenham in Norfolke, and a citizen borne, who beheld part of these things with his yong eyes.; De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce. English	Neville, Alexander, 1544-1614.; Woods, Richard, minister of Frettenham.	1615 (1615)	STC 18480; ESTC S102863	67,212	88

obtaine without doubt peace and pardon and all good things else of the Kings Maiesty but as wee saide before neither threatnings nor the counsell of the wise nor flattering prayers nor any thing else could restraine them from so great rage of villanie vntill they had brought a miserable destruction vpon the Country and drawne vpon themselues at last an ende worthy such wickednesse For the King after hee vnderstood that his Maiesty was daily more and more despised the company of lewd persons to increase all things confounded with this execrable and raging tumult the clemency of the King set at nought and now no place left for mercy soft medicines to auaile nothing at all their mindes to be without cu●e and infected with deadly pestilence Finally all hope of recouery taken vtterly away but onely that which consisted in force and seuerity of punishment hee thought good to put this first in execution Wherfore in the Country of Lyncolne other shires of the Kings Kingdome he commandeth and appointeth a muster and presse of Souldiers Also a great number of Swyssers to be sent for supposing as the thing required that this wicked rout and their followers ought to be vtterly taken away by the sword Otherwise if it should spread further and infect the neighbour Countrey people with the contagion of this villanie it could very hardly be stayed when the heat of that infection had spred further and fallen as it were into the veynes and bowels of the Kingdome and had inclosed all the parts thereof with that deadly flame of disloyalty Vnto this army was Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwick a man of great Nobility and marueilous courage appointed Lieutenant and vnto him the chiefe soueraignety is committed by Letters and Commandements from the King At that time the opinion by the report of all men for the most part was receiued among our Countreymen of him that this Noble man was of such Magnanimity and experience in Martiall affaires as it was thought the Rebels should be suppressed by him or else surely put to flight by none Therefore these speeches of the Kings preparation and power being disperst abroade and entring the eares of the common people came at the length vnto the hearing of the Campe. And when they vnderstood of a surety that they were mustered and a Captayne Armour Bands of men and all instruments for the terror of Warre prouided against them to bee readie and at hand they beganne euery day to fortifie themselues and to looke about for all things necessary and to trayne themselues that they might bee the more able to make resistance So farre was it from them that either reason could mitigate their crueltie and boldnesse or terror breake their stout mindes To this end when some of the Citizens obserued that many things were done euery day more tumultuously fearing all violence slaughter robberie burning and a lamentable ouer-throwing of all things At the length lest if they should abide in the Citie they might be constrayned to be on the Rebels side gathering all their goods together in heaps asmuch as they could conueniently and hiding them in the ground or else by Masons helpe couering them with lime and stone they fled priuily in the night out of the Citie The Earle of Warwick after he had furnished himselfe with Souldiers at home and from beyond the Seas with Money Weapons and all things necessary for the Warres departeth from London accompanyed with all his forces There were in that Armie the Marquesse of Northampton who of late had the Gouernement of the Warres against the Campe Ambrose and Robert Dudley Warwicks sonnes Willoughby Poijsi Bray and many other noble and famous Captaynes besides of Knights Esquires and Gentlemen of the Switsers and of all kinde of common Souldiers about foureteene thousand When they came to Cambridge some of the Aldermen of the Citie of Norwich and other of the Citizens met with Warwick at the Townes end Which Citizens as we said before being afraid and astonished at the fearefull and mad boldnesse of the Conspirators had fled the City These pale and forlorne and falling vpon their knees cast themselues euery one at his feet and with weeping lamentable voice beganne earnestly to intreat him that he would lay no grieuous thing to their charge for they were innocent persons and guiltie of no crime Yet they besought the mercy and fauour of the Prince For they had verily conceiued an incredible griefe of this miserable destruction and spoile of their Countrey and had further indured all extremitie at the Rebels hands In the end to prouide for their liues they were constrayned to flye the City and with sword and fire were cast out not only from the City but from their wiues and children and all their friends In so great misery where with they were pressed on euery side they craue nothing else but if in this common and exceeding feare through ignorance and folly vnwittingly they haue wrapped themselues in any offence the same might not be imputed vnto them but vpon their repentance and humble petition it might be pardoned Hereunto Warwick answered that he perceiued how great perill they were in and that without doubt the strength of those desperat men was great which had driuen them from all these things as de●re vnto them as life it selfe Affirming that they had done nothing amisse to his knowledge In that they had left the Citie in so great feare and danger it was but the infirmitie of man and to be borne withall Notwithstanding in one thing they were somewhat ouer seene that they withstood not these euils in the very beginning for a few valiant and wise men might haue dispatched those companies in a moment if while the matter was in the beginning they had opposed themselues for the health of their Countrey Notwithstanding he granted pardon at their request and offered the Kings fauour to them all willing them when they haue furnished themselues with weapons and with the furniture of Souldiers to be in a readinesse to follow the Host hauing Laces about their necks to bee discerned from the rest These things done after this manner he departeth from Cambridge And the tenth of the Kalends of September hee came with all his Armie to Intwood Intwood is distant from Norwich about two miles There Thomas Gresham Knight had a faire and large house where Warwick abode that day and the night following with his companie All the men notwithstanding were armed and ready to the battell if peraduenture the Enemie should rayse vp any tumult on the sudden which surely beheld from the holes in the Walles and Towers what should be done Warwick in the meane season while as is said before hee made his abode with all his Armie at Intwood sendeth his Herald which in the name of the King as the manneris proclaymeth warre against the City and Citizens except forth with they set open the

by the commandement of the King authority was giuen vnto William Pari Marquesse of Northhampton to leuy an Armie of men with commandement to goe in all haste to the City of Norwich and there to doe his indeuour that because these so great furies could not by clemency and lenity be appeased to pursue with fire and sword Kett and his Confederates as Traytors and most cruell Enemies to his Maiestie Northampton all things prepared and made ready to his liking with fifteene hundred Souldiers as was commanded goeth shortly after towards Norwich There were with him in his Armie two Lords Sheffield and Wentworth besides Anthony Denny Richard Southwel Ralph Sadler Iohn Gates Thomas Paston Henry Beding field Iohn Suliard William Wilgraue Iohn Cuttze Thomas Cornwallies all Knights to these of Esquires Gentlemen aswell of England as of Italy a worthy traine When they were now but a mile from the City the Marquesse of Northampton sent presently an Herald which as the manner is should denounce Warre to the City except they would presently obey By whom al things which are accustomed to be done being proclaymed and performed in the City Augustine Steward the Maiors Deputy sendeth speedily Messengers to signifie vnto Codde the Maior who was as we said before most against his will detayned in the Campe what commandements were imposed vpon the City in the Kings name by the Marquesse of Northampton Hereunto speedily answere from the Maior was returned to the Herald That neuer any thing happened more grieuous vnto him al his life time then these euils which brought in of most seditious persons haue almost ouer-turned with an implacable villany his Country and City of Norwich flourishing before That asmuch as by mans reason could be foreseene hee had vsed all diligence that these tumults might haue been restrayned at the beginning yet could he not bring to that passe by reason of the rage of the mischiefes wherewith the mindes of all were holden intangled That he had indured the terror of imprisonment the perill of death finally all extremity at their hands and at this time was holden in the Campe with a guard of Souldiers round about him Otherwise he would come himselfe without delay as was meet to the Marquesse of Northampton Neuerthelesse that the City might be kept the better in order he had giuen his authority of gouernement to Augustine Steward a very carefull and wise man lest in his absence the people through ignorance might fall away from their duty That the City should be at his commandement and himselfe if Kett would permit would willingly come out of the Campe and receiue him and commit his owne and the state of the City to his protection This answere of the Maior was carryed with speede by the Herald to the Earle of Northampton The Maiors Deputy with the Sherifes and a great multitude of Citizens following went presently into the Armie of Northampton vnto whom he deliuered the Sword which is a signe of the Kings Maiesties presence and of his Authority and in the chiefe Cities of England is wont alwayes to bee carryed before the Maior declaring as the Maior had done before that hee could not come himselfe which he most desired but that he and the chiefe of the City were come to deliuer the City themselues and all that they had vnto the faith and authority of the King they confesse there are many of the Citizens which could not be terrified but that they would needes consent to the Rebels but yet the greatest part of the best Citizens doe remayne still in their faith and allegeance and haue not ioyned themselues with the others nor in any respect haue conspired against the Kings Maiestie and that this part is ready and willing to doe that which shall be inioyned them and most willing to receiue him and his Armie into the City Northampton againe incouraged the hearts of the Citizens with good words and promised he would haue care of the City and had good hope that ere long these great furies wherewith now almost all things were set on fire should be suppressed When he had made an end of speaking he deliuered the Sword to M. Southwel who carryed the same bare-headed before the Marquesse into the City This honor by an old and soiemne custome is giuen alwayes to the Kings Lieutenants And comming in at Saint Stephens Gate he gaue commandement that all the Citizens should come vnto him into the Market place There they long consulted and many things of many were deuised aswell for the defence of the City as for restrayning the assault of the Enemie Then were appointed Watch and Ward vpon the Walles and Citie Gates And in all places if any were thought too weake were appointed armed men that might be ready vpon euery occasion These things thus appointed and performed Northampton went at night vnto the house of the Maiors Deputie and supped there with his company of Nobles and Gentlemen when supper was ended although through the tediousnesse of the iourney and heat of the weather all in the house were weary yet they rested that night in their Armour lest they might be taken vnawares And here it came to passe whether by chance or of set purpose I cannot yet tell that certaine Italians skirmished with a great company of the Rebels and many wounds were giuen on both sides but one of the Spaniards while he went very boldly into the middest of the Rebels being a valiant man first the multitude beset him round at the length they tooke him and put him to a shamefull death for taking away all his garments and furniture which were vpon him very costly and cunningly wrought they stripped him naked and so hung him vpon an Oke in Mount Surry house not without many reuilings and shamefull contumelies before his death All men surely tooke great griefe from so cruell and miserable a death of such a worthy and most noble Souldier and would with a great summe of money willingly haue ransomed him if it had been possible from so cruell ignominie and shame But from this mans calamitie now in the very beginning was easily perceiued how great and detestable cruelty raigned in those that had wickedly taken vp Armes against their Country although not long after by the prouidence of God for hee suffereth not the wicked to indure long nor the shedding of innocent bloud alwaies to go vnreuenged Cayme himselfe the Author of this dreadfull villany with the same manner of death though somewhat too late receiued conding punishment of this so great crueltie But the Earle of Northampton fearing the breaking in of the enemie in the night commanded that the Porters and Watchmen which before wee said were bestowed vpon the Walles and Gates of the Citie should now more painefully and diligently then commonly they were wont walke round about the Citie Whereby both their eyes and minds prepared and attending vpon the enterprises of the enemie if

with mercilesse fire the greatest part of this most worthie Citie which hath laid in most filthie Prison and Bands many worthy and excellent persons and haue slaine some with most extreme torture which haue vtterly emptied the best furnished houses and polled and shauen the neighbour Uillages which haue alienated to their owne vse the goods of many of late rich men but now through their crueltie miserable and needie and carried them into their wretched Campe by most cruell robberies which haue forged fained Lawes false Letters and Commissions in the Kings name which haue prophaned the Temple of the great and mighty God ouerthrowne the houses of priuate men wasted and spoiled the fields on euery side which haue conuerted all their thought studies and enterprises to destruction slaughter wasting burning and stealing Finally which knew nothing remaining whither the rage and madnesse of their furie could further carrie them but either their riotous lusts vtterly deuoured or their filthie importunitie scattered abroad When they see themselues bound by these so many so great and so horrible pollutions of wickednesse to God the King and the Common-wealth and when now they see all their goods and substance to be brought into that place and so confiscate and lost that to bee in a worse condition then now they are in for they are in the worst they cannot be if they would then let them thinke with themselues into how large a Sea of euils they haue throwne themselues headlong and let them thinke what they may feare ouer whose heads alwaies hangeth the iust wrath of God which surely by no meanes can be auoided and the ineuitable power of the King offended and displeased For his Maiestie had decreed not to suffer any longer these so great euils to abide in the bowels of his Kingdome neither to leaue any longer vnpunished and vnreuenged this so brutish crueltie and intolerable boldnesse And therfore hath chosen the Earle of Warwicke a man of renowned Honour and of great name and vnto this worke appointed Generall from his Maiestie who must pursue them with fire and sword and hath further inioyned him neuer to leaue off vntill hee hath vtterly rooted out that cursed and horrible company Notwithstanding such is his great bountie and clemencie that whom he hath appointed a reuenger of this desperate wickee rout if they perseuere the same also he would haue to be if they shall doe otherwise a messenger and minister of his mercie The which except they would imbrace at this time refusing al sinister aduice Warwicke hath most solemnely sworne shall neuer hereafter be offered vnto any of them again but as he was commanded of the King he would pursue with fire and sword all the companions of that most pernitious conspiracy the officers ministers and abetters thereof as the most pestilēt enemies to the Kings Maiesty neither would he make an end of pursuing them vntil they which had defiled all places with their new vnheard of and vnpardonable treason and had drowned themselues in such furious waues of wickednes had receiued condigne punishment of God and the King When he had made an end although many were very doubtfull of the euent of things and trembled what for the guilt of Conscience and remembrance of their wretchednesse yet neuerthelesse all of them for the most part being grieuously offended with his speech so inwardly burned in minde as presently they reuiled the Herald on euery side with shouts and cursings some calling him Traytor not sent from the King but had receiued his lesson from the Gentlemen and subo●ned by them to bring them asleepe with flattering words and fairer promises to deceiue them in the end whereby napping as it were and carelesse they might the easier bee taken while they feared no such things Others said that pardon in appearance seemed good and liberall but in truth would proue in the ende lamentable and deadly as that which would be nothing else but Barrels filled with Ropes and Halters And that painted coate distinct and beautified with gold not to bee Ensignes of an Herald but some peeces of Popish Coapes sewed together Many things besides in their pestilent madnesse turbulent and headlong raging and furiously they laid vpon him while euery one round about powred forth the bitternesse of their venome in most cruell speeches sauoring of death it selfe Notwithstanding the Herald goeth from thence with Kett into another place where hee proclaimeth the same thing to the rest of the people for before all could not heare for presse It happened before he had made an end of his speech that an vngracious boy putting downe his breeches shewed his bare buttockes and did a filthy act adding therunto more filthy words At the indignity wherof a certaine man being moued for some of our men were on the riuer which came to be hold with a bullet from a Pistoll gaue the boy such a blowe vpon the loines that sodainly strooke him dead Which when the Traitours perceiued there came twelue of the horsemen most furiously coursing out of the Wood crying O my companions we are betrayed Do you not see our fellow Souldiers cruelly slaine before our eyes and shot thorow what shall wee hope for being dispersed and vnarmed when yet being in armes violence is offered For surely this Herald intendeth nothing else but we being inclosed all of vs on euery side with traynes and weakned may most cruelly be slaine of the Gentlemen When he had spoken these words they were all scattered and as it were stirred vp with a certaine rage they fled asunder Notwithstanding Kett ioyned himselfe with the Herald and minded to haue spoken with Warwicke face to face but now when they were almost come to the bottome of Sturt hill a mighty rout of Rebels followed him with cries inquiring all at once whither hee went saying they were willing to vndergoe with him what fortune soeuer though neuer so sharpe and if he would needs goe any further he should haue them his companions and partners both in life and death The Herald when hee looked behinde him and saw such a company of men following willed Kett to goe backe againe and and stay this concourse and tumult who being returned to his Company they were presently quiet and went backe all of them againe into the Campe. But the Earle of Warwicke when hee perceiued that they were all carried headlong with a certaine frenzy and as it were a blinde rage of the minde to destruction and that neither by intreaty or faire promises nor yet by the feare of punishment they could bee wonne to cease from their filthy enterprize It seemed best vnto him to leaue off for euer the hope of peace a thing aswell by himselfe as by others often proued in vaine and now at the length to deale by open warre Therefore he leadeth his army to Saint Stephens gates which the enemies had shut vp letting downe the Portcullis and he commanded the Kings master Gunner

intangled with the blinde illusions of Southsayers they chose a certayne Vally not farre off as appointed to this warre by destinie Although surely as is recorded there wanted not strange and euident tokens of Gods heauy displeasure against them For a Snake leaping out of a ro●ten Tree did spring directly into the bosome of Ketts wife which thing strooke not so much the hearts of many with an horrible feare as it filled Kett himselfe with doubtfull ca●es But here peraduenture it will not be impertinent to remember how these men puffed vp with the opinion of an idle error turned themselues to pestilent things Which when surely they portended the anger and vengeance of God as it seemed yet swelling with raging cruelty and obstinacy they all neglected So great a mist of darknesse vndoubtedly is Satan wont to bring vpon the mindes of men as oft as he findeth them drowned in mischiefe For while there were many doting Prophecies among the People out of which they sucked I know not what hope of victorie yet they imbraced certayne vnsauo●ie and sottish Verses tokens of the foolish cruelty of their minds aboue al the rest Which they vsed euery day often speaking of them for false prophets almost euery houre instilled such fopperies into their eares For example there was a toy neuer heard of before which exceeded all credit as at the mention whereof how their furious senses were stir●ed vp may appeare and with how great and vaine delight they carried themselues may easily be seene although by these Verses alone had beene prophecied to them prosperity and victorie but vnto vs destruction and a miserable ruine of all things The Verses were these The Countrey gn●offes Hob Dick and Hick VVith clubbes and clou●ed shoone Shall fill vp Dussyn dale VVith slautered bodies soone While these Verses were sung continually euery where the Deuill infused such poyson into the mindes of these most wretched men as they decreed to commit their hope of good successe to a doubtfull euent of a false place Therefore all their Dennes and lurking places euery where which they had made on Moushold of tymber and other prouision being now set on fire insomuch as the smoke rising from so many places distant one from another seemed to bring night almost vpon the whole skeyes and couered the Plaines with thick darkenesse From thence they went to the Valley called Dussyns Dale with twenty ancients and ensignes of Warre So great was the Rebels hope of prey and the multitude allured through impu●ity There they practise all they can and beginne to deuise how to take away from our men the assault and hope of giuing the charge Insomuch as they intrenched then themselues as in a moment and made Bulwarks and other defences Moreouer they brought a ditch ouer the high wayes and cut off all passage pitching their Iauelins and stakes in the ground before them When Warwick had intelligence hereof he also purposed to trye the euent of warre that whom by lenity and patience he could not perswade those he might by force of Armes subdue Therefore the day following that was the sixt of the Kalends of September setting his Armie in order hee marched against the Enemy through Cosleny Gates There ioyned with him the Marquesse of Northhampton VVilloughby Poijsie Bray Ambros● Dudley Warwicks sonne and besides of Noble and valiant men a choise company Notwithstanding before they came into the fight of the enemie they sent Edmund Kneuet and Thomas Palmer Gentlemen and famous in the Court and as many other with them to inquire whether they would leaue off their furies and forsake their wickednesse crueltie and purpose of making warre against their Countrie now at the last for so great and incredible is the goodnesse and clemency of the Kings Maiestie that although with an impietie neuer to be forgotten they had abused his Maiestie and dignitie and stained themselues with euerlasting notes of villanie yet he hath commanded once againe to bee offered vnto them peace and pardon notwithstanding al that they had committed yea to euery of them one or two excepted so as they would turne to dutie now at the last being ledde with repentance from this course of malice and wickednesse but if they purposed peeuishly and vngodly to persist in their madnes and to trie the end Now let them know there was come at the last the iust punishment of their foolish lightnesse and disloi●ltie and Warwicke himselfe although late yet the sure reuenger of so horrible a conspiracie Hereunto they all stoutly made one answere That they would not Which answere returned to Warwicke he without any long exhortation perswaded his souldiers alreadie burning with a feruent desire of the battell that they should valiantly inuade the enemie and cast no doubts but repute and take the company of Rebel● which they saw not for men but bruit beasts indued with all crueltie Neither let them suppose that they were come out to fight but to take punishment and should speedily require it at the h●nds of these most vngratious robbers that they should lay euen with the ground afflict punish and vtterly roote out the baine of their Country the ouerthrow of Christian Religion and dutie Finally most cruell beasts and striuing against the Kings Maiestie with an irrecouerable madnesse When he had thus spoken because the enemie was within shot he giueth a signe of the battel but the Campers perceiuing our men comming against them so d●sposed their company as fi●st they placed in the sore-ranke of the battell all the Gentlemen which they carried with them after the manner of condemned persons chained together and bound with giues and fetters Which they did to this end that our friends might be slaine of our selues but by the prouidence of God vsing the incredible courage of our Souldiers it came to passe otherwise then the enemie looked for so as they escaped safe almost all of them For Miles who as we said of late was Ketts Master Gunner and most skilful in that Arte with an iron bullet strooke the Kings Standerd-bearer thorow the thigh which strooke also the horse he rode on thorow the shoulder so as both died with the same shot Which thing our men taking grieuously discharged also their peeces againe with such a terrible volly of shot vpon the enemie as it brake their rankes who by this occasion continually forced and disordered all the Gentlemen which were in the fore-f●ont flying escaped the storme of the battell Our horsemen after they perceiued the enemy to bee scattered and put to flight with the often shot of the Gunners and Harquebus●ers ranne vpon them sodainely with all their troupes and gaue them a charge where they were so farte from abiding the incounter as like sheep cōfusedly they ran away headlong as it were mad men But throug the noise and cry of our men following euen now in the last obstinacy of treason when their fierce

peraduenture any tumultuous rage should be raised in the night might easily with their helpe and without any great adoe be met withall and resisted Which surely was faithfully performed by the Captaines ouer hundreds And all the other souldiers watched in the Market place where gathering great heapes of wood together they set them on fire lest if any thing should happen on the sudden our men being hindred by reason of the darkenesse of the night and ignorance of the place might be inclosed vnawares by the practices of the enemies Edward Warner one of the company of the Gentlemen and at that time Gouernour ouer the souldiers commonly called Marshall gaue the Watchword And vnto Thomas Paston Iohn Clere William Walgraue Thomas Cornwallis Henry Bedingfield men of approoued valour and wisdome diuers parts of the Citie were disposed for the defence thereof which tooke their charge and with all their indouour performed their parts valiantly continually coursing from place to place incouraging and animating our m●n sometime with their words sometime with their countenance sometime with their owne trauell and labour And thus by their wise counsels they preuented the pestilent enterprises of the Rebels All things now done to their liking the Earle and all his company they onely excepted as was said before to whom the care and defence of the Citie was committed being wearied with three daies trauell purposed now to take their rest But when our men were in their sweete sleepe and in the dead of the night the Rebels as if they should presently breake into the Citie with a terrible peale of Ordinance and most fearefull with out-cries filled all places Although by Gods prouidence it came to passe in this businesse as the iron bullets discharged from the great Ordinance against the Citie flying continually ouer our heads did no great harme whether it were by reason of the violent force of the powder mounting them or the vnfaithfull hands of the Gunners of set purpose leueling somewhat higher then was requisite for there bee some that thinke the Gunners were corrupted with money for the nonst Which things verily while they were done after this manner though alwaies without hurt yet they were very often done of these vile and importune robbers which with their continuall rushings and horrible ecchoes brought such a terrour as our watchmen on the Walles and keepers of the Gates cried often To your weapons which while they did many times for the enemie neuer left raging the Earle which gaue charge that if the Rebels should tumultuously in the night attempt any thing against the Citie he should haue knowledge being awaked by one of the Captaines came presently into the Market place garded with his Nobles Gentlemen that were with him Afterward the better to prouide for the fewnesse and seldome returne of the souldiers and that the Citie might be the easier defended they tooke this Counsell that all the Gates that were on the other side of the City from the enemy and the breaches of the walles should be blocked vp supposing that so neither the souldiers should be wanting to desend the Walles if the Forces were drawne to a neerer straite and the Enemy without danger might be driuen from enterance into the City While matters began thus to bee ordered and were almost brought to an end The Rebels all at once as a violent streame came running from their dens with confused cries and beastly howlings and ran into the Citie There some goe about to set the Gates on fire and to hew them downe others clime vp vpon the Walles some swim through the Riuer many conuey themselues into the Citie by the lower places and breaches of the old Walles On the other side our men begin to practise all meanes against them and to resist with all violence and repulsed valiantly the enemy on euery side being already entred into the Citie and manfully driue them backe now comming and flocking thither and with Pikes Arrowes Swords and other instruments of warre put them to flight and brought the matter to that passe as the force of their incursions by little and little being broken and cut off they began somewhat to wauer and doubt of the matter But the fight was on both sides with most inflamed minds cruell fierce and bloudie while these by force if by any other way goe about to conuey themselues into the Citie and our men indeuour to put them from all entrance Therefore by the space almost of three howers they fought with most deadly hatred betweene themselues and the battell was performed more fiercely in diuers parts of the Citie then a man would beleeue or thinke euen with so dangerous and dolefull an euent as except the exceeding desire of our men to fight and the worthy valour of Paston Walgraue and the rest of the Gentlemen had remained inuincible that night without doubt had been vnto vs all the most miserable night that euer was For the minds of the Rebels were so set on fire and incensed and the desire to fight so exceeding as although they were fallen downe deadly wounded yet would they not giue ouer but halfe dead drowned in their owne and other mens bloud euen to the last gaspe furiously withstood our men Yea many also strooken thorow the brests with swords and the synewes of their thighes and hammes cut asunder I tremble to rehearse it yet creeping on their knees were mooued with such hellish furie as they wounded the buttocks and thighes of our souldiers lying amongst the slaine almost without life But our men perceiuing at the length the force of the enemie to abate and weaken rushed vpon them with such violence as they could no longer abide the fight nor stand to resist but their forces being ouerthrowne and beaten downe on euery side with a mightie slaughter they were chaced and driuen out of the Citie for three hundred fell in that fight and betooke themselues againe to their filthy dens and caues The battell ended few of our men were found dead but many wounded And now at the last being secure from all practices of the enemy the rest of that night that remained and there remained but little they gaue vnto their rest In the Morning assoone as it was day certaine of the Citizens signified vnto the Earle of Northampton that there were many of the Rebels in Ketts Campe whose furie was greatly abated and the heate of their rage quenched these easily and without any great adoe might bee perswaded that forsaking that cursed fellowship of desperate persons they would suffer themselues to be drawne to the remembrance of their duties and more wholsome counsell for they were wearie of the wickednesse they had long committed and there were now abiding at Pockthorpe Gates foure or fiue thousand men which waite for nothing else and desire nothing more then peace and pardon Which if now at the last might be offered vnto them by him they hoped that forth with they