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
of them to London But the Citizens loden and ouer-whelmed with so many euils when all places were now filled with Enemies fearing violence and murther and all hostilitie which is accustomed to be done of Enemies to Cities ouer-come and all hope of redresse being taken away fled out of the Citie All mens hearts for the most part were smitten with so great feare as many through sorrow and anguish hauing their minds alienated from the regard of their goods left their wiues and children and all their possessions in the power of the Enemie But many when all mens conditions were lamentable followed euery man his owne hope and aduice for whatsoeuer gold siluer plate or good household stuffe they possessed that they hid in Priuies Welles and Pits digged in the ground Sorrow and lamentation occupied the Citie on euery side And the crying of Women and Children mixed with the shouting of the Enemies cracking of the fire and fall of the houses filled all places with an horrible noyse For the Rebels after the departure of the Earle of Northampton threw fire vpon the tops of the houses which did flye from house to house with fearefull flame and from one street to another which in small time consumed a great part of the Citie For all the houses in Holme-street were consumed with fire on both sides thereof Also the Hospitall dedicated to the reliefe and maintenance of the poore diseased Moreouer Bishâ—â—s Gates Pock Thorpe Magdâ—lyn Bearstreet Gates and diuerâ— other buildings besides in many places were consumed with fire But it happened fitly by Gods speciall prouidence that there fell great store of raine at that time Whereby the fire being speedily quenched did not so generally preuaile as the Enemie wished Moreouer the Rebels entred the houses of the rich men in the Citie and rifled them and after they had emptied them set some of them on fire and committed so great and sundry examples of cursed cruelty as euery where it seemed at this time not men indued with reason were entred the City but wilde beasts vnder the shape of men Whence manifestly appeareth how lamentable and miserable the state of the City was at thiâ— time when nothing was seene or heard but lamentation and weeping of those that were vexed and troubled and contrary the reioycing of the Enemy the weeping of women the crying of men and the noise of them that ran about the streets then the clashing of weapons the flames of the burning the ruines and fall of houses and many other fearefull things which that I may not make lesse in speaking I willingly let passe which so filled with â—orâ—our not onely the mindes and eyes of the beholders but strooke with incredible sorrow the hearts and eares of all that heard it The City therefore taken after this sort by the conspirators set on fire spoyled and wasted when desolation occupied all places euery where except the enemies for they that remained in the City shutting their gates and doores hid themselues in the most secret places of their houses The Maiors Deputy alone as it were reserued to behold the miserable spectacle of his Counties downefall void of all aduice and helpe when he beheld from the vpper part of his house all things consumed with fire and ruinated supposing the enemies as they had brought destruction vpon the houses would not long after offer violence and death vnto men shutting his doores kept himselfe within his house But the power of the enemies in the meane time waxing great and gathering a band of men together they broke into the City at Saint Augustines gates and all of them being armed with clubs and such weapons as euery mans lotte could afford him they came running vnto the house of the Maiors Deputie and assayed to breake vp the doores at length when they began to set them on fire hee being greatly afraide for all his seruants were fled from him himselfe alone vnshut the gates whom presently they tooke and plucked off his gowne which hee vsed at that time calling him Rebel and threatning him a most shameful death except he would tel them in what place the Earle of Northampton was hidden when he answered They were all departed All of them tooke that answer with great indignation and outcryes most tumultuously rushing with all violence into his house they searched furiously all the corners thereof Afterward turning to the prey they depart loaden with the spoyle But many being restrained partly by reason of money and other things which they receiued of the Deputy and partly by the speech of a certaine person which said vnto them such doings were intolerable yea theft and villanie by all kind of punishment to be reuenged and repressed brought againe their packes and burthens which they had carryed away before and laide them in the shops and warehouses Neuerthelesse many of the Citizens into whose houses the Rebels had entred onely vnder pretence of seeking the Earle of Northampton were vtterly robbed of all that euer they had Chiefly they spoyled their houses which were gone out of the City proclaiming them Rebels and open enemies to the Kings Maiesty and therefore their goods to bee confiscate Notwithstanding some of the Citizens tooke order there should be deliuered to the furious multitude bread drinke and all kinde of victuall whereby it came to passe that the miserable and hungry people being pacified they were somewhat stayed from the rage of spoyling Neuerthelesse very many vpon this sodaine calamity sustained great losse and iniury and were so ouercharged with such great expenses that euer after while they liued and many liue at this day in their houshold affaires fared the worse In the meane season the remembrance of future times as it seemed came into the mindes of the Rebels Wherefore being now turned from violence they beginne to thinke of their owne safety therefore they commanded the Maiors Deputy and the chiefe of the City that watch and ward should be kept from house to house by the Citizens euery day at all the gates of the City which if they shall refuse to doe they threaten death and grieuous torments Moreouer in the Temple which is fearefull to tell in the Temple of the great God the Rebels as oft as it rained placed the tents of their furies And so farre grew their malapertnesse boldnesse and desire of ouerturning of things as neither the speeches of the wise nor the feare of Gods vengeance nor the teares and lamentations of women could remoue them from their villanies For the women when they saw the slaughter of harmelesse naked men oft times offered themselues in the streets intreating them to haue compassion vpon their Countrey vpon them their husbands and children and remember that they were men themselues begotten of men and that they had reuenged themselues sufficiently vpon those for whose cause they took vp Armes that they would at last cast a bridle vpon their rage so should they
and the Tower vpon Bishops Gates though surely through the goodnesse of God such was the lot of the people of Norwich at that time as the bullets flying euery where whether by chance or of set purpose or which rather I suppose by the rashnesse and ignorance of the Gunners which sometime happeneth leuelling somewhat too high mounted ouer the toppes of the houses without doing any great harme which except it had so come to passe with the continuall force of shot from those vile and wretched Rebels the houses being shattered and shaken the greatest part of the Citie had beene beaten downe and made euen with the ground in short time And without doubt in the opinion of all men a greater losse that day had come vnto all common affaires except Drury with his valour and slaughter of his souldiers not to bee despised making satisfaction for this inconuenience by putting the enemies to flight and chasing them had recouered the greatest part of the prouision they droue away Warwicke these things done after this manner some of the Gates of the Citie being broken and fallen downe and now ramperd vp againe placed vpon the Bridges and winding Streetes of the Parishes and Lanes diuers of his Garisons and appointed a great companie of Armed men at Bishops Gates and committed the charge thereof to my Lord Willoughby and so compassed and fortifyed all places as the same night hee cut off from the Enemy all entrance into the Citie Notwithstanding the next day the Rebels came ouer the Riuer called Contsford and confounded all things with a terrible fire and lamentable to behold For all the houses in two Parishes being burnt downe the fire so spred abroad as it got hold with an horrible flame vpon many of the Neighbour Parishes There was a certayne house wherein the Marchants of Norwich did vsually bestow their marchandize which they receiued daily from Yarmouth called the common Stathe Hereunto the Rebels set fire whereby within a moment the house it selfe and great store of Corne and much other commodities of many honest Marchants were vtterly burnt with fire and consumed The report goeth and it is not vnlikely that they intended to haue destroyed the whole City with fire and to that end threw fire vpon the roofes of many houses whereby they might bring to passe that while all men should runne to saue the fired houses the Rebels at the same instant casting downe the Rampires and opening all the Gates might distresse our men being scattered and helping one another hauing the fire on the one side and the sword on the other Which thing being wisely obserued both disappointed the deuice of the Rebels and brought our men in the minde to suffer the fire spreading euery where vpon the tops of the houses with a speedy wasting and consuming of all things neither would they so much as quench it in the very beginning But when in this sort vnhappily these things for the most part befell the Citizens God bringing alwayes one calamity on the neck of another great astonishment and sorrow strooke many mens mindes in somuch as languishing through despaire and feare they almost faynted now deuoide of all counsell These came vnto Warwick declaring vnto him that the City is great and all the Gates either broke open or burnt downe the number of men for the warre but few the power of the Enemie to be great and cannot be resisted They humbly besought him in regard of their safetie he would leaue the Citie not suffer the matter to be brought to vtter extremity Warwick as hee was a man alwayes of a great and inuincible courage valiant and mighty in Armes and thought scorne of the least infamie said What are ye so soone dismaid and is so great a mist on the sudden come ouer your mindes which hath taken away the edge of your courage that you would either desire this thing or thinke it can come to passe while I am aliue that I should forsake the City I will first suffer fire sword finally all extremity before I will bring such a stayne of infamy and shame either vpon my selfe or you With these words hee drew his sword so did the rest of the Nobles for they were all there gathered together and hee commanded after a warlike manner and as is vsually done in greatest danger that they should kisse one anothers sword making the signe of the holy Crosse and by an Oath and solemne promise by word of mouth euery man to binde himselfe to other not to depart from the City before they had vtterly banished the Enemie or else fighting manfully had bestowed their liues cheerfully for the Kings Maiestie While these things were in doing the Rebels broke in at another side of the City where our men little thought they could enter but when they were almost come to the Bridges they were speedily incountred by our men and with a mighty slaughter and many wounds were driuen back againe and retyred headlong the way they came But Warwick the better to take vtterly away from the Rebels all ability of entrance into the City commanded all the Bridges on euery side to bee cut on sunder yet after for certayne causes it was commanded otherwise and only that which is commonly called white Fryers bridge was broken downe All the rest were defended with good Souldiers And al places else and especially the gates because for the most part they were all either broken downe or else fired were deliuered in charge to men of courage and experienced in warlike affaires to bee defended vpon euery sudden occasion whereby it came to passe that al the desperate and night incursions of the Enemie were voide and of none effect The next day after which was the seuenth of the Kalends of September one thousand and forty Switsers valiant and notable Souldiers as the report goeth commonly came from London to Norwich These were ioyfully receiued of our men who testified their gladnesse and cheerfulnesse by many vollies of shot At the length being diuided by Parishes and houses and liberally courteously intertayned and inuited of the Citizens as it reuiued the hearts of our men and stirred them vp vnto a sure hope with confidence of performing the businesse well So it danted the hearts of the Enemies being now confounded with a new feare and astonishment at this doubtfull knowledge of their future ouerthrow In the meane season the seditious coueting nothing more then to sucke out the bloud of all good men whereof they had now drunke in their most greedy mindes some hope thought all the waight of the matter to consist in this if Warwicks Army might be put to flight at the first assault And surely as they forsooke the good and mighty God so againe being despised and reiected of him they gaue ouer themselues bond-slaues to the Deuill Who bewitching their mindes with an old wifes superstition brought to passe that being once
him presently saying They vnderstood he had three or foure good and able Geldings which might serue the King therefore they willed him that immediatly after dinner they should bee readie for they were to vse them presently Hereunto Matthew answered little or nothing but called vnto him speedily a Smith and taking the shooes off the feet of some of them he caused them to be pared to the quicke The other he willed to bee anointed with greene Coperasse all ouer as though they had been tired with ouermuch trauell and dressed with medicine The Rebels supposing the matter to be euen so indeed for anon after as they were led to pasture seeing some swadled about the feete and other anointed with greene medicine they left off their purpose Mathew not long after going out at the gates as it were to walke about two miles from the Citie had his horse brought him to Kringelford bridge where hee tooke their barks and began his iourney towards Cambridge But in the way what he saw what he heard what furies and villanies by the seditious which met him in his iourney hee beheld to speake of all were an infinite labour Neuerthelesse by the goodnesse of God when hee had escaped all these garboyles and popular hurliburlies at the length being free from so great dangers he came safe to Cambridge The speech therefore of this worthy man as an Oracle from heauen was after this manner wickedly neglected and despised of most vile and beastly persons forsaken not onely of all health but of all hope which although at that time blind and headlong through fury and madnes as deadly and to so great meanes of recouering their libertie an enemie and dangerous they despised and refused yet without all doubt from the most dolefull chances which insued the horrour of Gods vengeance possessed all their soules For as we said before hee was the minister of this heauenly voyce that quenching as it were so great a fire of mischiefe in their mindes they would speedily repent lest the impiety of Treason spreading further should at length become lamentable to their Countrey and in the end sorrowfull and deadly to themselues for all things that were diuinely and wittily spoken by him as though they had beene fitted by destiny to the people of Norfolke came to passe And the Rebels falling from one villanie to another receiued at the last condigne punishment for their so great furies In the meane time the Rebels of whom we spake before thirsting after the goods and fortunes of Great men had filled all places with robbery theft Being now satiate and glutted with the spoyles they turned at length from the desire of the prey to violence and cruelty going through all the Country of Norfolke threatning terrour and perill to all that would not stand on their part And now the worshipfull and Gentlemen in all places whithersoeuer their rage carryed them being taken and brought into the Castle it caused such a generall feare vpon all men that many forsaking house and inheritance and changing their apparel lest being perceiued in their flight iourney they might be knowne escaped by obscure by-pathes and fearing all extremity from the Enemy hid themselues in Caues of the earth and thicke woods And many hauing horse and cart were constrayned to serue and if they had none were compelled to get elsewhere And vnto these was commanded that bestowing their labour and bearing their owne charges they should carry corne and victuall to the Campe at Moushold To whom except they presently obeyed was threatned the destruction of their houses and fields and violence to their wiues and children Moreouer what worshipfull persons and Gentlemen soeuer they tooke and they tooke many them they bound surely with cords as though in all villanie they had exceeded themselues Many were deliuered to be kept in Norwich and some committed to the prison commonly called the Guild Hall others to the Castle Some shut vp in the Earle of Surryes house as theeues and felons Yea heereunto it came that if at any time they wanted money which they wanted often they compelled the Maior of the City out of the common treasure alwayes to supply their necessity Whose importune demands if the Maior had denied without all doubt they had emptied the treasury and set the house on fire and brought a miserable plague and destruction vpon all mens goods And surely they often entred wicked counsell for the rifling of the City and the thing had beene done vndoubtedly if by the industry and diligence of the Maior they had not beene alwayes put by their hope and indeuour Notwithstanding many Gunnes and much Artillery and instruments of warre whatsoeuer could bee found in the City they tooke and carryed away fearing lest any thing might happen heereafter at any time against them and carryed them into the Campe charging moreouer all the Citizens they should bee ready at the first call to defend and helpe them if neede require Crying out that they were the Kings friends and being vniustly oppressed had taken vpon them the defence of the Lawes and of the Kings Maiesty And not contented with this they abused the Kings name to serue their villanie and wretchednesse Moreouer there were certaine Commissions sent from the Kings Maiesty giuing authority vnto diuers worshipfull and Gentlemen whose names were inserted in the Commissions with commandement carefully to preuent the dangers that might insue to the Common-wealth and to prouide that these sturres and commotions might be repressed in the beginning When they had gotten these letters putting out the names of the men of Worship they caused their owne names to be written in and pulling off the Kings Seales set them to foâ—ged Commissions of their owne and setting them vp in open places abused the ignorant people that knew not this great deceite And now they were come to such rage and madnesse as the fury and force of so great tumults could not be restrained neither by the gouernours nor yet by Kett himselfe the arch and chiefe Rebel Moreouer they held them for enemies not onely which refused to ioyne with them in their villanies but many good Citizens which to saue themselues fled out of the City with their wiues and children they accounted enemies Who being driuen out of their houses through the feare of so great danger when they durst remaine no longer any where wandered heere and there separated and dispersed by the meanes of this generall rage and violence And with exceeding lamentation and many teares bewayled the iniquity of those times the miserable condition of their Countrey Moreouer they threaten the City with fire and burning insomuch as they which remained in it looked for nothing else but the ouerthrow and ruine of all things In the Campe was an horrible and lamentable fate of things for when there met together a great multitude of theeues and bankrouts from all parts of England whome the hope of
humble petition â—â—â—â— for pardon and mercie VVould they be Plowmen themselues and â—â—â—row their owne lands These speeches appeased greatly the desire of reuenge and brought to passe that many which before burned wholly with cruetly afterward not withstanding were farre more courteous towards the miserable Common people The same night the bodies of the slaine were buried leâ—t there might breed some infection or sicknesse from the sauour of the dead bodies The day after that was the day before the fourth of the Kalends of September the most worthy Earle of Warwicke and famous for wisdome and courage with all his Nobles and a great company not only men but women of all degrees and ages and an Assembly of all Estates went to Saint Peters Church and there made prayers and gaue thanks to Almightie God for the thing so worthily performed which being ended he departed the Citie with all his Armie But the Citizens being filled with ioy and gladnesse all with one consent extolled Warwicke with commendations to the heauens and spake all manner good of him with clapping of hands ioy and thankfulnesse filled and confounded all things and renowned with most excellent speeches the fame of so worthy a Captaine and the memorie of so great courage and attributed to his wisdome and good successe the preseruation of their liues their wiues and children Finally all their goods and possessions And morcouer decreed for the eternall note and ignominie of those times that vpon the same day wherein the enemies were discomfited and put to flight all men should repaire to their Churches and make Prayers vnto Almightie God with the Ministers of the Congregations euery yeere by a solemne custome established Which being receiued for a Law they decreed moreouer that a Sermon should be made at the common place to the which al the Citizens should resort which ordinance from such beginning hath continued vntill this day But Ket the Ring-leader of these villanies together with VVilliam Kett a man famous for many lewd behauiours and his brother not so neere ioyned in communion of bloud as in lewdnesse and wretchednes of life were drawne to London and laid in the Tower After certaine daies although they were manifestly conuict of treason against the Kings Maiestie and by the iudgement and reproches of all men together with the gilt of conscience for their villanies condemned yet were they drawne to open iudgement after the common manner and a quest passed vpon them for their triall and being condemned they were led away the one to Norwich the other to Windham where a deserued punishment passed vpon them both For Robert Kett at the Castle in Norwich had chaines put vpon him and with a rope about his necke was drawne aliue from the ground vp to the Gibbet placed vpon the top of the Castle and there hanged for a continuall memorie of so great villanie vntil that vnhappy and heauy body through puâ—rifaction consuming shall fall downe at length But VVilliam Kett ended his life with the same kinde of death at Windham whence all these Furies flowed as from the Fountayne for there they both dwelt But after this sort the City and all the Countrey of Norfolke when this vile and deadly plague of treason to the destruction of many had continued a most three score dayes and had shaken all things with most lamentable ruine at the length through the goodnesse of God and wonderfull valour of Warwick that excellent noble man these so bloudy and wofull tumults ended and the Countrey had rest Da Deo gloriam FINIS ¶ The Names of the Mayors and Sherifes of Norwich from the first of HENRIE the fourth vntill the eleuenth yeere of King IAMES Anni Dom. Anni Regn. The Names of the Baiâ—ifes of the Citie for foure yeeres before the graunt of Mayors Bish. of Norwich other accidets 1399 Ann. 1. Hen. 4 Wal. Daniel Rob. Dunston Ric. Whit. Geo. Eaton Hâ—n Spencer B. sate 6. yeres 1400 2 Wat. Daniel Bar. Blackney Tho. Garrard H. Skeyi Alexander B. the 9. of H. 4. sate 6. yeres 1 3 Io. Daniel Edm. Warner G. Apleyard W. Euerara  2 4 Ro. Hunworth Io. Harston W Sedman Io. Coppin  Anni Dom. Anni Regn. MAYORS SHERIFES Bish. of Norwich other accidets 3 5 W. Appelyard Rob. Brasier Io. Daniel  4 6 W. Aplyard 2. Sampson Barker Io. Skeye  5 7 W. Aplyard 3. Io. Harston Ric. Spurdance  6 8 Gual Daniel Edm. VVarner Ric. Dreue This yere it did freeze so greatly as the Frost continued 15. weekes 7 9 Io. Daniel Tho. Gerrard Io. VVurlike  8 10 Edm. Warner Tho. Bartlet Io. Bixley  9 11 Gual Daniel 2. Gual Mozley Io. Manning  1410 12 Ro. Brasier Io. Scotham Geo. Auâ—ley  1 13 W. Aplyard 4. Io. Leuerech Io. VVake  2 14 W. Aplyard 5. Ric. VVhit Io. Grunthoâ—p  3 Ann. 1. Hen. 5 Ric. Dreue VV. Sedman Rob. Luffyeld The first yeere of Hen. 5 a great part of the Citie of Norwich was burnt and consumed with suddaine fire 4 2 Io. Bixley Tho. Cooke Hen. Raffman  5 3 Io. Manning Ric. Mozley Tho. Occle  6 4 Hen. Raffman Io. Asger Io. Michel  7 5 Io. Daniel 2. VV. Roose Hen. Iacques Richard Courtney Bishop 1. H. 5. and sat two yeeres 8 6 VV. Aplyard â— Ro. Baxter Io. Cambridge  9 7 Gua. Daniel 3. Hen. Pecking Io. Scothan  1420 8 Ric. Spurdance Tho. Ingham Ro. Asger Io. Wakering Bish. began 3. Hen. 5. sat nine yeeres 1 9 VV. Sednam VV. Nich. Simon Cooke  2 Ann. 1. Hen. 6. Io. Manning 2. Io. Gerard. Tho. Daniel  3 2 Io. Daniel 4. Io. VVright Io. Hodkins  4 3 Thomas Baxter W. Gray Peter Brasier W. Amwicke tenne yeeres Bishop 5 4 Tho. Ingham Thomas Welbei Rob. Chaplin  6 5 Iohn Asger Iohn Copping Iohn Gleder  7 6 Thom Wetherby Iohn Wilby Ric. Pilbey Ione a Sorceresse in great estimation with the Dolphin of France rode armed in mans aparrell in warre the space of 2 yeers and did many wonderfull feates and got from the Englishmen many Townes and Holds 8 7 Richard Mozley Iohn Alderford Greg Draper  9 8 Robert Baxter 2 W. Ifelham Iohn Sipater  1430 9 Iohn Cambridge Rob. Toppies Iohn Penning  1 10 Tho. Ingham 2. W. Aswel Thomas Graston  2 11 Tho. Wetherby 2 Iohn Dunning August Bange  3 12 Ric. Spurdance 2 Rob. Langley W. Hempstead  4 13 Iohn Garrard Roger Boten Thomas Ball  5 14 Robert Toppes Edâ— Bretion Peter Roper Thomas Browne Bishop nine yeeres 6 15 Rob. Chaplin Rich. Brasier Gualter Crump This yeere for foure yeeres together the Citie of Norwich was depriued of all their liberties and lost all gouernment 7 16 Io. Cambridge 2 Sim Walsoker Clem. Fishman  8 17 Io. Welles gouernour Watt. Eton. Iohn Lingford  9 18 Io. Welles Custos Wat. Eaton Iohn Lingford  1440 19 Io. ClistoÌ„mileust Iohn Brofiard
any of the principal Conspirators as they were prone and headlong to all villany stirred vp by the mad multitude to goe about any wicked and vngracious worke which might tend in conclusion to the spoile either of the Citie the Fields or Townes neere the City the wise and careful diligence of these men often hindred such pestilent enterprises Although Kett set on fire with mischiefe and spurred forward by the rude furies of his companions was wont sometimes to send foorth Commandement as from authoritie of prescript formes which were called Ketts writs whereunto sometime this importunate beast abused the names of these honest men The Coppie of which writs followeth WE the Kings Friends and Delegates giue authoritie to all men for the searching out of beasts and all kind of victuall to be brought into the Campe at Moushold wheresoeuer they find it so as no violence or iniurie bee done to any honest or poore man charging all men by the authoritie hereof that as they wish well vnto the King and the afflicted Common wealth they be obedient to vs his Delegates and vnto them whose names are vnderwritten Robert Kett. Then in order other followed for the number of Delegates were many for besides the chiefe of this wicked societie they chose two out of euery hundred and there were sixe and twenty hundred and with these and the like Warrants many worthy and Great persons whom the furie and rage of the common people made guiltie were arested And many as though they had been guiltie of great crimes were led away to Moushold and there shut vp in hold and prison Moreouer the ditches and hedges of common Pastures inclosed by the authoritie of the same Commission were throwne downe and in diuers places many were charged to be assistant and helpers in these tumults And all these things were done these three the Maior Watson and Aldrich not only holding their peace and winking at the matter but also in shew sometime consenting being often compelled to serue the time whereby they might relieue their Country tost to and fro in the deepe seas of sedition and discord lest if not resisting at all the aduersarie and cruell common people should haue perceiued it and so they should haue brought present death to themselues and destruction to their Countrie which then without doubt if they had openly resisted or plainely denied as farre as man could perceiue such was their rage and vnbridled madnesse had vtterly perished ouerthrowne with robberies burning and all kind of common calamitie In the meane season the Citie of Norwich carefull of this estate of things with an vncertaine hope and continuall expectation for reliefe remained doubtfull of these sturres for hitherto no answere was brought vnto them from the King neither vnderstood they what the Councell had decreed to be done and the Citizens without commandement durst attempt nothing but remained in the Citie still looking for the Kings authoritie And it chanced at that time many obscure and vile persons were in armes in sundry places as bound by a common consent of villany they had conspired to teare in sunder the bowels of the Common wealth for although the fury of rude and beastly men did much more and cruelly rage in the Countie of Norfolke then any where else yet the same mortall plague of destroying all things was spred abroad almost through all parts of the land Not onely Norfolke but Buckingham Oxford Surrey Essex Kent Cambridge-shire and many other places were troubled with the like sturres Whereby it came to passe that when all the counsels care and studie was occupied in quenching the flames of so great seditions lest if they had not gone presently against the fire all the Common-wealth had burned they came somewhat later to represse these Norfolke Commotions then they wished In the meane while sedition groweth and loseth nothing but daily increaseth in so much that of beastly men in Kets Campe there were almost sixteene thousand and these went about to fortifie themselues with all meanes of defence Kett being their Captaine and they brought from diuers parts prouision for the warres and al kind of weapons into the Campe. Moreouer great store of Gun-powder and Gunnes of all sorts a great number To the obtaining whereof they ran into all places and entred the houses of Worshipfull persons and Gentlemen robbing them and whatsoeuer cattel they found in the field money in the houses or corne in the barnes that vngodly and wickedly they tooke away yea the owners looking vpon them and carried it into the Campe. And many when after this sort they had wasted powled and emptied all places and left miserable monuments euery where of their villanies and made a discomfiture of all things a great part of the prey was priuily turned another way and thrust into holes and corners and euery one heaped vp by stealth for himselfe as much as their dennes could hold This being knowne and brought before Kett and the other Gouernours for so would they bee called they being desirous aboue all to prouide against this inconuenience by common consent they agreed that some place should be chosen where they might sit to minister Iustice. Now there was an old Oke with great spred boughes this they laid ouer with raftes and balkes acrosse and made a roofe with boordes where for the most part the people standing round about they determine and decree of complaints and quarrels if any were done to any as the cause required and sometime they binde with straighter bands the insolent and ouer-much greedy couetousnesse of some by violent taking all away This Oke was called the Oke of Reformation whereunto at the first none came but Kett and the Gouernours of the which some and among these the Maior of the City especially Aldrich and others of whom we spake before against their wils appointed in this number contended vehemently by all meanes possible as much as was in them to restraine the needy and hungry cōmon people from this importune liberty of rifling and robbing To the which end they went often vpon the Oke and with their graue speeches perswaded that there might be at the length if not an end yet they would prouide some meanes against such rapine and so generall violence in all excesse There were besides also other graue Persons and good Diuines who endeuoured by all meanes possible study and diligence to reduce the tumultuous people hauing now cast off all feare of Law and glutting themselues in all villany from robbery and burning wherewith they had confounded all things vnto the consideration of peace And these in the day preaching and in the night watching armed in the City omitted nothing that belonged vnto them as they were faithfull Ministers or lay vpon them as they were good Subiects At this time among the rest the wisedome faithfulnesse and integrity of D. Matthew Parker was notable a worthy man and euery way adorned with vertue then Professor
followed him and forsaking their former purpose and casting off their weapons betooke themselues to the Kings mercie All these with the Maior and Thomas Aldrich went into the Citie and forthwith the Maior commanded the gates to be shut especially Bishops Gates because from thence directly except speedily by this aduice they had beene preuented the Rebels might breake into the City Moreouer all the Gentlemen of whom we spake before that were throwne into the Castle by Ketts company were loosened from their bonds and imprisonment and set at liberty and were admitted into Counsell with the Maior and his Brethren and their aduice required which way best the assault of the Enemie might be let and hindred Againe they deuised for the defence of the City lest by the breaking in of the Rebels and licentiousnesse of the Souldiers all should goe to hauock It was thought best in conclusion that the City should be defended on euery side the Gates walles kept watch and ward to be had all enterance to be shut vp whereby the meanes of transporting victuals being cut off and taken away on euery side the mindes of the Rebels being strooken through want of victuall and weary of the Warres might faint at length Of these things which they long time debated betweene themselues deliberating and consulting without Iudges there came messengers vnto them from the Gates trembling and bringing fearefull tidings that many of the Citizens had bound themselues to the fellowship of this villany and that some of them had let in many of Ketts Campe into the City When this great and sudden danger vnlooked for came to passe and the Rebels were now entred the City all things immediately seemed to goe to ruine feare possessed the minds of all Request was made therefore and it was easily obtayned of the Magistrates of the City that the Gentlemen should bee shut vp in the Castle as before lest peraduenture while they might be seen at liberty in the City and free from bonds wherewith of late they had beene holden the mindes of the Rebels full of fury and rage should by that occasion be stirred vp to murther and bloudshed Therefore they were all called for and againe committed to close prison Notwithstanding it was afterward vnderstood that the enemies were gone againe out of the City into the Camp the same way they came When this danger was ouer the Maior and his Brethren perceiuing the Conspirators to plot on euery side the death and destruction of men and goods they gaue themselues wholy to study for the preseruation of the Citie Wherefore ten of the greatest peeces of Ordinance were planted against the enemies in the ditch called the Castle ditch and well placed for the defence of the Citie if any force and assault should bee made Moreouer they appoint watch and ward especially in those places where through tract of time the walles were weake and decayed Who were commanded forthwith to remayne in those places that if any danger should happen from the enemy in the night they might presently with stones Pikes and other prouision bee driuen from the walles and Gates of the City The rest of the multitude were commanded that all of them armed should bee ready in the Market place and crosse streets of the City for euery occasion And because it seemed that the Ordinance whereof wee spake placed in the Castle ditch and ruines of the walles did not much annoy the enemy not bring any defence vnto the City At the cōmandement of the Maior they were all brought into the plaine speedily bestowed in the Meddowes which lye to the lowest part of the City and all the night following for the most part was spent in fearefull shot on both sides The next day the Rebels perceiuing of all that tumult in the night more feare then hurt to the Citie because the bullets from their Ordinance mounting ouer the City had done no harme brought all the Ordinance they had from the Hill into the Plaine and planting them at the bottome of the Hill beganne to assault the City afresh but because soone after the Campe beganne to be distressed for victuall that they might more commodiously being prouision from the places neere adioyning they agree to make truce with the Citizens for a time Therefore they ordayne to this office as Ambassadours one Iames Williams and Rafe Sutton beastly men and of the common people of the City of Norwich the basest These came presently from the Camp to the City Gates with a Banner of Truce in their hands and by the permission of the Citizens were brought to the Maior and his Brethren and are said to speake after this manner OVr Captaine Kett and his Souldiers intreateth of this City and of you the Maior and your Brethren Peace Truce for a few dayes whereby he may haue liberty as the custome was of late to transport victuall through the City which thing except yee grant he will breake in by force into the City and threatneth destruction by fire and sword HEreunto the Maior answered that they were most wretched Traytors cladde with all disloyaltie and villany seldome heard of Therefore he would yeeld nothing vnto their uniust demands neither was it lawfull for him if he would especially vnto them the vilest men that euer were borne That they had committed so many and such intolerable villanies whereby they deserued not only to be shut out of the Citie but also if it could be raced out of the nature of mankinde That they despised the Kings Maiestie wasted the Countrey destroyed the City of Norwich almost on euery side had branded an euerlasting note of reproch for villany and treason vpon themselues and their posteritie all places through force and cruelty polluted troubled vexed and destroyed Notwithstanding doe they intreat to be admitted into the Citie to be Citizens to be partakers of the benefits thereof and diuine exercises And doe they intreat at the last that their want might be supplyed What doe they not repent of the wickednesse whereto they haue vowed themselues What not so much as are ashamed Verily I know not whether are more wicked they that haue done these things or more shamelesse they that make request for them Doe they hope of the Maior And of the same Maior whom of late they made to suffer the shame of imprisonment Of this City which they wish ouerthrowne by the foundation Of the people of Norwich vpon whom they haue brought violence and the danger of Warre on euery side Corne and victuall to be ministred vnto them as meate to the furies What madnesse were this at length to see Let them be packing therefore let them be packing and tell Kett that wicked Captaine of these outragious villanies these things The Citizens of Norwich will obey the Kings Maiesty not Traytors to their Countrey and most cruell beasts And that hee esteemeth little of the dangers and feares they intend against
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 mâ—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
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 cuâ—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 deâ—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
and boyling mindes had taken vp I wot not what secret flames of hatred griefe as wilde beasts being returned from their desperation and remembrance of their villanies into rage madnesse turning themselues speedily from their flight with deadly obstinacy they withstood our men a little while Yet such was the force of the shot and the heat of our men rushing vpon them which like vnbridle horses being greedy of the victory broke into the Host of the enemy that Ketts Army being beaten downe and ouerthrowne on euery side with the hot assault were almost with no labour driuen from their standing Therfore Kett himselfe as he was a stout Captaine in villany so was hee a cowardly gouernour in warre For when he saw all went against him their rankes broken their souldiers ouerthrowne our forces fiercely to inuade that there was neither hope of safty nor means of aâ—de perplexed in minde and pressed in conscience with his exceeding villany secretly fled out of the Campe from his company Which assoone as it was knowne the Captaine to be fled out of the field it is incredible to thinke how it weakned the mindes of the Rebels and brought to passe in a short time as all that heat of late and eatnest desire to fight againe forth with at this strange and vnlooked for report of his flying fainted and waxed colde Whereupon were heard murmurings and secret complainings after cryings out at last they beganne to runne away on euerie side Our horsemen standing round about followed swiftly and made a great slaughter for there were slaine about three thousand and fiue hundred and a great many wounded when being scattered they might all haue beene wounded or slaine Which some of the Rebels perceiuing all hope of pardon as they supposed being vtterly taken away their pâ—indes now waxing sauagâ— through many cruell facts they stirred vp one another in that despaiâ—e of life to the doing of greater villany Wherfore with an obstinate bolnesse presently recouering themselues by companies from their flight they intended to renew the battell â—ffirming that they had rather die manfully in fight then flying to bee slaine like sheepe After when they had furnished themselues with swords and other weapons which lay scattered vpon the ground euery where among the heapes of the dead bodies and had pitched in the ground before them Speares Iauelins and sharpe Stakes they swore either to other to spend in that place their liues manfully or else at the length to get the victory Therefore when they had drunke either to other for that was in-signe of good lucke and of their minds vowed to death with prayers and â—owes made after a solemne manner they fortifie themselues to the battell Warwick vnderstanding this sendeth an Herald willing them to lay downe their weapons which if they would yet doe they should escape vnpunished if otherwise they should all of them euen to the last man perish They answered againe that they would willingly leaue their weapons if they were perswaded that promise of impunity would proue for their safety But they haue had already experience of their cruelty vpon their companions in all places and therfore the same to bee such an vndoubted signe vnto them as they suppose this mention of pardon deceitfully offered by the Nobles to be nothing else but whereby being circumuented and ouercome by a false and vaine hope of fauour as by â—uaâ—es they should all at the last be led to torture and death And in truth whatsoeuer they pretend they know well and perceiue this pardon to bee nothing else but vessels of Ropes and Halters and therefore haue decreed to die This answere being returned Warwicke is reported to lament the multitude euen now ready to perish And being led with compassion towards them sent againe to inquire whether if hee came himselfe and gaue his faith and bound themselues before their faces they would then lay downe their weapons They all answered if that were done they would beleeue and resigne themselues to the will and authority of the King Whereupon without delay Warwicke goeth presently vnto them commandeth the Herald openly to reade the Kings Commission which being read because therein vndoubtedly pardon was promised to all trusting to it they laid downe their weapons euery man and all of them as with one mouth thankefully cryed God save King Edward God save King Edward And thus many men as it were taken out of the iawes of death were saued by the Wisdome and Compassion of Warwicke The battell being ended all the prey the same day was giuen to the Souldiers and openly sold in Norwich market Moreouer this thing is in Record that many Gentlemen and some of the chiefe of the City were slaine in this tumult and heat of the fight although they gaue money and great rewards to the Souldiers to spare their liues The next day tidings was brought by certaine messengers to Warwicke that Kett while his Horse tyred and fell downe in his iourney as it came to passe by Gods prouidence being weary of his flight hid himselfe in a Barne was found by two seruants of one Riches of Swannington taken and carried home to his house and kept safe Presently there were sent twenty horsemen for him who finding him there in his filthinesse all forlorne lying lamenting and howling pale for feare doubting and despairing of life they tooke him and brought him bound to Norwich The same day began Iudgement in the Castle and an inquiry was made of those that had conspiâ—ed and many were hanged and suffered grieuous death Afterward nine which were the Ringleaders and principalls were hanged on the Oke Called the Oke of Reformiation and many companions with them in these villanies were hanged and then presently cut downe and falling vpon the earth these are the Iudgements of Traytors in our Countrey first their priuâ—e parts are cut off then their bowels pulled out aliue and cast into the fire then their head is cut off and their bodies quartered the head set vpon a Pole and fixed on the tops of the Towers of the City the rest of the body bestowed vpon seuerall places and set vp to the terror of other But these wilde and rude heads after this sort being taken away many of the Gentlemen carryed with displeasure and desire of reuenge laboured to stirre vp the minde of Warwick to cruelty Who not contented with the punishment of a few would haue rooted out vtterly the off-spring and wicked race of them and were so earnest and eger in it as they constrayned Warwick to vse this speech vnto them openly THere must be measure kept and aboue all things in punishment men must not exceed He knew their wickednes to be such as deserued to be grievously punished and with the souerest iudgement that might bee But how farre would they goe would they euer shew himselues discontented and neuer pleased VVould they leaue no place for
Lawes Rog. Cowper  4 26 Aug. Steward W. Lin. Thomas Greenwood Ladie Elizab. borne the 2â— he 7. of Septem at Greenwich 5 27 Nicholas Syphat Robert Browne Henry Crooke  6 28 Robert Ferrer 2. Edmund Wood. Tho. Thetford  7 29 W. Layer Robert Rugge Robert Palmer 1532. Monke of Aye burnt at Norwich 8 30 Tho. Pickerel 3. Nic. Osborne Io. Humbersteâ— Rugge Bishop 14. 9 31 Nic. Soterton Iames Marsham Th. Walters Iohn Tracie Six Articles 1549 32 Tho. Grewâ— Thomas Codde Iohn Spencer  1 33 Robert Leech Foelix Puttocke Iohn Quasse  2 34 W. Rogers Thomas Cocke Richard Dauie  3 35 Edward Reede Rich. Alee W. Morrant Tho. Marsham  4 36 Henry Fuller Edmund Warden Rob. Martin  5 37 Robert Rugge Ric. Suckling Robert Ling  6 38 Aug. Steward 2. Rob. Michels Bern. Vdbeard  7 Edw. 6 1 Robert Rich. Thomas Dowsing W. Heed  8 2 Edmund Wood 2 W. Rogers 2 Henry Bacon Iohn Atkins  9 3 Thomas Codde Richard Fletcher W. Ferrer Ketts Campe this yeere 1550 4 Robert Rugge 2 Thomas Morley Iohn Walters Thomas Thursbey Bishop sate 4. yeeres 1 5 Richard Dauie Iohn Aldrich Thomas Gray  2 6 Thomas Cocke Rob. Norman Iohn Bungey Sweat 4. Iuly 8. this yeere was the Voyage to Muscouie 1651 3 Marie 1 Thomas Crooke Nicholas Norgate Iohn House  4 2 Tho. Marsham Foelix Puttocke Thomas Marsham W. Mingay  5 3 Thomas Goddez Thomas Greene. Iohn Bloome Iohn Hopton Bishop sate 6. yeres 6 4 Aug. Steward 3. Tho. Sutterton Leo. Sutterton  7 5 Henry Bacon Edm. Wolsey Thomas Lin Iohn Beniamin S. Quintens wonne Aug. 18. 8 Eliza. 1 Iohn Aldrich Thomas Parker And. Quash Calice lost in foure dayes after 216. yeeres possession 9 2 Rich. Fletcher Thomas Culley Tho. Tesmund  0 3 Robert Michels Thomas Whale Richard Heed Iohn Parkhurst sate 16. yeeres 1 4 W. Mingay Robert UUood Thomas Pecke  2 5 W. Ferrer Thomas Ferrer Tho. Beomund Many Noblemen came to Norwich to visit the Duke of Norfolke and to shoot 3 6 Richard Danie 2 Christopher Some Eliz. Bate  4 7 Nichol. Norgat Rob. Suckling Iohn Gibbes  5 8 Tho. Sutterton Iohn Sutterton Tho. VVinter Strangers Dutch Wallounes had leaue from her Maiestie to exercise such trades not vsed before in Norwich 6 9 Henry Bacon 2. Thomas Pettis Iohn Sucklin  7 10 Thomas Whale Iohn Worsley Thomas Layer  8 11 Thomas Parker Iohn Reede Simon Bowde  9 12 Robert Wood Christopher Layer Rich. Bate  1570 13 Iohn Aldrich 2. Tho. Gleane Robert Gostling Iohn Throgmorton and his Companie suffered for rebellion The same yeere was Candlemasse Floud 1 14 Thomas Greene Henry Greenwood Edm. Pye  2 15 Robert Suckling Nich. Sutterton Fran. Rugge  3 16 Thomas Pocke George Bowgeon Thom. Stokes  4 17 Christoph. Some Nich. Baker Thomas Gooche The Massacre in France August 26. 1572. 5 18 W. Ferrer 2. Rich. Baker Clement Hirne  6 19 Thomas Layer Cut. Bryarton Fran. Morley Edm. Freeke Bishop 9. yeeres 7 20 Thomas Culley Richard Howes Rich. Bauges  8 21 Robert Wood. 2. Iohn Elwin Thomas Sacker Queene Elizabeth at Norwich August 16. 9 22 Simon Bowde Robert Dauie Iohn Pye  1580 23 Christoph. Some 2 Laurence Wood. Nic. Bradford Haman the Blasphemer burnt at Norwich 1 24 Christoph. Layer Richard Ferrer Thomas Pye Plague great also this yeere at Norwich Earthquake April 6. at 6. of the clocke in the afternone 1580. 2 25 Rob. Suckling 2. Rob. Yarrou Iohn Wilkinson  3 26 Thomas Gleane Henry Pye Edward Iohnsons  4 27 Iohn Suckling Laurence Watts Titus Norris  5 28 Thomas Layer 2 Rob. VVelles Iohn Tesmund Edmund Scambler Bishop sate 9. yeeres 6 29 Thomas Pecke 2. Henry Dauie Ios. Culley  7 30 Francis Rugge Aliz. Thurston Greg. Howlton Cole the Anabaptist burnt at Norwich Iuly 8 31 Sâ—mon Bowde 2 Robert Rooke VV. Ramsey Ket the Iewish ArriaÌ„ burnt at Norwich Ian. 14. 9 32 Christo. Layer 2. Randol Smith Iohn Siluer  1590 33 Thomas Pettis Robert Hall VV. Peters  1 34 Robert Yarrom Nicholas Layer Thom Lane The Inuincible Nauy of Spaine destroyed in the Sea by GODS hand August and September 1588. 2 35 Tho. Gleane 2. Iohn Sutterton Roger Ramsey  3 36 Clement Hirne Rob. Blackbornt Aug. VVhale  4 37 Christ. Some 2 Richard Tooley VV. Iohnson Edm. Browne Rog. Gaywood W. Redman Bishop sate 9. yeres 5 38 Thomas Layer 3 Ri. Sadler Cales sacked 6 39 Richard Ferrer Tho. Anguish Ro. Gybson This yeere Christs Church spoyled by thunder and lightning A feareful Earthquake about noone the 24. of December 1600. 7 40 Thomas Pye Tho. Hirne Pet. Barker  8 41 Francis Rugge Iohn Pettis George Downing  9 42 Roger UUelles Ro. Gatshead Hen. Galyard  1600 43 Alex. Thurstone Thomas Pettis Robert Debney  1 44 Iohn Tesmund Tho. Gleane 3 Ioh. Chapman Spen. Peterson Another the 8 of April following about midnight 2 45 Francis Rugge Iohn Mingay VV. Drake  3 Iames. 1 Thomas Lane 1 Edâ— Nâ—â—ting Iohn Simons Iohn Gyggons Bishop 1. Iacobi 4 2 Thomas Hirne 1 George Birch George Cocke A lamentable chance about able men and women were in the crowde trodden to death at night 5 3 Tho. Sutterton Mic. Aldrich Fran. Sâ—â—al peece  6 4 Iosi Culley Thomas Blosso Iohn Shouel  7 5 Geor. Downing Rob. Craske Iames Allen The Bishops house at Ludham vtterly consumed with fire by negligence as thought 1611. 8 6 Sir Iohn Pettis Knight Rob. Hernsey H. Fasset  9 7 Sir Tho. Hirne Knight Bas. ThrogmortoÌ„ Th. Doughty Prince Fredericke Count Palatine of Rhene and the Ladie Elizabeth the Kings daughter was married Februarie 14. 1612. 1610 8 Roger Ramsey Peter Gleane Rich. Goldman  1 9 Thomas Anguish Ric. Rosse Simon Dauie  2 10 Thomas Blosse Bussey Iohn Norris  3 11 George Cocke Lionel Claxton Mich. Parker  4 12 Thomas Pettis Th. Spendelaw Matt. Peckeuer 1614. Two great Flouds in Norwich 1. the 30. of Nouember Second not so great the 15 of March. 5 13    Now more then twenty yeeres since Tristibus Elegia 6. This was translated twentie yeeres since Act. 23. 12. Gen. 13. 8. Exod. 2. 13 Act. 7. 23. Rom. 14. 3. Phil. 2. 2. 1. Cor. 11 â—â— The Rebels complaint Ahellish paritie The Rebels desire Windham game Rebels sute to Ket Kets answere Ket a ranke Rebel The Rebels came to Hetherset The CoÌ„mon wealth of Rogues Towne Close Maior Tho. Cod. A signe froÌ„ the Citizens to the Rebels Rebels request to the Maior The Maiors Answere The Maior calleth a Councell The Rebels goe ouer at Hailsdon Bridge Roger Woodhouse Knight taken To Rebellion they ioyne deuotion Gods prouidence Ketts Writs 2600. Rebels at this time 16000. Rebels in the Campe. The Rebels rob one another The Oke of Reformation Ketts request The courage and fidelity of the Maior Matthew Parkers Sermon A Tumultuous wretch Conceite is strong Rebels desirous of the great Scale The Rebels deceiued Great cruelty The City treasury forced to ayde the Rebels The Rebels pretence A trecherous forgery Idlenesse the mother of mischief 3000. Bullocks and 20000. Sheep spent in few daies Good 〈…〉 Wretched cruelty Wharton hardly carried aliue to prison A horrible thunder rayne with hayle The Gentlemen in great danger Ketts triall of prisoners A Rebels reason Hatred of the Gentry Sutterton at London An Herald sent to Norwich Proclamation Ketts Ansswere Vnholy League Kett pronounced Traytor Many forsake the Campe. Gentlemen set at liberty admitted to Counsell Delay breedeth danger The GeÌ„â—lemen shut vp in prison againe Ordinance in the Castle ditch A fearefull night Ketts truce The Maiors â—â—swere A beastly villany A fearefull and desperate crueltie The enemies policy Pardon offered again Pardon refused Leonard Sutterton sought The Maior put in prison Kett distressed maketh the worst choise The Citizens carefull of their Maior The Maior in great danger Aldrichs speech to Kett for the Maiors liberty The order of trying innocent men Northamptons Army 1500. Lords Knights GeÌ„tlemen The Maiors answere The Maior kept by a guard in the Campe. Cayme the author of this murther Some think Ketts Gunners corrupted A fearefull fight in the night Desperate rage 300. Rebels slaine in fight Flotman an Arch-Rebell Resolution is good in a iust cause not in Rebellion 140. Rebels slaine L. Sheffield slaine Traytors without naturall affection The Rebels are 20000. ours but 1500. The City in a miserable case Rebels fire the City Holmstreet Hospital with diuers Gates burnt Gods prouidence Augustine Stewards house abused Christs Church abused of Rebels The women intreate Rebels inexorable Earle of Warwick appointed Lieutenant The Rebels fortifie Citizens flye the City Warwicks Army 14000. Citizens suit to Warwick His answer Laces fur distinction The 23. of August Brasâ—n doore Two great extremities A glory exceeding all Victory Roger Woodhouse vsed cruelly The Heralds oration The Rebels reuile the Herald A boyly tricke iustly punished Kett would haue spoken with Warwicke S. Bennets 60. Rebels hanged The K. carriage taken by Rebels Captaine Drury 3. or 4. GeÌ„tlemen slaine Three hundred and thirty Rebels slaine at S. Andrew alia Editio 130 Myles killed the Kings Gunner The Rebels tooke the Kings prouision the second time Drury satisfieth the former inconuenience Warwicke fortifies the Citie Rebels come ouer at CoÌ„tsford and fire the City Common Stath burnt Rebels policy Better a mischiefe then an incoÌ„uenience The coward linesse of the CitizeÌ„s Souldiers kisse one anothers swords White Friers bridge broken The 26. of August 1040. Switsers sent to Norwich A Snake in Ketts wifes bosome The Deuils Oracles are obscure doubtfull and as men are affâ—cted so they choose The Rebels were twenty ancients Aug. 27. S. Martins Behold the difference betweene a naturall Prince and a Tyrant Obstinaâ—ie will not suffer a man to be amended Warwicks exhortation to the battell A cruell policie Gods Prouidence Miles stew the Kings Standerd-bearer Kett flied cowardly Traytors can haue no hope 3500. Rebels slaine Magnanimity stands not in the outward reuenge Warwicke goeth himselfe and they inbrace Pardon Kett taken 9. hanged on the Oke Warwicks speech to the Gentlemen Warwicke after praising God departeth the Citie A Law made for the continuall remem brance Kett tried and condemned at London Executed Campe lasted 60. daies