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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

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

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