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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

NORFOLKES FVRIES OR A VIEW OF KETTS CAMPE NECESSARY FOR THE MALECONTENTS OF our Time for their instruction or terror and profitable for euery good SVBIECT to incourage him vpon the vndoubted hope of the Victorie to stand faithfully to maintayne his PRINCE and COVNTREY 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 there Set forth first in Latin by ALEXANDER NEVIL 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 ROM 13. 5. Wherefore yee must needes obey not only because of vengeance but also because of conscience LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Henry Fetherstone and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church yard at the signe of the Rose 1615. To the right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Hiren Knight Maior of the Worshipful Citie of Norwich and his brethren the Aldermen Master Sheriffes and the whole Comminaltie R. W. wisheth all increase of Worship Prosperitie and Peace from God euen our Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour RIght Worshipfull and my beloued Countriemen the Citizens of Norwich when in the house of my friend among other Bookes I found vnlooked for this Treatise written in Latine by one Alexander Neuil an English man The very Title of the Booke drew mee into a farther desire of looking into the matter the rather because lying at that time and in that place where these Furies were committed I beheld something with my young eyes and receiuing many strange things from the report of others I desired and was glad to see the thing in order which when I entred vpon the elegancie of the Phrase together with the Argument promised mee a double fruit viz. not only to know the Storie in order but also to reuiue and sharpen my poore skill in that Tongue now through disuse and tract of time declining so as I made it from my other Studies my recreation In the pursuit whereof I found as the Queene of Sheba saith of the wisdome of Salomon that the one halfe of the calamities and miseries of this worshipfull Citie my Mother was neuer sufficiently knowne vnto me Neyther the miraculous deliuerance sufficiently acknowledged by mee for I finde it farre greater then I thought Wherefore reading it ouer now once and againe and communing with diuers of my friends about the matters therein contained I found a generall desire in them all to haue it in English Whereupon my selfe hauing found such pleasure mixt with profit in the reading heereof if I should not bee enuious hauing also certaine intelligence that it was not extant by any particular Treatise thought good to satisfie their expectation though of many the vnfittest That so prayse might be giuen vnto God of many And as the benefit increaseth in our eyes so our thankesgiuing might grow and abound Wherefore vnto that godly order taken alreadie for the yearely remembrance of this deliuerance and solemnitie of Thankes giuing as the Poet sayth in the like Annuus assuetum Domine natalis honorem Exigit ite manus ad pia Sacra meae Goe thou the labour of my hands and receiue vnder your Worshipfull protection the good meaning of a poore friend which wisheth well as hee hath good cause to your Worships and this Citie Your Worships for life R. W. To the Christian Reader CHristian Reader hauing read ouer this Treatise with great pleasure and not a little profit both in regard of the matter and elegancie of the stile in respect whereof in my simple iudgement the Author hath deserued great commendation I wished with many other that some man would take the paines to translate the same into our Mother Tongue that the thing which concerned so many might be knowne of all But seeing hitherto no man hath vndertaken the Worke especially being now twentie yeares olde since the first setting it forth in Latine by the Author fearing also le●t the matter might be buried vnder obli●ion in the ages to come I ha●e ventured vpon the labour my selfe and by the goodnesse of God haue finished the same for thy benefit Wherein I haue omitted nothing to my remembrance but deliuered truly as I receiued it from the Author neyther haue I in my simple iudgement altered the sence though through the daintinesse of the Phrase not fitting our English Tongue I haue sometime and that very seldome altered his wordes as the Learned can beare me record Wherfore I beseech thee courteous Reader accept of my poore labour and let not Dame Disdaine nor Idle Enuie offer me● that discourtisie to ●arpe at my trauaile while I meane well to all and meddle but with the refuse of other men The Worke is worthie the looking vpon and especially in these dayes when the like is wished of many and looked for of some For who can be ignorant of the malice of the enemies of the grace of God against vs hauing knowne their se●erall attempts for our destruction in the dayes of our late Soueraigne of blessed Memory and seene and heard of the continuance therof no lesse cruell since his Maiesties comming to the Crowne wherof their Powder Plot a thing m●st immane and barbarous with manie practices besides is sufficient witnesse and testifieth their malice to be implacable as those that had sworne against Paul neuer to eate nor drinke till they had s●aine him whose hope lieth not so much in their owne prouision as in the intertainment and helpe they looke for amongst vs which was the cause that sometime they attempted so farre vpon our Coasts as was made knowne vnto vs by Proclamation in the dayes of our late Queene and the like by his Maiestie that now swayeth the Scepter since To the which end a number of ●esuites at that time were dispatched into the Land and at this day vnder his Maiestie haue beene and are still creeping and croking in corners like the Frogges of Egypt that perswading his Maiesties Subiects to defend their Catholike Religion they may be readie to stirre vp Ciu ill Dissention at home or else prepare themselues to ioyne with Forraine Forces if at any time which God forbid they shall in●ade the Land Both which are most dangerous and bring as our Sauiour Christ saith ruine and destruction to Kingdomes or Cities Moreouer it is a thing against Nature for Dogges of the same Kennell seldome fight together except at meate seruants of the same Family commonly make a side Abraham vsed it for a great reason to Lot Let there be no strife I pray thee betweene thee and mee neyther betweene thy Heardsmen and mine for we are brethren And Moses would haue pacified the matter betweene the two Hebrewes contending together because they were brethren that is both Iewes

the Citie Let them breake in destroy cast downe cut off lay euen with the ground and make spoile of all things but let them know that God is the rewarder and the reuenger And let them tremble at length in the conscience of so great wickednesse for they shall no doubt ere long be seuerely punished which they haue iustly drawne vpon themselues by their furie and madnesse These things with speed returned to Kett and his companions in the Campe being much mooued hereat with a brainsicke rage as wild furies they came running downe the hill with a cruell and despitefull noise crying out And when they came neere the Gates they practized with all their forces to breake into the Citie but being driuen backe with pikes and arrowes they left that enterprise At that time all the Ordinance as was said before being placed in the meddowes beneath the Citie was spent vpon the enemie but for lacke of powder and want of skill in the Gunners to small or little purpose Yet many being shot with arrowes were wounded which when they fell thicke vpon the ground the beardlesse boyes of the Countrie whereof there were a great number and others of the dregges of the people men most filthy gathered them vp and carried them to the enemie And the minds of them all were so inflamed as the very naked and vnarmed boyes as though a certaine frenzie had bereaued them of the sense of vnderstanding running about prouoked our men with all reprochfull speeches There was added also to their importune cursed words an odious inhumane villany for with reuerence to the Readers one of these cursed boyes putting downe his hose and in derision turning his bare buttocks to our men with an horrible noise and out-cry filling the aire all men beholding him did that which a chast tongue shameth to speake much more a sober man to write but being shot thorow the buttocks one gaue him as was meete the punishment he deserued It is reported also that some hauing the arrowes sticking fast in their bodies a thing fearefull to tell drawing them out of the greene wounds with their owne hands gaue them as they were dropping with bloud to the Rebels that were about them whereby yet at the least they might bee turned vpon vs againe so great a desire was there almost in all ages of spoiling and so great a thirst of shedding bloud In the meane season when on the other side of the Citie a fearefull crie began To your weapon To your weapon Citizens if ye be men to your weapon the enemies are entred the Citie and all men on the sudden ran thither as is the manner of men in feare where especially the greatest tumult and noise is heard The Rebels beholding these things from the hill and perceiuing the Citizens thinne vpon the walles and before the Gates of the Citie resolued presently to enter the Citie where it was void of defence There the boyes of whom wee spake before and a great company of Country Clownes did hazard a thing not only marueilous to see but incredible to heare For the vnarmed multitude and others part with Clubbes and Swords others with Speares Staues and Iauelins as chance could arme euery man on the sudden cast themselues headlong into the Riuer that cōpasseth the Citie at the Bridge called Bishops Gates Bridge Who without feare swimming ouer and flying to the Gates with out-cries and most tumultuous noise strooke such a terrour in the minds of all men as there was none almost which thought not that day the day of doome both to their Citie and to themselues Therefore all for the most part being afraid and discomfited fled and as euery man could find the way to his house and the secret places thereof they creepe in leauing the Citie vndefended But the Rebels pulling off the barres of the Gates whatsoeuer Ordinance or instruments of warre they found in the Citie they carried with them into the Campe. There when some of our friends among them vpon the miserable sight of these things were strooken with sorrow and compassion and with lamentable voice and waterie eyes prayed God to turne these calamities from the Citie The Boyes and Country Clownes which stood round about mocked them calling them traitors and in most vile maner they were vexed and grieued with cursings and reuilings But the Gates after this sort set open as was said before when all things were disordered through the boldnesse and violence of the Rebels for they came to and fro out of the Campe into the City The Herald for as yet he was in the City neither was the last day appointed by the King for the multitude to lay downe their weapons yet past came with the Maior into the market place accompanied with a great number of Citizens There againe in the Kings name hee commandeth them to put off their armour to leaue the Campe euery one to depart home to his owne house and to vse reuerently and humbly the Kings mercy and clemency If they would so doe then they should be safe and free from all punishment Otherwise there is nothing to be looked for but grieuous torments bitter death and all extremity When hee had made an end of speaking the Rebels cryed out very arrogantly and fiercely saying Let him depart with a pestilence and on the deuils name with his idle promises He was mad that infusing such flattering speeches into their eares did beleeue that they being bewitched with such intising words would bee oppressed and circumuented in the end They detested such mercy and vtterly defied it as which in apparant offering a slender and vaine hope of impunity would cut off treacherously all safety The Herald perceiuing now all of them giuen ouer and as it were bondslaues to fury and villanie and that they could neither by the feare of punishment nor hope of impunity be brought from their intended wickednesse without anything done presently leaueth the City and returneth to the Court. Soone after whose departure the Rebels commanded Leonard Sutterton to bee brought before them that so they might lay him in chaines because hee had beene companion with the Herald in his iourney But Sutterton vnderstanding the matter fearing also lest the mad and turbulent people burning towards him with malice as they did towards all good men might deale cruelly with him hid himselfe priuily in the City amongst his friends and kindred Then Kett tooke the Maior Robert Watson William Rogers Iohn Homersone William Brampton and many others and commanded them to bee brought out of the City into the Campe and so to prison where chaines were put vpon them all and they were shut vp in Mount Surrey and there remained prisoners and in irons vntill the last day of this conspiracy at the length some of them were set at liberty others cruelly slaine While these and the like were tumultuously done in the Campe Kett perceiuing the matter was come

to this passe that he must of necessity either haue a bloudy victory against his Countrey or else shortly receiue an end worthy his deseruing thought it best for his affaires if hee could draw a huge multitude together for the increase of his Army Wherefore he allured by rewards and faire promises all fugitiues on euery side as many as could be gathered together and men that had nothing to take to and were without hope of any thing to ioyne themselues to the fellowship of this cursed company Whereupon it is incredible to tell how great and almost innumerable multitudes of gracelesse persons on the sodaine were assembled But the Citizens tooke it grieuously that their Maior a worthy and vpright man should bee holden bound of wretched murtherers and as it now seemed thirsty of bloud moreouer in bonds should sustaine the contumely and shame of the prison fearing also lest in the end hee might bee slaine by violence because some of them threatned him many grieuous things others scurrilously and scoffing iested at the good mans name and that dangerously as pretending death vnto him after a sort For being called Codde by name and there is a fish of the Sea called after the same manner in Latine called Capite in contempt of the worthy Maiors name and to his no little danger one varlet ministring occasion vnto another of laughter and scoffing they made an O yes and cryed As many as would come to the Campe to morrow should buy a Cods head for a penny Herevpon the Citizens fearing lest the seditious should determine any thing grieuously against him and being marueilously troubled in minde and carefull of the Maiors danger hauing deserued so well of them they came vnto Thomas Aldrich complaining one by one of this importunate boldnesse and vnbridled violence This Aldrich as wee said before was a man beloued of all men and ruled with such wisedome grauity and modesty for he was a man of a fine and sharpe wit that euen his name was fearefull to the most barbarous enemie For when al men loued him exceedingly maruailing at his singular courtesie and modesty in as much as among the chiefe of the Rebels he had that command in short time as neither his aduice nor enterprises were at any time in vaine Therefore much of the goods that were taken away of the Rebels by violence through his industry were restored again to the owners many pestilent attempts of the seditious by his prouidence diligence were restrained When therfore he vnderstood in how great danger the safety of the life of the Maior was being moued with the indignity of the thing hee went to Kett into the Campe and willeth him to set at liberty and out of bonds the Maior of the City Hereunto when Kett as it were perplexed in minde said nothing Aldrich cryed with a loud voyce Art thou not ashamed wretched Traytour to hold in prison and irons I say not alone an harmelesse man but a Maior which is the Kings Maiesties most faithfull Lieutenant Art thou so fierce and cruell that when through ryot and excesse thou hast wasted the goods and commodities of all men thou canst now not bee satisfied nor filled except thou mayest drinke vp at last also the bloud of innocent persons Therefore thou the wretchedst man the earth beareth command him forthwith to bee brought out of prison These words as flashes of lightning sharpely bent against Kett whether it were for the reuerence of the man that spake or which is most like of a conscience of his wickednesse strooke such a feare and terrour in him as the thing which others could not obtaine with intreaty and all perswasion he brought to passe with threats and grauity of speech By whose wisdome the Maior hauing obtained his liberty although he could not altogether auoid al the storms of that turbulēt time yet he escaped happily both the grieuousnes of imprisonment and danger of his life Wherefore hauing liberty to goe all about in the City his care and diligence was a great comfort to many of the Citizens afterward against those euils which at that time oppressed the City And for as much as he could not sit continually in the gouernment of the City because for the most part hee was constrained to abide in the enemies Campe he deputed one Augustine Steward in his roome to take the charge of desending and gouerning the City in his absence Who taking vnto him Henry Bacon and Iohn Atkinson then Sheriues of Norwich ruled the City carefully and kept all the Citizens easily in order except the vnruly whō no good order could command But here must needs be remembred what seuere and sowre Iudges the seditious were vpon them whom hauing in prison and bonds they afflicted with all opprobry and shame whose cruelty and wickednesse was so great as those whom they had first oppressed with vnspeakeable villany and seldome heard of them at the length vexed and afflicted with extreme miseries they deliuered to the mad multitude to be slaine For a day was appointed when they that were in hold should be brought forth openly as malefactours that after a preposterous manner of Iudgement a quest might passe on them Then Kett openly all men beholding him went vpon the Oake which they called the Oake of Reformation and there fate downe euery one of the prisoners in order were called by their names then his manner was to inquire of his fauorites and companions in that villanie what they thought of them The furious varlets being made Inquisitors and Iudges of the liues of innocent men if they found nothing of the man in question cryed out A good man bee is a good man and therefore ought to bee set at liberty But if by the least suspicion of any small crime his fame that was named was but once touched or if any thing though the least were found wherein perhaps he had offended any one of them some one of the people answered whose voyce the other of the common sort followed as it were stirred vp of the furies Let him bee hanged Let him bee hanged although they were vtterly ignorant of the man in question whether white or black old or yong as one whose name was neuer heard of before yet after this manner they were alwayes wont to cry out And in this manner these pestilent Traytors not led by iudgement or reason lest they should be vnlike themselues but led by a certayne blinde and headlong rage of the minde as by a mighty Tempest oftentimes with a word and as it were with a madde nod of their furies they inflicted most cruell punishment vpon innocent and iust men And surely so great was the strength of the disease and as it were corruption that possessed the mindes of them all as being almost without sense and through the crueltie of so great villany hardened they violated all Lawes of God and Man with their great fury and boldnesse Not many dayes after

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

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

humble petition ●●●● for pardon and mercie VVould they be Plowmen themselues and ●●●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 le●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 pu●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 Bai●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 H●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. Au●ley   1 13 W. Aplyard 4. Io. Leuerech Io. VVake   2 14 W. Aplyard 5. Ric. VVhit Io. Gruntho●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 ● 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 Ed● 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. Clistōmileust Iohn Brofiard