Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest the rebels thus raged abroad in the coun|trie at Hengham eleuen miles from Norwich,Sir Edmund Kneuets ser|uice. sir Edmund Kneuet knight, with a small companie of his owne meniall seruants, set vpon the night|watch of the rebels that were placed there, & brake through, ouerthrowing diuerse of them: and hauing some of his owne men also vnhorssed by the rebels, and in danger to be hewen in peeces among them, yet he recouered them, & escaped their hands through great manhood. After which good nights seruice, as they would haue it esteemed, they repaired to their great capteine Ket, to shew their hurts receiued, & to complaine of their griefes. It was talked among them, that they would go to sir Edmund Kneuets house called Buckenham castell, to assault it, and to fetch him out of it by force. But it was doubted of some, least it were too strong for them; and other feared sharpe stripes, if they should attempt that ex|ploit, being at the least twelue miles from their maine campe: and so that enterprise went not for|ward, the most part thinking it best to sléepe in whole skins.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There was at London the same time a citizen of Norwich, one Leonard Southerton fled from thence for feare of his life,Leonard Southerton. whome the councell sent for, to come to speake with them: and being asked what he knew touching the state of the rebels, he de|clared to them from point to point the maner of all their outragious procéedings: but yet that as he vn|derstood, there were manie among them that would laie aside their armour, if they might be assured of the kings pardon: and therefore if it would please the king to set foorth a proclamation, that all such as would depart from the campe and be quiet, should haue their pardon for all that was past, he doubted not but that those routs should be dispersed. His ad|uise was allowed, and therevpon was an herald sent with all spéed in companie with the said Sou|therton vnto Norwich; & comming into the campe the last of Iulie, and standing before the trée of refor|mation, apparelled in his cote of armes, pronoun|ced there before all the multitude, with lowd voice, a frée pardon to all that would depart to their homes, and laieng aside their armour,Pardon pro|clamed by an herald at armes. giue ouer their trai|torous begun enterprise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 After he had made an end of his proclamation, in maner all the multitude cried, God saue the king. And manie of them falling downe vpon their knées, EEBO page image 1032 could not forbeare with teares gushing from their eies, but commend the kings great and vnspeak|able mercie thus freelie offered vnto them, which vn|doubtedlie they had at that time all of them recei|ued, if the wicked speech of some of the rascall sort, and namelie the traitorous persuasions of that wic|ked caitife Ket himselfe, had not staied them from their dutifull inclinations. But after that Ket had with lowd voice before declared, that kings & prin|ces were accustomed to grant pardons to such as are offendors, and not to others; he trusted that he néeded not anie pardon, sith he had doone nothing but that belonged to the dutie of a true subiect: and here|with he besought them not to forsake him, but to re|member his promise, sith he was readie to spend his life in the quarell. The herald herevpon called him traitor, and commanded Iohn Petibone the swordbearer of Norwich to attach him for treason. Then began a great hurlie burlie among the multi|tude, so that the herald, perceiuing they began to shrinke from their former purpose of receiuing the kings pardon, departed from them with these words; All ye that be the kings friends, come awaie with me. The maior & maister Alderich, with a great num|ber of other gentlemen & honest yeomen that were readie to obeie the kings commandement, followed him.