Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Thus were the Norffolke rebels subdued by the high prowesse, wisedome, and policie of the valiant earle of Warwike, and other the nobles, gentlemen, & faithfull subiects there in the kings armie:Gentlemen slaine in this rebellion. but not without losse of diuers personages of great worship, beside other of the meaner sort, namelie master Hen|rie Willoughbie esquier, a man so well beloued in his countrie for his liberalitie in housekéeping, great courtesie, vpright dealing, assured stedfastnes in friendship, & modest staiednesse in behauiour, that the countries where his liuings laie lament the losse of so woorthie a gentleman euen to this daie. There died also master Lucie esquier, master Forster es|quier, and master Throckmorton of Northampton|shire, gentlemen of no small credit and worship in their countries. The battell being thus ended, all the spoile gotten in the field was giuen to the soldiers, who sold the most part thereof openlie in the market place of Norwich. The next daie the earle of War|wike was aduertised that Ket,Ket taken. being crept into a barne, was taken by two seruants of one master Riches of Swanington, and brought to the house of the same Riches. Herevpon were twentie horsse|men sent thither to fetch him, who brought him to Norwich. The same daie examinations were taken of them that were the principall beginners and set|ters foorth of this vnhappie rebellion, and diuerse be|ing found giltie were hanged,Execution. and nine of the chiefest procurers of all the mischiefe (Robert Ket and his brother William onelie excepted) were hanged vp|on the oke of reformation, Miles the gunner & two of their prophets being three of that number.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some others of them were drawne, hanged, and quartered, & their heads and quarters set vp in pub|like places for a terror to others. But yet the earle of Warwike spared manie, where some would gladlie haue persuaded him,The earle of Warwike she|weth mercie. that there might haue béene a great number more executed. But his lordship per|ceiuing them importunate in that vncharitable sute, told them (as it were in fauour of life of those sillie wretches, whose miserable case he séemed to pitie)

that measure must be vsed in all things, & in punish|ing EEBO page image 1040 of men by death (saith he) we ought alwaies to beware that we passe not the same. I know well that such wicked dooings deserue no small reuenge, and that the offendors are woorthie to be most sharplie chastised. But how farre yet shall we go? Shall we not at length shew some mercie? Is there no place for pardon? What shall we then doo? Shall we hold the plough our selues; plaie the carters and labour the ground with our owne hands. These and such like words tasting altogither of mercie and compassion in that noble earle, did quench the cruell desire of re|uenge in them that were altogither kindled in wrath and wished nothing more than to see the whole multi|tude executed: but now moued with the earles wise and mercifull answer to their rigorous sute, they be|came more mild and mercifull towards the misera|ble creatures.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This also is not to be forgotten, that when infor|mation was giuen against some of the rebels, for that they had beene busie fellowes, & great dooers in time of those vprores, so as it was thought of some, that it stood with good reason to haue them punished by death, when the earle of Warwike vnderstood by credible report of Norreie king at armes, that vpon the offer of the kings pardon, they were the first that threw downe their weapons, and submitted them|selues to the kings mercie, the earle would not in a|nie wise consent that they should die, but protested frankelie that he would kéepe promise with them, and that he would be as good to them as his word: and so they had their liues saued. The same daie was order giuen by the earle that the bodies of them that were slaine in the field should be buried.The slaine carcases bu|ried. On the mor|row being the nine and twentith of August, the earle of Warwike, with the nobles and gentlemen of the armie, and others in great numbers, both men and women, went to saint Peters church, and there gaue praises and thanks to God for the victorie obteined. And this doone, he with all the armie departed out of the citie, and returned homewards with high com|mendation of citizens & others, that acknowledged the said earle to be the defendor of their liues, and re|couerer of their wiues, children, houses, and liuings.