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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was afterwards ordeined, that vpon the same daie in the which the rebels were thus subdued, the citizens yearelie should repaire to their churches, and there to heare seruice, and to haue a sermon abrode, to the which they should come togither, to giue thanks to God for their deliuerance as that daie, and this is obserued till these our times. Robert Ket and his brother William Ket were brought vp to London,The two Kets exe|cuted. where they were committed to the tower, and short|lie after arreigned of their treason and found guiltie, were brought to the tower againe, where they con|tinued till the nine and twentith of Nouember, on which daie they were deliuered to sir Edmund Windham high shiriffe of Norffolke and Suffolke, to be conueied downe into Norffolke, where Robert Ket was hanged in chains vpon the top of Norwich castell: and William Ket his brother on the top of Windmondham stéeple, in which towne they had both dwelled, and conspired with others to go for|ward with their wicked rebellion.