Compare 1577 edition: 1 Upon knowledge had of these great riots, and pe|rillous commotions, there was a commission direc|ted from the king, vnto Thomas earle of Northfolke high marshall of England, to Thomas Bardulfe, Robert Morlie, Peter Wedall, Iohn Howard, and Iohn Walkfare, authorising them with the power of the countesse of Suffolke and Norffolke, to appre|hend, trie and punish such lewd disordered persons, and rebellious malefactors, which had committed such felonious enterprises, to the breach of the kings peace, and dangerous disquieting of his subiects: but the said commissioners procéeded not according to the effect of their commission in triall of anie felo|nies by the same persons committed and doone, but onelie caused them to be indicted of trespasse: albeit Robert Walkfare, and Iohn Clauer, with their as|sociats iustices of peace, in their sessions holden at Elueden the tuesdaie next after the feast of the apo|stles Simon and Iude, in the said first yeare of this EEBO page image 345 K. Edward the third procéeded in such wise against the said malefactors, that Iohn de Berton cordwai|ner, Robert Foxton, and a great number of other were indicted of felonie, for the misdemenours afore mentioned, and the indictements so found were after sent and presented vnto Iohn Stonore, Walter de Friskenie, Robert Malberthorpe, and Iohn Bous|ser, who by vertue of the kings commission of oier and determiner to them directed, sat at S. Edmunds|burie the wednesdaie next after the feast of saint Lucie the virgine; and then and there sent foorth pre|cepts to the shiriffe, commanding him to apprehend the said Berton, Foxton, and others, that were indi|cted of the foresaid felonies, and also to returne a suf|ficient iurie to trie vpon their arreignment the said malefactors by order of law, the fridaie next after the said feast of S. Lucie. Herevpon Alane de Latoner, and Robert Dalling, with seauenteene others, being arreigned, were found guiltie, and suffered death ac|cording to the order appointed for felons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 One Adam Miniot stood mute, and refused to be tried by his countrie, and so was pressed to death, as the law in such case appointeth. Diuerse other were saued by their bookes, according vnto the order of clerkes conuict, as Alexander Brid person of Hoge|set, Iohn Rugham person of little Welnetham, Iohn Berton cordwainer, and diuerse other. Some were repriued, as one woman named Iulian Bar|bor, who being big bellied was respited, till she were deliuered of child. Benedict Sio and Robert Russell were repriued, and committed to the safe kéeping of the shiriffe, as triers or appeachers (as we tearme them) of other offendors: and bicause there was not anie as yet attached by their appeales, they were commanded againe to prison. One Robert de Cres|well was saued by the kings letters of speciall par|don, which he had there readie to shew. As for Robert Foxton, Adam Cokefield, and a great number of o|ther, whome the shiriffe was commanded to appre|hend, he returned that he could not heare of them within the precinct of his bailiffewéeke, wherevpon exigents were awarded against them, and the shi|riffe was commanded, that if he might come to at|tach them, he should not faile but so to doo, and to haue their bodies there at Burie before the said iustices, the thursdaie in Whitsunwéeke, next in|suing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Diuerse also were arreigned at the same time of the said felonies, and thereof acquited, as Michaell Scabaille,The common people often deceiued by lewd infor|mations. Rafe Smeremonger, and others. Indéed those that were found guiltie, and suffered, were the chéefe authors and procurors of the commotion, bea|ring others in hand, that the abbat had in his custo|die a certeine charter, wherein the king should grant to the inhabitants of the towne of Burie, certeine liberties, whereby it might appeare that they were free, and discharged from the paiment of diuerse cu|stomes and exactions, wherevpon the ignorant mul|titude easilie giuing credit to such surmised tales, were the sooner induced to attempt such disorders as before are mentioned. ¶ Thus haue yée heard all in effect that was doone in this first yeare of king Ed|ward the third his reigne, by and against those offen|dors. But bicause we will not interrupt matters of other yeares with that which followed further of this businesse, we haue thought good to put the whole that we intend to write thereof here in this place.