Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, there came flocking from Suffolke and other parts, a great multitude of lewd disposed persons, raised by firing of beacons, and ringing of bels. Also a number of rascals & naughtie lewd per|sons stale out of the citie of Norwich, and went to campe. And thus being got togither in great multi|tudes, they added one wickednesse to another, as ha|uing no staie of themselues after their downefall, nor holding them content with the committing of one villanous trespasse and horrible transgression, according vnto the poets words to the like purpose:
Now to cloke their malicious purpose with a coun|terfeit shew of holinesse, they caused one Coniers vicar of saint Martins in Norwich to saie seruice morning and euening,Counterfeit religion. to praie to God for prosperous spéed in that their vngodlie enterprise. Moreouer they went about to ioine to their cause diuerse honest men, and right commendable for religion, doctrine, vertue, and innocencie of life; amongst whome were Robert Watson a preacher, Thomas Cod maior of Norwich, and Thomas Alderich of Mangréene hall. These thrée, although sore against their willes, were constreined to be present with them in all matters of counsell, and to take vpon them (as associats with capteine Ket) the administration and order of euerie thing: which happened well for manie. For when ci|sher Ket himselfe, or anie other of the capteins, through setting on of the outragious multitude, pur|posed anie mischéefe (as often it came to passe) in one place or other, through their graue aduise, and approo|ued industrie, their furie was sundrie times staied and calmed. Although Ket bent to all vngratiousnes, EEBO page image 1030 would diuerse times grant foorth commissions, abu|sing now and then the names of honest men thereby, appointing his vntheistie mates to fetch in vit|tels to furnish their campe withall. The tenor of one of the which commissions here insueth.Quisnam hominum est, quem tu contentum videris vnoFlagitio?—
Compare 1577 edition: 121.1. The forme of a warrant granted out by the rebels to take vp vittels.
The forme of a warrant granted out by the rebels to take vp vittels.
_WE the kings friends & deputies, doo grant licence to all men, to prouide and bring into the campe at Mousehold, all maner of cat|tell, and prouision of vittels, in what place soeuer they may find the same: so that no violence or iniurie bee doone to any honest or poore man. Commanding all persons as they render the kings honor and roiall ma|iestie, and the releefe of the common welth, to be obedient to vs the gouernors, and to those whose names insue.
Signed Robert Ket.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then followed in order a long list of names, for the number of the gouernors was great, as they that beside the chéefe capteins had chosen out of euerie hundred two, and there were six and twentie hun|dreds. By vertue of such commissions, manie that were of good worship and credit in the countrie, whom the rebels in their rage had condemned,Gentlemen imprisoned. were fetched from their houses, and other places where they might be found, and being brought to the campe, were committed to prison. Also the ditches and hed|ges, wherewith the commons abrode in the countrie were inclosed, were throwne downe, & manie were warned and called foorth from sundrie parts, to come and take part with them in these tumultuous vp|rores. And all these things were doone, the maior, maister Watson, and maister Aldrich not onlie hol|ding their peace and winking thereat, but also some|time after a maner giuing their consent to the same. For to haue resisted them had béene but follie, and the waie to haue put themselues in danger of de|struction, and their countrie too.