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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this,Prisoners committed to+ward in moũt Surrie. there were by Kets commandement apprehended diuerse persons, as the maior, Robert Watson, William Rogers, Iohn Homerston, William Brampton, and manie others, which were brought out of the citie, and committed to prison in mount Surrie. Ket perceiuing well that he must either now obteine a bloodie victorie by force against his countrie, or else to tast such an end as his vn|gratious attempts did well deserue, got togither so manie wicked persons as he might procure to come vnto him from ech side, with great rewards and faire promises:Kets power increaseth. so that it was a strange matter to consider what a multitude of vnthrifts and rascalles came to him vpon the sudden.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The citizens of Norwich were sore displeased, that their maior (being an honest man, and one greatlie beloued among them) should be imprisoned, and so remaine in danger of life among the rebels: for they threatned him sore, & ies [...]ing at his name, would saie one to another; Let vs all come togither to morrow, for we shall sée a Alluding to the maior whose name was Cod. cods hed sold in the campe for a pe|nie. Wherevpon the citizens fearing least through the malice and rage of the rebels, their maior might chance to be made awaie among them, procured maister Thomas Alderich (whose authoritie was great among them) to be a meane for his deliue|rance: who comming to Ket with sharpe and bitter EEBO page image 1033 words reprooued him for his cruell dealing, by im|prisoning so honest a man as the maior was,The maior of Norwich set [...]. and withall commanded him to release him: which either for shame, or rather through feare of a guiltie consci|ence that pricked him, he caused incontinentlie to be doone: who therevpon might now and then go and come at his pleasure to and fro the citie. But bicause he could not still remaine in the citie, but was con|streined to continue for the most part in the campe, he appointed Augustine Steward to be his deputie, who with the assistance of Henrie Bacon, and Iohn Atkinson shiriffes,Augustine Steward. gouerned the citie right orderlie, and kept the most part of the citizens in due obei|sance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The councell aduertised now vpon the heralds returne, that there was no waie to reduce these Norffolke rebels vnto quiet otherwise than by force, appointed the marquesse of Northampton with fif|téene hundred horssemen to go downe vnto Norwich to subdue those stubborne traitors that so vndutiful|lie refused the kings mercifull pardon, fréelie offered by his officer at armes, and others. There went with the lord marquesse diuerse honorable and worshipfull personages,The lord marquesse of [...]thamp| [...]a sent into [...]uffolke to [...] the [...]. as the lord Sheffeld, the lord Went|worth, sir Anthonie Dennie, sir Henrie Parker, sir Richard Southwell, sir Rafe Sadler, sir Iohn Clere, sir Rafe Rowlet, sir Richard Lée, sir Iohn Gates, sir Thomas Paston, sir Henrie Beding|field, sir Iohn Suliard, sir William Walgraue, sir Iohn Cuts, sir Thomas Cornewallis knights, to|gither with a great manie of other knights, es|quiers and gentlemen, and a small band of Italians, vnder the leading of a capteine named Malates [...]a.

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