[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 [page 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.