[1] [2] Finallie, when they had eased their stomachs, with the spoiling, burning, and defacing of sundrie places, they became more quiet, and the king by the aduise of such as were then about him,The king of|fereth the re|bels pardon. vpon good delibera|tion of counsell, offered to them pardon, and his [page 432] peace, with condition that they should cease from burning and ruinating of houses, from killing and murthering of men, and depart euerie man to his home without more adoo, and there to tarrie for the kings charters confirmatorie of the same pardon. The Essexmen were content with this offer, as they that were desirous to see their wiues and children, be|ing waxen wearie of continuall trauell and paines which they were constreined to take. The king went foorth vnto Mile end, Froissard. and there declared vnto the commons that they should haue charters made to them of his grant, to make them all free. And further that euerie shire, towne, lordship and libertie should haue banners of his armes deliuered vnto them, for a confirmanion of his grant. Herevpon they séemed well appeased, and the king rode to the queenes ward|robe, otherwise called the tower roiall, to visit his mother, and so did comfort hir so well as he could, and taried with hir there all night.