[1] [2] At length, when those commons began to war wearie of taking paines in euill dooings, they tooke counsell togither, and agreed to send two knights, to wit, the lord Morlie, and sir Iohn Brewes, and three of the commons, in whom they put great confidence, vnto the king; to obteine their charter of manumissi|on and infranchising, and to haue the same charter more large than those that were granted to other countries. They deliuered great summes of monie vnto those whome they sent, to bestow the same for the obteining of pardon, and such grants as they su|ed for, which monie they had got by force of the citi|zens of Norwich, to saue the citie from fire and sac|king. These knights as they were on their iournie,A warlike bishop. at Ichingham not farre distant from Newmarket, not looking for anie such thing, met with sir Henrie Spenser bishop of Norwich, a man more fit for the field than the church, & better skilled (as may appéere) in arms than in diuinitie. This bishop had aduertise|ments at his manor of Burlie néere to Okam in the parties about Stamford, of the sturre which the commons in Norffolke kept, and there vpon resol|ued streightwaies to see what rule there was holden. He had in his companie at that time, not passing eight lances, and a small number of archers.