[1] [2] [3] [4] After he had made an end of his proclamation, in maner all the multitude cried, God saue the king. And manie of them falling downe vpon their knées, [page 1032] could not forbeare with teares gushing from their eies, but commend the kings great and vnspeak|able mercie thus freelie offered vnto them, which vn|doubtedlie they had at that time all of them recei|ued, if the wicked speech of some of the rascall sort, and namelie the traitorous persuasions of that wic|ked caitife Ket himselfe, had not staied them from their dutifull inclinations. But after that Ket had with lowd voice before declared, that kings & prin|ces were accustomed to grant pardons to such as are offendors, and not to others; he trusted that he néeded not anie pardon, sith he had doone nothing but that belonged to the dutie of a true subiect: and here|with he besought them not to forsake him, but to re|member his promise, sith he was readie to spend his life in the quarell. The herald herevpon called him traitor, and commanded Iohn Petibone the swordbearer of Norwich to attach him for treason. Then began a great hurlie burlie among the multi|tude, so that the herald, perceiuing they began to shrinke from their former purpose of receiuing the kings pardon, departed from them with these words; All ye that be the kings friends, come awaie with me. The maior & maister Alderich, with a great num|ber of other gentlemen & honest yeomen that were readie to obeie the kings commandement, followed him.