[1] [2] [3] Capteine Ket and his rebellious armie, hauing some aduertisement by rumors spred, of this prepa|ration and comming of an armie against them; they were not slacke to make themselues strong and rea|die to abide all the hazard that fortune of warre might bring. The earle of Warwike then,The earle of Warwike commeth to Cambridge. after that his men and prouisions were readie, did set for|ward, and came vnto Cambridge, where the lord marquesse of Northampton and other met his lord|ship. Héere also diuerse citizens of Norwich came to him, and falling downe vpon their knees before him, besought him to be good lord vnto them; and withall declared their miserable state, great gréefe and sor|row, which they had conceiued for the wretched de|struction of their countrie: beséeching him to haue pitie vpon them. And if in such extremitie of things as had happened vnto their citie, they had through feare or ignorance committed anie thing contrarie to their dutifull allegiance, that it might please his honor to pardon them their offenses in such behalfe, sith if anie thing were amisse on their parts, the same came to passe sore against their wils, and to their ex|treame greefe and sorrow.