[1] Some others of them were drawne, hanged, and quartered, & their heads and quarters set vp in pub|like places for a terror to others. But yet the earle of Warwike spared manie, where some would gladlie haue persuaded him,The earle of Warwike she|weth mercie. that there might haue béene a great number more executed. But his lordship per|ceiuing them importunate in that vncharitable sute, told them (as it were in fauour of life of those sillie wretches, whose miserable case he séemed to pitie)

that measure must be vsed in all things, & in punish|ing [page 1040] of men by death (saith he) we ought alwaies to beware that we passe not the same. I know well that such wicked dooings deserue no small reuenge, and that the offendors are woorthie to be most sharplie chastised. But how farre yet shall we go? Shall we not at length shew some mercie? Is there no place for pardon? What shall we then doo? Shall we hold the plough our selues; plaie the carters and labour the ground with our owne hands. These and such like words tasting altogither of mercie and compassion in that noble earle, did quench the cruell desire of re|uenge in them that were altogither kindled in wrath and wished nothing more than to see the whole multi|tude executed: but now moued with the earles wise and mercifull answer to their rigorous sute, they be|came more mild and mercifull towards the misera|ble creatures.