MarginaliaAnno. 1549. MarginaliaFalse brutes and rumers by popish priestes sturred vp against the king. in the peoples hartes, what brutes and rumours dyd they raise vp against the kyng and his Counsaile, making the vulgare multitude to beleue, that they shoulde be made to pay first for their shepe, then for their geese and pigges also, and suche other thinges like: and what soeuer they had in store, or should put in their mouthes, they must fine therfore to the king? Of all which matter neuer a worde was eyther thought or meant. But this seemed matter fit for such priestes wherby to set the prince & his subiectes together by the eares.

Against this seditious company of rebelles was appointed & sent by the kyng and his Counsaile,MarginaliaSyr Iohn Russell Lord priuie Seale Lieuetenant generall of the kinges armye in the West. Syr Ioh. Russell knight, Lord priuy Seale, as Lieutenant general of the kinges armye, of whom chiefly depended the charge and achiuaunce of that voiage in the West partes. To hym also were adioyned as in part of ordinary counsaile in those affayres vnder hym, Sir William Harbert, Sir Ioh. Pawlet, Sir Hugh Pawlet, Sir Tho. Specke, with the Lord Gray, and other besides.

MarginaliaThe rebels of Deuonshyre discomfited.
1549. Thus the saide Lord priuy Seale accompanyed with the Lord Gray, aduauncing his power agaynst the rebels, although in number of souldiers not equally furnished like to the other, yet through the gratious assistaunce of the Lordes helpe fightyng in his cause, and geuyng the aduenture agaynst the enemie, about the later ende of Iulye, an. 1549. gaue them the repulse. Who notwithstandyng recouering them selues againe with suche stomakes as they had, encountred the second tyme with the foresaid Lord priuie Seale, about the beginnyng of August folowing, of whom, through the Lordes mighty power, they with their whole cause of false religion were vtterly vanquished and ouerthrowen.

In the which victorie a great woorke of Gods mighty power vndoubtedly dyd appeare. For although the number of the rebels dyd surmount in great quantitie, the power and strength of the Lord priuy Seale, and their stomackes were so fiercely set vpon all desperate aduentures, and though the power of sir W. Harbert (beyng the same tyme at Bristow) was not yet presētly come, which should haue ioyned with the Lord priuye Seale: yet all this notwithstanding, the goodnes of theMarginaliaThe great goodnes of God in the victory agaynst the rebelles. Lord so wrought on the kinges behalfe more then any industry of man (which in al respectes in handling that matter was very raw and farre behynd) that the victorie fell to the kynges part, vnder the valyāt guidyng of þ^e aforesaid L.priuy Seale:MarginaliaThe laudable seruice of the L. priuie Seale. so þ^t the popishe rebels not onely lost the fielde, but a great part of them also lost their lyues, lying there slaine miserably in the chase to the compasse of two myles space. Where also were takē and apprehended the chiefetaines and ringleaders of that mischieuous daūse: whereof the principal were Humfrey Arundell, Berry, Thomas Vnderhyl, Iohn Soleman, W. Segar, Tempson, and Barret two Priestes, Henry Bray and Henry Lee, two Maiors, with diuers other mo aboue specified: al which accordingly afterward were executed.

MarginaliaFalse trust of the Deuonshyre men in their Popish Idoles disappointed. These rebels to make their part more sure by the helpe and presence of their consecrated God and maker, brought with them into the batayle the Pixe vnder his Canaby, and in steede of an aultar where he was hanging before, set him nowe ridyng in a Carte.MarginaliaThe Sacrament in the pixe brought to the battaile in a Carte. Neither was there lackyng masses, crosses, banners, candlestickes, with holy bread also and holy water plenty, to defend them from deuyls & al aduersary power, which in the ende neither coulde helpe their frendes, not yet could saue them selues from the handes of their enemies, but eftsoones both the consecrated God & all the trompery about hym, was taken in the cart, & there lay al in the dust, leauyng to them a notable lesson of better experience howe to put their confidence hereafter in no suche vaine Idols, but only in the true liuyng God, and immortall maker, to be serued according to his prescribed worde, and that onely in the fayth of his sonne, and not after their own dreamyng phantasies.

MarginaliaMuscleborough field in Scotland. The storie whereof putteth me also in remembraunce of an other like popish fielde, (called Muscleborough field) fought in Scotland the yeare before this, where the Scots likewise encampyng them selues against the Lorde Protectour, and the kynges power sent into Scotland, dyd in semblable wise bring with them to the batayle the consecrated Gods of their aultars, wþ^t masses crosses, baāners, & al their popish stuffe of Idolatrie, hauing great affiaunce, by vertue thereof to haue a great day against the English armye, as in deede to mans iudgement might seeme not vnlike.MarginaliaGods mighty arme fighting with k. Edward in Scotland. For the number of the Scottes armye so farre exceeded ours, and they were so appoynted with their pykes in the first fronte agaynst our horsemen (whiche gaue the first onset) that our men were fayne to recule, not without the losse of diuers Gentlemen. Notwithstandyng the mightye arme of the Lord so turned the victorie, that the Scottes in the ende, with all their Masses, Pixes, and I- dolatrous trinkets, were put to the worse.MarginaliaThe vaine trust of the Scottes in their Masses and Sacrament of the aultar.MarginaliaA notable victorye through the Lordes power of K. Edward in Scotland. Of whom in that field were slaine betwene. xiij. and xiiij. thousande, and not passing an hundred Englishe men. The cause of this was the promise of the Scots made before to kyng Henry, for the mariage of the younge Scottish queene to king Edward, which promise the said Scots afterwarde brake, and paid thereafter.

In the whiche victorie this is also to be noted, that the same day and houre when the Images were burned openly in Londō, the Scots wer put to flight in Muscleborough, as is credibly noted in Recordes.

Duryng this hurley burley amongest the popish rebels in Cornwall and Deuonshire, the like commotion at the same tyme, by suche like popish priestes, as Homes and his felowes,MarginaliaA sturre in Oxfordshyre and Buckinghamshyre. began to gender in the parties of Oxforde & Buckingham, but that was soone appeased by the Lord Gray, who commyng down that waye into Deuonshire, chased the Rebelles to their houses. Of whom two hundred wer taken, and a dosen of the ringleaders deliuered vnto hym, wherof certayne were after executed.

MarginaliaRebellion in Northfolke. In Northfolke, and partyes thereabout, albeit þ^e original of their tumultuous sturring was not for þ^e like cause, yet þ^e obstinate hartes of that vnruly multitude seemed no lesse bent vpon mischiefe, to disturbe publike peace, whiche was also in the moneth of Iuly, the yeare abouesaide.MarginaliaInstructions geuen to the Lord Marques. For repression of which rebellion, first was sent the Lord Marques of Northampton, with speciall instruction to auoyde the fight, and so by order was appoynted with a number of horse to keepe the fielde and passages, whereby they being stopped from vittayle, might the sooner be brought to acknowledge their folly, and to seeke their pardon. Who then followyng other policie, then by order was geuen, came and pynned hym selfe within the iitie of Norwiche, whiche afterwarde they were fayne to abandon, the Rebelles pressing vpon the Citie so on euery side, that at length they obteyned the same.MarginaliaThe L. [illegible text] slayne at Norwich. Neuertheles in all that conflicte there was but a hundreth on both sides slayne, and otherwise no great losse, but onely the losse of the Lord Sheefielde. Then was sente downe agaynste them the Earle of Warwicke with sufficient force and number of souldiors besides the conuey of two thousande Almaines,MarginaliaThe rebelles of Northfolke suppressed. by whom the rude and confused rabble was there ouerthrowen & slayne to the number, as is supposed at least of. 4000. And in fine, both the Kettes chiefe sturrers and authors of that commotion were taken and put to execution, & one of thē hanged vp in chaynes.

MarginaliaAn other rebellion or tumult begon in Yorkshyre. Moreouer, besides these inordinate vprores and insurrections aboue mentioned, about the latter ende of the sayd moneth of Iulye, the same yeare, whiche was 1549. an other like sturre or Commotion beganne at Semer, in the Northridyng of Yorkeshire, and continued in the Eastridyng of the same, and there ended.MarginaliaThe chiefe styrrers of this rebellion in the North. The principall doers and raysers vp whereof was one W. Ombler of Eastheslertō yeoman, and Tho. Dale parishclarke of Semer, with one Steuenson of Semer, neighbour to Dale, and nephewe to Ombler.Which Steuenson was a meane or messenger betwene the sayd Ombler & Dale, beyng before not acquainted together, and dwellyng seuen myles one from the other. Who at last by the trauayle of the sayd Steuenson and their owne euyl dispositions inclined to vngraciousnes and mischiefe, knowyng before one the others minde by secrete conference, were brought to talke together on Saint Iames day, an. 1549.

MarginaliaThe causes mouing the Yorkeshyre men to rebellion. The causes mouing thē to raise this rebelliō, wer these, fyrst & principally their trayterous hartes grudging at the kynges most godly procedinges, in aduauncyng and refourmyng the true honor of God, & his religion. An other cause also was, for trusting to a blind & a fātastical prophecy, wherwith they were seduced, thinking the same prophecie should shortly come to passe, by hearyng the rebellions of Northfolke, of Deuonshire, and other places.

MarginaliaA blind prophesie amongst the Northeren men. The tenor of which prophecie & purpose together of the traytors was, that there should no king reigne in Englād: the noblemē & gentlemē to be destroyed: & the realme to be ruled by. 4. gouernors, to be elected & appointed by þ^e cōmōs, holding a parlamēt in cōmotiō, to begyn at þ^e south ' north seas of Englande. &c. supposing that this their rebellion in the North, & the other of the Deuonshire men in the West, meetyng (as they entēded) at one place, to be the meane how to compasse this their trayterous deuilish deuise.

MarginaliaThe deuise of the rebels how to compasse their purpose. And therefore laying their studyes together, howe they might find out more companye to ioyne with them in that detestable purpose, and to set forward the sturre, this deuise they framed, to sturre in two places, the one distante seuen myles from the other, and at the first rush to kyl and destroy such gentlemen and men of substaunce about them, as were fauourers of the kinges proceedynges, or whiche would resist them, But first of al, for the more spedy ray-