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¶How this yere was Insurreccyon in Kē∣te of the comyns / of whome Iack Cade an Irysshe man was capytayne

THis yere of our lorde. M·cccc. & .l. was the grete grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was greete pardon. in so moche that frō all places in crystendome / grete multytude of people restorcyd thyder / And in this same yere was a grete assymble and gaderynge to gyder of the comyns of kente in to gret nombre. And made an Insurreccyon. and Rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes. And ordeyned them

a Capytayne called Iohān Cade an Iryshmā whiche named hymself Mortymer / cosyn to the duke of yorke / And this Capytayne helde theym togyder / and made ordynaūces among theym. and brought theym to the blacke hethe where he made a byl of pe••ycyons to the kyng and hys counseyll and shewed what Iniuryes oppressyons the poore comyns suffren & vnd coleur. for to come to hys aboue / and he hadde a grete maltytude of people. ¶And the .xxvii daye of Iune. y^e kynge and many lordes Capi¦tayns· and men of werre wente to warde hym to the blacke hethe· And whan the Capytayne of kent vnderstode the comynge of the kynge wyth so grete puyssaunce. he wythdrewe hym and his people to smok / a lytyll vyllage. And the .xxviii. day of Iune he beynge withdrawē and gone the kynge came with hys armye sett in ordre and enbatayl led to the blacke heth / & by aduys of his coūseyll. syr Vmffrey Staffor¦de squyre two valyaunt capytayns / wyth cer¦tayn people for to fyght wyth the capytayne & to take and bringe hym and hys accessaries to the kynge / whiche wente to Senok. ¶And y^e Capytayne wyth hys felshyp and mette wyth theym. & fought ayenst them. and in conclusy¦on slewe them bothe / and as many as abode & wolde not yelde thē were slayne.

¶Durīg this skyrmysshe. felle a grete variaū¦ce amonge the lordes men and comyn people beynge on blacke hathe ayenste theyr lordes & Capytayns / sayenge playnly / that they wolde go vnto the Capytayne of kente. to assyste and help hym / but yf they myght haue execucyon on the traytours beynge about y^e kynge wher to the kynge sayd nay. & they sayd playnly y^t y^e lorde Saye tresourer of Englōde. & the bisshop of Salysbury. & the baron of Dubby. y^e abbot of Gloucestre. Drnyel. & treuilō. & many mo were traytours. and worthy to bee dede wher¦fore for to plese the lordes meny & also some of the kynges hous: y^e lorde Saye was arested & sente to the toure of london. & then the kyng he ryuge tydynges of the dethe & ouer throwenge of the Staffordes he wythdrew hym to londō & frome thens to kelyng worthe / For the kyng ne the lordes durst not truste the towne hous∣holdemen. ¶Then after y^t the capytayne had hadde thys vyctorye vppon the Staffordes / anone he toke syr Vmfreys fallete &. hys bryn¦gantynes smyten ful of gylte na••les & also his•• gylte spo•• And arayed hym lyke a lorde & a capytayne & resorted with al his meny. and also moo thā he had before. to y^e blacke heth ayē To whome came the archebysshop of Caūterbury & the duke of Buckynghā to the blacke hethe & spake with hym. And as it was sayd they foun¦de hym wytty in his talkynge & his request. & so they departed. ¶And y^e thyrde day of Iuly he came & entred into London wyth al his people & there dyd make cryes in the Kynges name & in his name / that no man sholde robbe. ne take no maner goddes but yf he payed for it And ca¦me rydyng thorough y^e cyte ī grete pryde. & smo¦te his swerde vppō london stone in Canwycke strete. ¶And he beynge in the cyte / sēte to y^e tou¦re for to haue the lorde Say. And so they fette hym & brought hym to y^e yelde halle before. may¦re & chaldermen where that he was examyned And he sayd. he wolde & ought to be Iuged by his petys. And the comyns of Kent toke hym by force frō y^e mayre / & office•••• that kepte hym and toke hym to a prest to shrewe. hym. And or he myght be half shriuē / they broughte hym to the standerd in the chepe syde. and there smo∣te of his heed. on whos soule god haue mery. Amen. ¶And thus deyed the lorde Saye Tre¦sourer of Englonde. ¶And this they set his heed vpon a spere. & bare it all about the Cyte And the same daye about Myle ende: Cro∣mere was beheded. And the daye before at af∣ter none the Capytayne with certayne of hys men went to Philyp malpaus house & robbyd hym. and toke a waye moche good. And from thens he wen to saynt. Margaretes patens to one Gertis house. and robbyd hym. and toke away from hym moche good also Att whiche robbyng dyuerse men of London of thier ney¦ghbours were at· and toke part wyth theym / ¶For this robbyng the peples hertes felle fro¦me hym· And euery thryfty men was a ferde / for to be serued in lyke wyse. ¶For there was many a man in London. that a wayted & wol∣de fayn haue sene a comyn robbery whyche al¦myghty god forbyd. For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbyd he myght haue goon ferre / or he had be wythstonde. for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were de∣parted except the lorde. Scalys that kept the toure of London And the fyfte daye of In•• he dyd do smyte of a mānys hede in south wer¦ke. And the nyght after the mayre of London with the Aldermen & the Comyns of the cyte••

concluded to dryue away the capytayne. & hys hooste And sent to the lorde Scales to y^e toure & to Mathegough a capytayne of Normādye y^t they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with theym of kente. And so they dyd come to London brydge in such werke or the Capytay∣ne had ony knowlege therof & they fought with theym that kept the brydge And the kē••ysshmē wēt to harnes & came to the brydge & shote and foughte with thē & gate the bridge & made theȳ of Londō to flee & slewe many of theym. & thys endured all the nyght to & fro / tyll one of y^e cloc¦ke of the morowe. And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge. where many of theym of lon¦don were drowned. In the whiche nyght sat∣ton and alderman of Lōdon was slayn Roger heysaunte. Mathegough. & many other. And after this the chaunseler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym & an other for his meny and then they departyd fro such werke euery man to his owne hous / ¶And whā they were al departed & gone ther was proclamacyons made in Kente South sex & other places. that what man coude take the Capytayn quycke or deed. sholde haue a thousā¦de poūde. ¶And after this one Alexander ydē a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardē in suthsex And in takē Iohn̄ Cade capytayne was slayne and beheded. And his heed sette vpon London brydge. And anone after the kynge came in to kente / and dyd his Iustices sytte at Caunterbu¦ry / and enquyred who was causers & chyef cau¦se of this Insurreccyon. And there were .viii. mē Iugyd to the deth in one daye & in other pla¦ces mo And from thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in the weste countree where a ly¦tell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbu∣ry. And this same yere there were so many Iu¦gyd to deth that thre hedes stode vppon Londō brydge atte ones.