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saw that Perkin s forces would now consist chiefly of 

 such rabble and scum of desperate people, he there 

 fore hanged them all for the greater terror. They 

 were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a 

 team of horses in a cart, and were executed some of 

 them at London and Wapping, and the rest at divers 

 places upon the sea-coast of Kent, Sussex, and Nor 

 folk, for sea-marks or light-houses, to teach Perkin s 

 people to avoid the coast. The king being adver 

 tised of the landing of the rebels, thought to leave 

 his progress : but being certified the next day, that 

 they were partly defeated, and partly fled, he con 

 tinued his progress, and sent Sir Richard Guildford 

 into Kent in message ; who calling the country to 

 gether, did much commend from the king their 

 fidelity, manhood, and well handling of that service; 

 and gave them all thanks, and, in private, promised 

 reward to some particulars. 



Upon the sixteenth of November, this being the 

 eleventh year of the king, was holden the Serjeants 

 feast at Ely-place, there being nine Serjeants of that 

 call. The king, to honour the feast, was present 

 with his queen at the dinner ; being a prince that 

 was ever ready to grace and countenance the pro 

 fessors of the law; having a little of that, that as he 

 governed his subjects by his laws, so he governed his 

 laws by his lawyers. 



This year also the king entered into league with 

 the Italian Potentates for the defence of Italy against 

 France. For King Charles had conquered the 

 realm of Naples, and lost it again, in a kind of 

 felicity of a dream. He passed the whole length of 



