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                             (  18  ) Knights to wait on him at table and be- cause Sir Robert Saul refused to do it, they , most inhumanly beat out his brains with a great slick.

Hugh Spencer, Bishop of Norwich to, suppress these insults by his noble ex- ample drew the Knights and gentlemen , residing thereabouts to arm themselves, and take the field, who soon afterwards, put the rebels to rout, aud took their cap-: tain, whose head he soon caused to be, struck off. He also took their Chaplain Wraw prisoner who was sent to London to receive his trial where he was ac- cording to his demerits, hanged, drawn.: and quartered.

Likewise upon the Saturday following Corpus Christi Day the Townsmen of Cambridge by threats enforced on James Granster to be their leader, exacting. an oath from him and his brother Tho- mas to be loyal to the execution of their designs.

Presently after they fell upon Corpus Christi College which they miserable ran- sacked; by tearing, burning, or spoiling whatsoever writings, chattels, and books