A speeche betweene Ladies, being shepheards on _Salisburie_ plaine.

TRuely (said the Ladies) this was a most hardie & couragious

Mayor, that durst in the midst of so mightie a multitude of

his enemies arrest so impudent and bold a Traytor, and kill him

in the face of all his friendes, which was a deed worthie to be had

in euerlasting memory and highly to be rewarded:

Nor did his Maiestie forget (said the Lady _Oxenbridge_) to

dignifie that braue man for his hardie deed, for in remembrance

of that admired exploit, his maiestie made him Knighte, and fyue

Aldermen more of the Cittie, ordayning also, that in remember-

ance of Sir _Wil. Walworthes_ deede, against _Wat Tyler_, that all

the Mayors that were to succeede in his place should be Knighted:

and further he granted, that there shoulde be a Dagger added to

the Armes of the Citie of _london_, in the right quarter of the

shielde for an augmentation of the armes.

You haue tolde vs (quoth the Ladies) the end of _Wat Tylor_,

but I pray you what became of _Iacke Strawe_, & the rest of the

rebellious rout.

I will shew you (quoth she) _Iacke Straw_ with the rest of that

rude rabble, being in the ende apprehended (as Rebels neuer

florish long) was at last broght to be executed at _London_, where

he confest that there intent was, if they could haue brought their

vile purpose to passe, to haue murdered the King and his Nobles,

and to haue destroyed so neere as they coulde: all the gentilitie of

the land, hauing especially vowed the death of all the Bishops,

Abbots & Monks, and then to haue inriched themselues, they

determined to set _London_ on fire, and to haue taken the spoyle of

that honourable Cittie, but the gallowes standing betwixt them

& home, they were there trust vppe before they could effect any

thing.

And such ends (said the ladies) send all Rebels, and especially

the desperate Traytors, which at this present vexeth the whole

state.

With that word, one of their seruants came running, saying:

Madam, the Rebels are now marched out of _Wiltshire & Hamp-_

_shire_, making hastie steppes towards _London,_ therefore now you

need not feare to come home, and commit the flockes to there

former keepers.

The Ladies beeing ioyfull thereof, appointed shortly after a

banquet to bee prepared, where they all met together againe, by

which time the Kings power hauing incountered the Rebels on

_Blacke-heath_, ouerthrew their whole power where the lorde _Awdly_

was taken and committed to _Newgate_, from whence hee was

drawne to the _Tower hill_ in a cote of his owne Armes painted

vpon paper, reuersed and all to torne, and ther was beheaded the

24. of Iune. And shortly after _Thomas Flamocke_, and _Michaell_

_Ioseph_ the blacke Smith were drawne, hanged & quartered after

the manner of Traytors, but when the husbands to these faire

ladies came home & heard how their wiues had dealt to saue so

themselues in this daungerous time, they coulde not chuse but

heartily laugh at the matter, saying, that such shepheards neuer

kept sheepe on _Salisburie_ plaine before.