Before the Marquess of Northampton arrived with a royal force, rebels on Mousehold Heath exchanged fire with Norwich city defenders and scattered small bodies of royal cavalry sent to observe the camp. These opening skirmishes set the pattern of rebel control over the surrounding countryside.
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