Presents a brief account of the rebellion led by Jack Cade, the captain of the Kentish militia. Consequences of the specific nature of the rebels' use of armed force; Reasons for accepting B. P. Wolffe's assessment that the pardons issued to Cade's followers indicate a rebel host organized on the basis of the county militia; Description of Cade's revolt; Evidence which leads to two conclusions concerning revolt and the use of violence in medieval England.