Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There entred also into the tower a great number of Iewes with their wiues and children,The legat & other meane to defend the to|wer against the earle of Glocester. vnto whome one ward of the tower was committed to defend, which they did in that necessitie verie stoutlie. Manie of the citizens fearing a new insurrection, auoided out of the citie, whose goods the earle seized into his owne vse, or suffered his men to spoile the same at their pleasures. The most part of all the commons of the citie tooke part wich the earle,The citizens of London in vprore chose new officers. and in a tumult got them to the Guildhall, and there chose for their maior or custos of the citie, Richard de Colworth knight, and for bailiffes, Robert de Linton and Ro|ger Marshall, discharging the old maior and shiriffes of their roomes. Diuerse aldermen were committed to prison, and their goods sequestred, and much part thereof spoiled. Also all such persons as were priso|ners in Newgate, Ludgate, Creplegate, or in any other prison about the citie,Prisoners set at libertie. for the quarrell of the ba|rons warre, were set at libertie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The legat perceiuing such disorder, accurssed gene|rallie all such as thus troubled the kings peace,The legat ac|curseth y^e trou+blers of the kings peace. shew|ing themselues enimies to the king and the realme. He also interdicted all the churches within the citie and about it, licencing onlie diuine seruice to be said in houses of religion, and without ringing of any bell or singing: and whilest seruice was in hand, he appointed the church doores to be shut, bicause none of them that stood accurssed, should enter and be present. The king in the meane time laie at Cambridge to defend the countries about from iniuries,The king laie at Cambridge which were dailie attempted by them that held the Ile of Elie against him, of whome at one time he distressed a certeine number at Ramsey.Ramsey. And bicause now af|ter that the earle was thus come to London, another companie of them brake out to rob and spoile, and were stopped by the kings power from entring into the Ile againe, they repaired streight to London, doo|ing mischeefe inough by the waie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The earle of Glocester greatlie incouraged by their assistance, fell in hand to assaile the tower, with|in the which the popes legat Othobone, and diuerse other were inclosed, taking vpon them to defend it against the earle and all his puissance. The king vp|on the first newes of the earle of Glocester his com|motion,The king ma|keth hard shift for monie to hire soldiers & men of war to assist him. ingaged the shrines of saints, and other iewels and relikes of the church of Westminster vn|to certeine merchants for great summes of monie, with the which sending into France and Scotland, he reteined men of warre to come to his aid. Here|vpon his sonne prince Edward came to his succour vnto Cambridge, bringing thither with him thirtie thousand able men out of the north parts, Scots and other.The K. remoo|ueth towards Windsore. The king then leauing a conuenient number to defend Cambridge, marched from thence toward Windsore. After his comming thither, his armie dailie increased. The earle of Glocester and his complices, began to feare the matter, and sent to him for peace which could not be granted: wherevpon they appointed to giue him batell vpon Houndslow heath. The king comming thither in the morning, found no man there to resist him, and therefore, after he had staied there a certeine space,The king commeth to Stratford. Fabian. he marched foorth and came to Stratford, where he was lodged in the ab|beie: his hoast incamped and laie at Ham and ther|abouts.