The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 462)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 On saint Stephans daie they tooke their waie to London with an armie of fortie thousand men,The lords come to Lon|don with a great armie. as some write; & comming into the fields besides Cler|kenwell, mustered their men, being diuided in thrée seuerall battels verie well appointed with armor and weapon, that it was a beautifull sight to behold them. The king kept his Christmas,

K. Richard kéepeth his Christmas in the Tower of London.

The lords send to the Maior and ci|tizens of Lon|don to vnder|stand their meaning.

not at Westminster, but in the Tower; not douting but there to be defen|ded what chance soeuer should happen. The lords mis|trusting the Londoners, lodged them with their peo|ple in the suburbs. They sent yet two knights, and two esquiers, vnto the Maior and Aldermen of the citie, to vnderstand whether they were minded to take part with them, or with the duke of Ireland, and his adherents, traitors (as they tearmed them) both to the king and the realme. The Londoners were now in no small feare and perplexitie, not knowing well what waie was best for them to take, weieng di|uers perils; as first the kings displeasure, if they ope|ned their gates vnto the lords; and if they shut them foorth, they feared the indignation and wrath of the commons that were come thither with the lords, and were readie to breake downe their wals and gates,The Londo|ners in great perplexitie which part to take. if they were neuer so little prouoked. Besides this, they stoode most in doubt, least if the wealthiest citizens should not giue their consent to receiue the lords in|to the citie, the meaner sort, and such as wished rather to sée some hurlie burlie than to continue in peace, would séeke by force to set open the gates, and make waie for the lords and their people to enter, that they might make hauocke, and spoile whatsoeuer might be found of value in the rich mens houses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 These doubts with all the circumstances being well weied and considered,The Londo|ners incline to the lords. the Maior Nicholas Ex|ton, and certeine of the chiefe men in the citie, went foorth to the lords, and offered them to lodge in the ci|tie at their pleasure, with all things necessarie as they should deuise. The Mai [...] caused also wine, ale, bread, and chéese, to be distributed among the armie, so as ech one had part, which courtesie turned greatlie afterwards to the commoditie of the citie. The lords vpon search made,The lord [...] [...]|ter into L [...]+don. perceiuing that there was no guile meant by laieng of men in ambushes within the citie to intrappe them, or otherwise, but that all was sure inough and cleare without anie such euill me [...]ning, they entred the citie and there abode quiet|lie. Then went the archbishop of Canturburie and o|thers betwixt the king and the lords to make peace betwixt them. But the king at the first séemed little to estéeme the matter, saieng to the archbishop; Well let them lie here with their great multitude of people hardlie till they haue spent all they haue,The kings Words tou|ching the lords procee|dings. and then I trust they will returne poore inough and néedie, and then I doubt not but I shall talke with them; and vse the matter so as iustice maie require.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lords being informed hereof, were marue|louslie mooued, and sware that they would not depart till they had spoken with him face to face, and foorth|with they sent part of their companies to watch the Thames, for feare the king should scape their hands, and then laugh them to scorne. When the king then perceiued himselfe to be inclosed on ech side, he tal|ked eftsoones with the archbishop and his associats that were messengers betwixt him and the lords, wil|ling them to declare to the lords that he would be contented to treat with them in reasonable order; wherevpon they required that he should on the mo|row next insuing come vnto Westminster, where he should vnderstand their demands. When the king heard that, he refused to come vnto Westminster, but willed that they should come to him there in the Tower. The lords sent him word againe,The lords re|fuse to come into y^e Tower but after search made they come thi|ther to the kings pre|sence. that the Tower was a place to be suspected, for that they might there be surprised by some guilefull practise deuised to intrap them. The king herevnto made answer, that they might send some two hundred men, or so manie as they should thinke good, to make a through search, whether they néeded to feare anie such thing; and this accordinglie was doone: they ha|uing the keies of the gates and of all the strong chambers, turrets, and places within the Tower sent vnto them.

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