Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The maior, as one ignorant of the matter, told the cardinall that he doubted not but so to gouerne the citie, as peace should be obserued.The cardi|nals aduise to the maior in this hurli-burlie. The cardinal wil|led him so to doo; and to take good heed, that if anie such riotous attempt was intended, he should with good policie preuent it. The maior came from the car|dinals house at foure of the clocke in the after noone on Maie éeuen, and in all hast sent for his brethren to the Guildhall; yet was it almost seuen of the clocke yer the assemblie was set. Upon conference had of the matter touching the rumour that was spred a|broad of the rebellion against the strangers, some thought it necessarie that a substantiall watch should be set, of the honest citizens housholders which might withstand the euill dooers, if they went about anie misrule.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But other were of this opinion, that it was dan|gerous to raise men in armour,Councell ta|ken by the ma|ior and his brethren how to pre|uent the hurt at hand. bicause it was hard to tell whome they might trust but rather they thought it best that commandement should be giuen to euerie man through euerie ward, to shut in his doores, & to kéepe his seruants within. Before eight of the clocke the recorder was sent to the cardinall with these opinions; who hearing the same, allowed the latter for best and most surest. And then the re|corder and sir Thomas More (late vndershiriffe of London, and now of the kings priuie councell) came to the Guildhall halfe an houre before nine of the clocke, and there shewed the pleasure of the kings councell; wherevpon euerie alderman sent to his ward, that no man should stirre after seauen of the clocke out of his house, but to keepe his doores shut, and his seruants within, till nine of the clocke in th [...] morning.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this commandement giuen, in the euening,Euill Maie daie, as Edw. Hall noteth it. as sir Iohn Mundie (an alderman) came from his ward, and found two yoong men in Cheape plaieng at the bucklers, and a great manie of yoong men loo|king on them (for the commandement was then scarse knowne) he commanded them to leaue of. And for that one of them asked, why? he would haue had him to the Counter. Then all the yoong prentises stept to, and resisted the alderman, taking the yoong fellow from him, & cried; Prentises and clubs. Then EEBO page image 842 out at euerie doore came clubs and weapons. The al|derman fled and was in great danger.The heat of the hurlie burlie. Then more people arose out of euerie quarter, and foorth came seruingmen, watermen, courtiers, and others; so that by eleuen of the clocke, there were in Cheape, six or seuen hundred; and out of Paules churchyard came thrée hundred, which knew not of the other. So out of all places they gathered, & brake vp the coun|ters, tooke out the prisoners that the maior had thither committed for hurting the strangers, and came to Newgate, and tooke out Studleie and Petit com|mitted thither for that cause.