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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The maior and shiriffes were present there, and made proclamation in the kings name, but nothing was obeied.The raging madnesse of the mutiners. Herewith being gathered in plumpes, they ran thorough saint Nicholas shambles, and at saint Martins gate there met with them sir Tho|mas More, and others, desiring them to go to their lodgings. And as they were thus intreating, and had almost persuaded the people to depart, they within saint Martins threw out stones, bats, and hot water; so that they hurt diuerse honest persons that were there with sir Thomas More, persuading the rebelli|ous persons to ceasse, insomuch as at length one Ni|cholas Downes a sergeant of armes being there with the said sir Thomas More,Nicholas Downes sore hurt. & sore hurt amongst others, in a furie, cried; Downe with them. And then all the misruled persons ran to the [...]ores and win|dowes of the houses with saint Martins, and spoiled all that they found.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After that, they ran headlong into Cornehill, & there likewise spoiled diuerse houses of the French men that dwelled within the gate of maister Mew|tas house called Gréene gate. This maister Mewtas was a Picard borne, and reputed to be a great bea|rer of Frenchmen in their occupiengs and trades, contrarie to the lawes of the citie.The rioters malicious purpose a|gainst one Mewtas. If the people had found him, they would suerlie haue striken off his head: but when they found him not, the watermen and certeine yoong préests that were there fell to rif|ling, and some ran to Blanchapelton, and brake vp the strangers houses, and spoile [...] them. Thus from ten or eleuen of the clocke, these riotous people con|tinued in their outragious dooings till about three of the clocke, at what time they began to withdraw, and went to their places of resort: and by the waie they were taken by the maior and the heads of the citie, and sent some of them to the Tower, some to New|gate, and some to the Counters, to the number of thrée hundred.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie fled, and speciallie the watermen, preests, & seruingmen, but the prentises were caught by the backs and had to prison. In the meane time, whilest the hottest of this ruffling lasted, the cardinall was aduertised thereof by sir Thomas Parre: wherevp|on the cardinall strengthened his house with men and ordinance. Sir Thomas Parre rode in all [...]ast to Richmond,Sir Thomas Parre infor|meth the king of the riot and rebellion. where the king laie, and informed him of the matter; who incontinentlie sent foorth hastilie to London, to vnderstand the state of the citie, and was truelie aduertised how the riot was ceassed, and manie of the misdooers apprehended. The lieutenant of the Tower sir Roger Cholmeleie (no great fréend to the citie) in a frantike furie, during the time of this vprore, shot off certeine péeces of ordinance against the citie. And though they did no great harme; yet he wan much euill will for his hastie dooing, bicause men thought he did it of malice, rather than of anie discretion.

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