Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, if there were anie assemblies made in anie part of the realme without the kings licence, by anie vnrulie persons, and would not depart to their houses vpon warning by his graces proclama|tions, they should not looke for further mercie at the kings hand, but to be prosecuted with fire and sword to the vttermost. To conclude, by the wise and sage direction taken in appeasing the countrie by that no|ble duke, all things were quieted in those parties. Di|uerse of the principall offendors were sent vnto London. He that tooke vpon him as cheefe capteine of the rout, was the same that called himselfe cap|teine Cobler: but he was indeed a moonke named doctor Makarell, which afterwards with diuerse o|thers was executed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now in the meane time, whilest the duke EEBO page image 942 was sent forwards into Lincolneshire, within six daies after the king was trulie informed, that there was a new stir begun in the north parts by the peo|ple there,A com [...]otion in the north par [...]s. which had assembled themselues into an huge armie of warlike men & well appointed, both with capteins; horsses, armor, and artillerie, to the number of fortie thousand men, which had incamped themselues in Yorkeshire. These men declared by their proclamations solemnlie made, that this their rising and commotion should extend no further, but onelie to the maintenance and defense of the faith of Christ, and deliuerance of holie church, sore decaied and oppressed, and also for the furtherance as well of priuate as publike matters in the realme, touching the wealth o [...] all the kings poore subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 They named this their seditious voiage, an holie and blessed pilgrimage:An holie pil|grimage. they had also certeine ban|ners in the field, in which was painted Christ hang|ing on the crosse on the one side, and a chalice with a painted cake in it on the other side, with diuers other banners of like hypocrisie and feigned holinesse. The souldiers had also imbrodered on the sléeues of their cotes in stéed of a badge, the similitude of the fiue wounds of our sauiour, and in the middest thereof was written the name of our Lord. Thus had the re|bels hast of sathan with false and counterfeit signes of holinesse set out themselues, onelie to deceiue the simple people in that their wicked and rebellious en|terprise against their liege lord and naturall prince, whome by the law of nations and by Gods com|mandements they were bound in conscience to o|beie, and so farre to be from lifting vp the least finger of their hand, as rather to put life and goods in hazard for his sake, to testifie their allegiance.