Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such a reuerend regard had this noble earle vn|to his bounden allegiance towards his prince, that whatsoeuer seemed but as it were to sound in anie be|halfe to the breach thereof,The loialtie of the earle. it so troubled his loiall mind, that he could not be satisfied, till as it were in confessing his fault: where according to the truth there was none at all. He had signified his assured fi|delitie in crauing pardon, where otherwise he might haue looked for thanks, which indéed he receiued with his pardon, according to his petition, and a commissi|on to procéed as he had begun. Moreouer, whereas there were diuerse speaches amongst the soldiors in the armie, vttered by some not altogither happilie well disposed, that the said earle had so good liking of the northerne mens cause, that when it came to the point of triall, he would surelie ioine with them against that part, which he yet pretended to main|teine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 To put that mat [...]er out of doubt, he caused the multitude of his soldiours to come before him,What the earle said to them that talked lewdlie of him in the campe. and there declared to them, that he vnderstood what lewd talke had béene raised of his meaning among them in the campe, as if he had fauoured the part of the re|bels:

But (saith he) whatsoeuer their colourable pre|tense may be, true it is, that traitors they are in this their wicked attempt. And whereas my ancestors haue beene euer true to the crowne, I meane not to staine my bloud now in ioining with such a sort of traitors, but to liue and die in defense of the crowne, if it stood but vpon a stake: and therefore those that will take my part in this quarrell, I haue to thanke them, and if there be anie that be otherwise minded, I would wish them hence. And herewith he caused his chapleine to minister an oth to him, which he re|ceiued to the effect aforesaid, in the presence of them all.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And verelie this was thought to be doone not with|out great cause that mooued him thereto: for where|as the more part of his soldiours consisted of the countrie people,He was pro|uided of ill souldiors that so vndutifulli [...] to deale with him would be induced. who with forged tales and wicked surmises were easilie led to beléeue whatsoeuer was reported in fauor of the rebels, and disfauor of such as were then chiefe councellors to the king, against whome they pretended to rise (although there was no reasonable occasion leading them therevnto) it was greatlie to be suspected, least they might thorough some traitorous practise haue béene induced to forget their dutifull allegiance to their souereigne, and soul|diorlike obedience to their leaders, insomuch that the capteins of the rebels were persuaded (and some of them reported no lesse) that they might haue fought with the duke of Norffolke, and the earle of Shre|wesburie, on this hither side of the riuer of Dun, e|uen with their owne men, not néeding to haue brought a man of their armie with them.