Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this by the great wisedome and policie of the nobles and capteins, a communication was had, and an agréement made vpon the kings pardon, ob|teined for all the capteins and chiefe dooers in this insurrection, and promise made that they should be gentlie heard, to declare such things as they found themselues gréeued with: and that vpon their arti|cles presented to the king, their reasonable petitions should be granted,The matter is taken vp. as by him & his councell it should be thought expedient, whereby all troubles might be quieted, and ech thing brought to a good conclusion. Herewith euerie man departed, and those which be|fore came as hot as fire to fight, letted of their despe|rat purpose, by Gods mercifull prouidence, returned now peaceablie to their houses without anie more businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the selfe same time that these northerne men were lodged neere to Doncaster, and the kings pow|er readie to stop them of their passage (as before ye haue heard) there was an other armie readie to haue marched southwards thorough Lancashire: but by the faithfull diligence of the earle of Derbie, who with the forces of Lancashire and Cheshire was ap|pointed to resist them,An other ar|mie of rebels marching southwards through Lan|cashire. they were likewise kept backe and brought to quiet; notwithstanding they were a verie great number assembled togither of the com|mons out of Cumberland, Westmerland, and of the north parts of Lancashire. The earle of Sussex was sent downe by the king, to ioine in assistance with the earle of Derbie; who causing diuerse of the chiefe procurers of that rebellion in those parties to be ap|prehended and arreigned, they being found giltie had iudgement, and were executed, as the abbats of Walleie, Sauleie, and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 A butcher & a priest hanged and the cause why.In time of this rebellion, a priest that by a but|cher dwelling within fiue miles of Windsor had been procured to preach in fauor of the rebels, and the but|cher (as well for procuring the priest thereto, as for words spoken as he sold his meat in Windsor) were hanged: the priest on a tree at the foot of Windsor bridge, and the butcher on a paire of new gallowes set vp before the castell gate, at the end of the same bridge. The words which the butcher spake were these. When one bad him lesse for the carcase of a sheepe than he thought he could make of it: Naie by Gods soule (said he) I had rather the good fellowes of the north had it, and a score more of the best I haue, than I would so sell it. This priest and butcher being accu|sed on a mondaie in the morning whilest the kings armie was in the field, and the king himselfe lieng at Windsor, they confessed their faults vpon their examinations, and by the law martiall they were adiudged to death, and suffered as before is mentio|ned. This yeare in December,A great frost. the Thames was fro|sen ouer: insomuch that the king and quéene rode thorough London to Gréenewich.