Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the same moneth of Februarie began a new commotion,Sir Francis Bigod procu|reth a new commotion. by the procurement of sir Francis Bi|god, who being intised to that mischieuous enterprise by certeine wicked persons, forgat his dutie to his prince, although he had béene a man (as Hall saith) that vndoubtedlie loued God, and reuerenced his prince with a right obedient and louing feare: but such are men when God leaueth them, and that they will take in hand things which Gods most holie word vtterlie forbiddeth. This last rebellion began in Setrington, Pikering, Leigh, and Scarbrow; but EEBO page image 944 it was quickelie suppressed, and the said sir Francis Bigod apprehended, and brought to the Tower. The said sir Francis & one Halam, hauing raised a great companie of rebels, meant to haue taken the towne of Hull,The purpose of the rebels. there to haue fortified themselues, and to haue assembled more power; but by the wisedome of sir Rafe Ellerkar, & the maior of the towne of Hull, the said Halam, & thréescore other of the rebels with|out anie slaughter were taken, which Halam was afterwards hanged in chaines, and two other with him, at the said towne of Hull. Sir Francis Bigod fled, & could not be heard of for a time, but at length he was also apprehended.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, about the latter end of this twentith and eight yeare,Aske & others practise to raise a new rebellion. the lord Darcie, Aske, sir Robert Constable, sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife, sir Tho|mas Persie brother to the erle of Northumberland, sir Stephan Hamilton, Nicholas Tempest esquier, William Lomleie, began eftsoones to conspire, al|though euerie of them before had receiued their par|dons: and now were they all taken and brought to the Tower of London as prisoners.Robert Pac|kington mur|thered. This yeare Ro|bert Packington a mercer of London, a man both rich, wise, and of good credit, dwelling at the signe of the leg in Cheapside, on a morning going (as his cu|stome was) about foure of the clocke to heare masse, in the church then called S. Thomas of Acres, & now the Mercers chappell, as he crossed ouer the stréet from his house to the church, was suddenlie murthe|red with a gun, the cracke whereof was heard of the neighbors, and of a great number of laborers that stood at Soper lane end, and saw the said Packing|ton go foorth of his house: but there was such a thicke mist that morning, as the like had not béene séene, by couert whereof the murtherer found shift the more easilie to escape.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie were suspected, but none found in fault, albeit forsomuch as he was one that would speake his mind freelie, and was at the same time one of the burgesses of the parlement for the citie of London, and had talked somewhat against the couetousnesse and crueltie practised by the cleargie, it was mistru|sted least by some of them he came thus to his end. At length the murtherer in déed was condemned at Banburie in Oxfordshire, to die for a fellonie which he afterwards committed: and when he came to the gallowes on which he suffered, he confessed that he did this murther, and till that time he was neuer had in anie suspicion thereof. ¶ The nine and twentith of March, were twelue of the Lincolneshire rebels drawne to Tiburne, and there hanged and quarte|red, fiue of them were priests, the residue laie men. One of the priests was doctor Makarell, and an o|ther was the vicar of Louth.