Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then began the multitude to stur and make a noise, threatening the preacher, some of them saieng; It were well, that for his faire told tale we should bring him downe with a mischiefe, with arrowes and iauelings. This spéech brought doctor Parker in no small feare, and the more, for that he heard a noise and clattering of weapons vnder him, so that he looked for present death among them. But herein he was deceiued: for there was not a man that stood next him within the compasse of the trée, would him anie harme. And immediatlie the foresaid vicar of EEBO page image 1031 S. Martins that executed the office of the minister, began with helpe of some singingmen that were present,Doctor Par|ke [...] conueieth [...]selfe from [...] the re| [...]s. the canticle Te Deum, wherewith the vnru|lie multitude seemed partlie to quiet themselues. Which occasion doctor Parker perceiuing to serue his turne, thought not longer to tarie amongst them, but quietlie got him downe from the trée, and with his brother made hast towards the citie. But before he came to Pockthorp gate, there were of the rebels that came to him, and began to question with him about his licence, whereby he was authorised to preach: but he perceiuing that there was no rea|son to be conceiued of them, slipt his waies, and left his brother to argue the matter with them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Yet the next daie he entring into saint Clements church, tooke occasion to expound somewhat out of one of the lessons that was read that daie, concer|ning these wicked hurliburlies; manie of the rebels comming about him, but not interrupting him a whit, hearing the end of his exhortation, although they séemed greatlie therewith offended. But as he came out of the church, they followed him, and told him that (as they vnderstood) he had three or foure able geldings to serue the king: and therefore charged him that after dinner they might be readie for them to occupie. But doctor Parker made them no great answer,The policie of [...]ctor Par|ker to beguile the rebels. but calling to him his horssekéeper, com|manded him to plucke off the shooes from some of his geldings, and to pare their hooues vnto the quicke; and that he should annoint the other with neruall, as if they had béene lamed with trauell. The rebels perceiuing this, when they saw the same geldings had forth as it had béene to pasture, made no further businesse. Wherevpon doctor Parker shortlie after, feining as if he went abroad to walke two miles off from the citie, at Crinkleford bridge found his horses readie as he had appointed, with his seruants, and mounting vp, tooke his iourneie to|wards Cambridge, with as much spéed as was pos|sible, escaping thither out of all danger, although by the waie they met with and saw diuerse of the re|bels plaieng their parts in their woonted outragious maner. Thus did doctor Parker escape the hands of the wicked rebels, who despising his wholesome ad|monitions, did afterwards by Gods iust iudgement proue his words to be most true.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But in the meane time proceeding from one mis|chiefe to another, after they had practised to spoile the gentlemen of the countrie of their goods, they began to attach their bodies, and by force to bring them in|to their campe: so that such as escaped their hands, were glad to flée, and hide themselues in woods and caues, where they might best keepe themselues out of their aduersaries reach and intended dangers. But to speake of all the horrible practises by these vngratious people exercised,The falsifieng [...] the kings [...]missions. it would be too long a processe. What shifts they found to cloake their doo|ings, and that euen vnder the kings authoritie, it is woonderfull. For whereas there were certeine commissions directed vnto diuerse gentlemen in the countrie, to take order for the appeasing of these tumults; they getting the same into their hands, tooke vpon them the authoritie committed to the gentlemen, vnto whome the same commissions were sent; and taking off the seales from the other, fastened the same vnto their counterfeit writings. To conclude, they grew to such vnmeasurable disor|der, that they would not in manie things obeie nei|ther their generall capteine, nor anie of their gouer|nors, but ran headlong into all kind of mischiefe, & made such spoile of vittels which they brought out of the countrie adioining vnto their campe, [...] that within few daies they consumed (beside a great number of béefes) twentie thousand muttons, also swans, géese, hens, capons, ducks, & other foules so manie as they might laie hands vpon. And furthermore, they spa|red not to breake into parks, and kill what déere they could. Such hauocke they made of all that came in their waie, and such number of shéepe speciallie they brought into their campe, that a good fat weather was sold for a groat. The woods, groues, and trées that were destroied I passe ouer, and make no men|tion thereof. Herewith, what crueltie was shewed by them in fettering and manacing such gentlemen as they caught,The outragi|ous dealing a|gainst gen [...]lemen. and committed to prison for some misliking they had conceiued of them, it was a mi|serable case to behold. Some there were whom they brought foorth as it had béene to iudgement before the tree of reformation, there to be tried afore the go|uernors, as if they had béene guiltie of some heinous and gréeuous crime. And when it was asked of the commons, what should be doone with those prisoners, they would crie with one voice; Hang them, hang them. And when they were asked why they gaue so sharpe iudgement of those whome they neuer knew, they would roundlie answer, that other cried the same crie; and therefore they ment to giue their as|sent with other, although they could yéeld no reason, but that they were gentlemen, & therefore not woor|thie to liue.