Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The marquesse of Northampton causing (as be|fore yee haue heard) diligent watch to be kept vpon the walles, and at the gates, appointed the same to be visited right often, that through negligence no mis|hap should follow. Moreouer, besides the watch at the gates and walles, the residue of the soldiors ma|king a mightie huge fire in the market place, so as all the stréets were full of light, they remained there all that night in their armour, readie vpon anie oc|casion to resist the enimies if they should make anie attempt. Sir Edward Warner marshall of the field gaue the watch-word, sir Thomas Paston,Sir Edward Warner. sir Iohn Clere, sir William Walgraue, sir Thomas Cornwallis, and sir Henrie Bedingfield were ap|pointed to the defense of other parts of the citie. And now when euerie thing was thought to be safelie prouided for, and that the lord marquesse and other were laid to take their rest, the rebels about the mid|dest of the night began to shoot off their great artille|rie towards the citie, so thicke as was possible: but the bullets passed ouer their heads that were lodged in the citie, without dooing anie great hurt at all.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The lord marquesse, by reason of the often ala|rums that were giuen, whilest the enimies thus cea|sed not to rage with continuall shot of ordinance, was called vp by the marshall sir Edward War|ner; and comming into the market place, accompa|nied with the nobles and gentlemen of the armie, fell in councell with them, how to foresée that the citie in such danger might be safelie defended against the enimies with such small power as he had there with him. It was therefore determined, that all the gates which were on the contrarie part of the towne from the rebels campe, and likewise the ruinous places of the walles should be rampired vp, that if the enimies should chance to giue an assault to the EEBO page image 1034 citie, they might more easilie be repelled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 But as these things were in dooing, and almost brought to end, in a manner all the whole multitude of the rebelles came out of their cabins, running downe in most furious maner to the citie, and with great shouts and yelling cries went about to set fire on the gates, to clime ouer the walles, to passe the riuer, and to enter the citie at such places where the walles were through age decaied and ruinous. The soldiors that were there with the lord marquesse, did shew their vttermost indeuor to beat backe the eni|mies. This fight in most cruell wise continued for the space of thrée houres without ceasing, the rebels forcing themselues to the vttermost of their powers to enter perforce vpon them, and they within the ci|tie shewed no lesse courage to repell them backe. The hardie manhood of diuerse knights, and other men of worship was here right apparant.The despe|ratnesse of rebelles. It was strange to sée the desperat boldnesse of the rebelles, that when they were thrust through the bodies or thighs, and some of them hough-sinewed, would yet seeke reuenge in striking at their aduersaries, when their hands were scarse able to hold vp their weapon; thinking themselues somewhat satisfied if the humor of their enuie and deadlie spite might be fed but with a drop of their aduersaries bloud; with such a malignant spirit (tending wholie to venge|ance) these desperat rebels were possessed, according to the poets spéech in the like sense and meaning:

Iutienal. sat. 13. Inuidiosa dabit minimus solatia sanguis.