Compare 1577 edition: 1 Heerevpon that noble chéefteine and valiant erle of Warwike,The earle of Warwike ap|pointed to go against the Norffolke re|bels. latelie before appointed to haue gone against the Scots and Frenchmen into Scotland, was called backe, and commanded to take vpon him the conduction of this armie against the Norf|folke rebels: for such was the opinion then concei|ued of that honorable earle, for the high manhood, valiant prowesse, and great experience in all war|like enterprises, sufficientlie tried, and knowne to rest in him, that either they might be vanquished and ouercome by him, or by none other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Capteine Ket and his rebellious armie, hauing some aduertisement by rumors spred, of this prepa|ration and comming of an armie against them; they were not slacke to make themselues strong and rea|die to abide all the hazard that fortune of warre might bring. The earle of Warwike then,The earle of Warwike commeth to Cambridge. after that his men and prouisions were readie, did set for|ward, and came vnto Cambridge, where the lord marquesse of Northampton and other met his lord|ship. Héere also diuerse citizens of Norwich came to him, and falling downe vpon their knees before him, besought him to be good lord vnto them; and withall declared their miserable state, great gréefe and sor|row, which they had conceiued for the wretched de|struction of their countrie: beséeching him to haue pitie vpon them. And if in such extremitie of things as had happened vnto their citie, they had through feare or ignorance committed anie thing contrarie to their dutifull allegiance, that it might please his honor to pardon them their offenses in such behalfe, sith if anie thing were amisse on their parts, the same came to passe sore against their wils, and to their ex|treame greefe and sorrow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Warwike told them, that he knew indéed in what danger they had béene among those vnrulie ribalds; and as for anie offense which they had committed, he knew not: for in leauing their citie sith matters were growne to such extre|mitie, they were to be borne with, but in one thing they had ouershot themselues: for that in the begin|ning they had not sought to represse those tumults, sith if they had put themselues in defense of their countrie, to resist the rebels at the first, such mischiefs as were now growne,The kings pardon gran|ted. might easilie haue béene auoi|ded. But neuerthelesse, vpon this their humble sub|mission, he granted them all the kings mercifull par|don, and commanding them to prouide themselues EEBO page image 1036 of armour and weapon, appointed them to march foorth with the armie, wearing certeine laces or ri|bons about their necks for a difference, that they might be knowne from others.Who serued vnder the erle of Warwike. There were in this armie vnder the earle of Warwike diuerse men of honor and great worship, as lords, knights, esquiers, and gentlemen in great numbers. First the lord marquesse of Northampton, and sundrie of them that had béene with him before, desirous to be re|uenged of his late repulse, the lords Willoughbie, Powes and Braie, Ambrose Dudleie, sonne to the said earle, and at this present worthilie adorned with the title (which his father then bare) of earle of War|wike, and his brother lord Robert Dudleie now erle of Leicester; also Henrie Willoughbie esquier, sir Thomas Tresham, sir Marmaduke constable, Wil|liam Deuereux sonne to the lord Ferrers of Chart|leie, sir Edmund Kneuet, sir Thomas Palmer, sir Andrew Flammocke, and diuerse other knights, esquiers, and gentlemen: all which plaid their parts as time and occasion was ministred vnto them to giue triall of their manhood.