Compare 1577 edition: 1 Norreie and the two citizens, highlie com|mending them herein, requested them to kéepe their place and order wherein they stood for a while: and then Norreie passing foorth about two hundred and fiftie pases, came to the top of the hill, and putting on his coate armour,Norreie the herald maketh a long [...]is|courie to the rebels, for the reducing of them to good order. staied a while (for Ket was not yet come) and at length began to declare vnto them in what maner diuers times since first they had taken armes in hand, the kings maiestie by sun|drie persons, as well heralds as other, had sought to reduce them from their vnlawfull and rebellious tumults, vnto their former dutie and obedience; and yet neuerthelesse, they had shewed themselues wil|full and stubborne, in refusing his mercifull pardon freelie offered vnto them, and despised the messen|gers which his grace had sent vnto them to pro|nounce the same. He willed them therefore to call themselues now at length to remembrance, and to behold the state of the common-wealth, which they so often to no purpose had still in their mouths, and neuerthelesse by them miserablie defaced, & brought in danger of vtter ruine and decaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And herewith discoursing at large of the horri|ble, wicked, and heinous murthers, riots, burnings, and other crimes by them committed, he willed them to consider into what sea of mischeefes they had throwne themselues, and what punishment they ought to looke for as due to them for the same; sith as well the wrath of God as the kings armie was hang|ing ouer their heads, and readie at hand, which they were not able to resist. For his grace had resolued no longer to suffer so great and presumptuous a mis|chéefe as this, to be fostered in the middle of his realme: and therefore had appointed the right ho|nourable earle of Warwike, a man of noble fame and approoued valiancie,The kings purpose in sending the earle of War|wike against them. to be his generall lieute|nant of that his roiall armie, to persecute them with fire and sword; and not to leaue off, till he had vt|terlie dispersed and scattered that wicked and abho|minable assemblie. And yet such was the excéeding greatnesse of the kings bountifull mercie and cle|mencie, that he that was by him appointed to be a reuenger of their heinous treasons committed a|gainst his maiestie, if they continued in their obsti|nate wilfulnesse, should be also the interpretor and minister of his gratious and free pardon, to so ma|nie as would accept it. Which vnlesse they now imbrased, the said earle had made a solemne vow, that they should neuer haue it offered to them againe; but that he would persecute them till he had puni|shed EEBO page image 1037 the whole multitude according vnto their iust deserts.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 [...] the re| [...]els were af| [...]ed after the [...]eralds dis| [...]rse was [...].Manie that heard him, hauing due conside|ration of their miserable estate, were touched with some remorse of conscience, fearing at length to tast the reuenge of such horrible crimes as they had been partakers of with others in committing the same. But the more part finding themselues highlie offen|ded with his words, began to iangle (as they had doone before vnto other that had béene sent to offer them pardon) that he was not the kings herald, but some one made out by the gentlemen in such a gaie coate, patched togither of vestments and church|stuffe, being sent onelie to deceiue them, in offering them pardon, which would prooue nought else but halters; and therefore it were well doone, to thrust an arrow into him,The herald is [...] at [...]trusted [...], &c. or to hang him vp. Although o|ther séemed dutifullie to reuerence him, and diuerse that had serued in Scotland and at Bullongne, re|membring that they had séene him there and knew him, told and persuaded their fellowes, that he was the kings herald indeed. Wherevpon they be|came more mild, and offered him no further iniurie: but yet they could not be persuaded that this par|don te [...]ded to anie other end, but to bring them to destruction; and that in stéed of pardon, there was prepared for them nought else but a barrell full of halters.