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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 As these things were in hand, he vnderstood by Augustine Steward the maiors deputie, that there was an other gate on the contrarie side of the citie, called the Brasen gate,The Brasen gate. which the rebels had rammed vp, but yet not so, but that it might be easilie broken open. Herewith were the pioners called, and com|manded to breake open that gate also: which being doone, the soldiers entered by the same into the citie, and slue diuerse of those rebels that stood readie to defend and resist their entrie. In the meane time had the gunners also broken in sunder with their shot the portculice, and néere hand the one halfe of the o|ther gate, by the which the marques of Northamp|ton, and capteine Drurie, aliàs Poignard (that being sent from London met my lord of Warwike by the waie) entered with their bands, and droue backe the rebels with slaughter, that were readie there to re|sist them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, the maiors deputie caused West|wike gate to be set open: at the which the earle of Warwike himselfe entring with all his armie, and finding in manner no resistance, came to the market place. Here were taken a thréescore of the re|bels, the which according to the order of martiall law were incontinentlie executed, according to the qua|litie of their offense, confessing (no doubt) in consci|ence, that their punishment was proportioned to their trespasse, and that in dieng the death (were the same neuer so extreame & dredfull) they had but their desert; and therefore might well saie with the poet:

Supplicia & scelerum poenas expendimus omnes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Shortlie after,Virgii the carriages belonging to the ar|mie were brought into the citie by the same gate, and passing through the citie, by negligence & want of order giuen to them that attended on the same ca|riage,Cartes lad [...] with muniti|on taken by the rebels. they kept on forward till they were got out at Bishops gate towards Mousehold. Whereof the re|bels being aduised, they came downe, & setting vpon the carters, and other that attended on the cariages, put them to flight, and droue awaie the carts laden with artillerie, powder, and other munition, bring|ing the same into their campe, & greatlie reioising thereof, bicause they had no great store of such things among them: but yet capteine Drurie with his band comming in good time to the rescue, recouered some of the carts from the enimies, not without some slaughter on either side. Moreouer, the eni|mies as yet being not fullie driuen out of the citie, placed themselues in crosse stréets, & were readie to assaile the soldiers as they saw their aduantage, part of them standing at S. Michaels, part at S. Ste|phans, and part at S. Peters, and some of them also stood in Wimers stréet.

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