Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Capteine Drurie.And here trulie the good seruice of capteine Dru|rie is not to be forgotten, who now as earst being readie to reuenge this iniurie, following vpon the enimies, put them to flight, and recouered much of that which they had taken from the earls souldiers. The earle of Warwike after this cut off the entries at the gates, and rampired them vp, placed at the bridges and turnings of the waies and streets diuers bands of soldiers to kéepe the passages, brake downe the White friers bridge, and at Bishops gate he ap|pointed the lord Willoughbie with a great number of soldiers to defend that part, & in this sort he made prouision to defend the citie from the rebels, if they should attempt to make anie surprise vpon the sud|den.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The next daie yet they passing ouer the riuer, set fire on certeine houses at Connesfoorth, burning the more part of all the houses of two parishes: and so great was the rage of the fire, that catching hold vp|on an house wherein the merchants of Norwich vse to laie vp such wares and merchandize as they con|ueie to their citie from Yermouth, the same house with great store of wheat and other riches was mise|rablie consumed and defaced. Thus whilest euerie thing séemed to chance and fall out in fauour of the rebels, there were some in the earle of Warwiks armie, that despairing of the whole successe of their iourneie,Councell gi|uen to the erle of Warwike to abandon the citie. came to the earle of Warwike, and began to persuade with him, that sith the citie was large, and their companies small (for in déed the whole ap|pointed numbers as yet were not come, neither of strangers nor Englishmen) it was vnpossible to de|fend it against such an huge multitude as were as|sembled togither in Kets campe, and therefore be|sought him to regard his owne safetie, to leaue the citie, and not to hazard all vpon such an vncerteine maine chance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Warwike as he was of a noble and inuincible courage, valiant, hardie,The earles answere. and not able to abide anie spot of reproch, whereby to lose the least péece of honour that might be, made this answer:

Whie (saith he) and doo your harts faile you so soone? Or are you so mad withall, to thinke that so long as anie life resteth in me, that I will consent to such dis|honour? Should I leaue the citie, heaping vp to my selfe and likewise to you such shame and reproofe as worthilie might be reputed an infamie to vs for euer? I will rather suffer whatsoeuer either fire or sword can worke against me.