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.These words being vttered with such a courage as was maruellous to consider, he drew out his sword. Which other of the honorable and worshipfull that were then present likewise did, whome he commanded that each one should kisse others sword, according to an ancient custome vsed amongst men of war in time of great danger: and herewith they made a solemne vow, bin|ding it with a solemne oth, that they should not de|part from thence, till they had either vanquished the enimies, or lost their liues in manfull fight for de|fense of the kings honour.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest these things were in dooing, the rebels brake into the citie on that side, where was no suspi|cion of their entring at all; but being come almost to the bridges, they were incountered by the soldiers, beaten backe, and chased out by the same waie they came. The next daie being the six and twentith of August, there came to the earle 1400 lancequenets.Lanceque|nets come to the earle of Warwike. The rebels notwithstanding that such reinforcement of the earles power might haue somewhat discoura|ged them, yet trusting altogither to certeine vaine prophesies, which they had among them,The rebels trust in vaine prophesies. and set out in verses by such wisards as were there with them in the campe, they had conceiued such a vaine hope of prosperous successe in their businesse, that they little estéemed anie power that might come against them. Among other of those same verses, these were two:
The countrie gnuffes, Hob, Dick, and Hick,with clubs and clowted shoone,Shall fill vp Dussin dale with bloudof slaughtered bodies soone.