Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to returne somewhat backe to the doo|ings in Scotland. In the meane while that such hurls were in hand here in England, ye shall vnderstand that in the beginning of this summer, the king by aduise of his councell sent foorth a nauie by sea to|wards Scotland, the which arriuing in the Forth, and comming before Lieth, saluted the towne with cannon shot, & remaining there ten or twelue daies, tooke in the meane time the Ile of Iusketh, leauing therein foure ensignes of Englishmen,Iusketh taken. and one of Italians, with certeine pioners to fortifie the place. But the Frenchmen (as in the Scotish historie yée shall find more at large) after the departure of the English nauie, recouered that Ile againe out of the Englishmens possession (after they had kept it six|téene daies) with the slaughter of capteine Cotton their generall, capteine Applebie, & one Iasper that was capteine of the Italians, beside others. After the recouering of this Ile,Monsieur be Desse retur|neth into France. monsieur be Desse retur|ned into France, leauing his charge to monsieur de Thermes latelie before there arriued: who after the departure of the said Desse, with a campe volant did what he could to stop the Englishmen within Ha|dington from vittels.The earle of Rutland. But notwithstanding the earle of Rutland being lieutenant of the north, did not on|lie vittell it, but put the French armie in danger of an ouerthrow, as it was thought must néeds haue fo|lowed, if they had not with more spéed than is vsed in a common march slipt awaie, after they perceiued the English armie so neare at their elbowes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, M. Fox. An other re|bellion or tu|mult begun in Yorkeshire. beside these inordinate vprores and insurrections aboue mentioned, about the latter end of the said moneth of Iulie, in the same yeare, which was 1549, an other like sturre or commotion began at Semer in the northriding of Yorkeshire, and con|tinued in the eastriding of the same, and there ended. The principall dooers and raisers vp whereof, was one William Ombler of Eastheslerton yeoman, and Thomas Dale parish clearke of Semer,The chiefe stirrers o [...] th [...] rebellion. with one Stéeuenson of Semer, neighbour to Dale and nephue to Ombler, which Stéeuenson was a meane or messenger betwéene the said Ombler and Dale, being before not acquainted togither, and dwelling seuen miles one from the other: who at last by the trauell of the said Steeuenson, and their owne euill dispositions, inclined to vngratiousnesse and mis|chiefe, knowing before one the others mind by secret conference, were brought to talke togither on saint Iames daie, Anno 1549.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The causes moouing them to raise this rebellion,The causes moouing the Yorkshiremen to rebellion. were these. First & principally their traitorous harts grudging at the kings most godlie procéedings, in aduancing and reforming the true honour of God and his religion. An other cause also was, for tru|sting to a blind and a fantasticall prophesie, wherwith they were seduced, thinking the same prophesie shuld shortlie come to passe, by hearing the rebellions of Norffolke, of Deuonshire, and other places. The te|nour of which prophesie and purpose togither of the traitors was,A blind pro|phesie among the northerne men. that there should no king reigne in England, the noblemen and gentlemen to be de|stroied, and the realme to be ruled by foure gouer|nours, EEBO page image 1041 to be elected and appointed by the commons, holding a parlement in commotion, to begin at the south and north seas of England, supposing that this rebellion in the north,The deuise of [...] rebels how [...] purpose. and the other of the Deuon|shire men in the west, méeting (as they intended) at one place, to be the meane how to compasse this their traitorous diuelish deuise. And therfore laieng their studies togither, how to find out more companie to ioine with them in that detestable purpose, and to set forward the sturre, this deuise they framed: to sturre in two places, the one distant seuen miles from the other, and at the first rush to kill and destroie such gentlemen and men of substance about them, as were fauourers of the kings proceedings, or which would resist them.