Ab. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 1077. Stephan Gardiner ma|keth an orati|on to the lords of the councell &c. touching the quéenes marriage.¶ On the fouretéenth of Ianuarie, doctor Stephan Gardiner bishop of Winchester lord chancellour of England, in the chamber of presence at Westmin|ster, made to the lords, nobilitie, and gentlemen, an oration verie eloquent, wherein he declared that the queenes maiestie, partlie for amitie, and other weigh|tie considerations had, after much sute on the empe|rours and prince of Spaines behalfe made, deter|mined by the consent of the councell and nobilitie, to match hir selfe with the said prince in most godlie and lawfull matrimonie; and declared further, that she should haue for hir iointer thirtie thousand du|cats by the yeare, with all the low countrie of Flan|ders, and that the issue (if there happened anie) be|twéene them two lawfullie begotten, should be heire as well to the kingdome of Spaine, as also to the said low countrie. He said therefore that they were all bound to thanke God, that so noble, worthie, and famous a prince would vouchsafe so to humble him|selfe,Gardiner cõ|mendeth the king of Spaine. as in this marriage to take vpon him rather as a subiect, than otherwise. For the queene & hir coun|cell should rule all things as she did before, and that there should be of the councell no stranger, neither to haue custodie of any forts or castels, &c: nor to beare anie rule or office in the quéenes house, or else where in all England, with diuerse other articles there by him rehearsed. Wherefore he said the quéenes plea|sure and request was, that like good subiects for hir sake, they would most louinglie receiue him with re|uerence, ioie, and honour. On the next daie, the lord maior of London with his bretheren the aldermen, were sent for to the court, and to bring with them for|tie of the head commoners of the citie, vnto whome before the councell, the lord chancellor made the like oration, desiring them to behaue themselues like good subiects with all humblenesse and reioising.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But this marriage was not well thought of by the commons, nor much better liked of manie of the nobilitie, who for this, and for the cause of religion, conspired to raise war, rather than to see such change of the state. Of the which conspiracie though there were manie confederats; yet the first that shewed force therein, was one sir Thomas Wiat a knight in Kent, who in verie deed was driuen to preuent the time of the purposed enterprise by this hap. Diuerse of the partakers in this conspiracie, being with|drawne from London (where they had deuised their drift) home into their countries (amongst whome the said sir Thomas Wiat was one) it fell out, that whi|lest he was returned into Kent, where his lands and liuings chieflie laie, a gentleman of that shire, one to the said sir Thomas Wiat most déere, was by the councell for other matters committed to the Fléet. Wherevpon he verelie suspecting his secrets were bewraied, had no other shift (as he tooke it) but to put on armour, and to begin the attempt, before the time appointed with his complices. And herevpon giuing intelligence of his determination to his associats, as well at London, as else-where, on the thursdaie next following,Wiat pub [...]|sheth a procla|mation at Maidstone being the fiue and twentith of Ianuarie at Maidstone, being accompanied with master Tho|mas Isleie and others, published a proclamation a|gainst the quéenes marriage, desiring all his neigh|bors, fréends, and Englishmen to ioine with him and others, to defend the realme in danger to be brought in thraldome vnto strangers:He commeth to Rochester. and herewith he gat him to Rochester, and met with sir George Harper by the waie, that was one appointed afore to ioine with him in that quarrell.Sir George Harper. They brake vp the bridge at Rochester, and fortified the east part of the towne, & staid there abiding the comming of more strength, and in the meane while suffered all passengers to passe quietlie thorough the towne to London, or to the sea, taking nothing from them, but onelie their weapons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meane while, sir Henrie Isleie, Anthonie Kneuet esquier, and his brother William Kneuet were busie in west Kent to raise the people there; and likewise in east Kent there were other that were of the same confederacie, which set forth the like procla|mations at Milton, Ashford, and other towns there in that part of the shire: and thus in each part of Kent in a maner was great stur. But yet such was the diligence and warie circumspection of Iohn Twine at that present maior of Canturburie, for that he misliked their disordered attempts, that there was not any of that citie knowne to stur, or go forth to ioine themselues with the said sir Thomas Wiat, or with anie other of his confederats: and yet verelie the more part of the people in all other parts of that shire were maruellouslie affected to the said sir Tho|mas Wiats quarrell, doubting that which might follow of the quéenes matching hir selfe thus with a stranger.Christopher Roper taken. At Milton when a gentleman of those parts named Christopher Roper, went about to resist them that set forth this proclamation, he was taken and conueied to Rochester vnto master Wiat. Like|wise maister Tucke and maister Dorrell iustices of peace, were fetched out of their owne houses,Maister Dor|rell & maister Tucke taken. & like|wise brought to Rochester, where they with the said Roper were kept as prisoners.