Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 1094Sir Thomas Wiat had written vnto sir Robert Southwell shiriffe of Kent,Sir Thomas [...]iat writeth [...] sir Robert Southwell. to moue him in (respect of the preseruation of the common-wealth now in danger to be ouerrun of strangers, through the pre|tensed marriage, if it should go forward) to ioine with him and others,The shiriffe of kent and the [...] of Abur|gauennie as|semble a pow|er against [...]. in so necessarie a cause for the disappointing of the same marriage, and to worke so with the lord of Aburgauennie, with whom he might doo much, that it might please him also to ioine with them. But as well the said sir Robert Southwell, as the said lord of Aburgauennie, and one George Clerke assembled themselues with such power as they might make against the said sir Thomas Wiat and his adherents; and comming to Malling on the saturdaie, being the market daie & seuen and twen|tith of Ianuarie, the said sir Robert Southwell ha|uing penned an exhortation to dissuade the people, and to bring them from hauing anie liking to Wi|ats enterprise, did read the same openlie vnto all the people there assembled, in confuting, reprouing, and refelling the proclamations set forth by sir Thomas Wiat and his adherents.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the other part, sir Henrie Isleie, Anthonie Kneuet, and his brother William Kneuet being at Tunbridge, proclamed the shiriffe, the lord of Abur|gauennie, & George Clerke gentleman, traitors to God, the crowne, and the common-welth, for raising the quéenes subiects, to defend the most wicked & di|uelish enterprise of certeine of the wicked & peruerse councellors. And this they pronounced in their owne names & in the names of sir Thomas Wiat, sir Ge|orge Harper, and of all the faithfull gentlemen of Kent, & trustie commoners of the same. This doone, they marched to Seuennocke, mening from thence to passe to Rochester. But in the meane time the fore|said 27 of Ianuarie, there came from the quéene an herald & a trumpetter to sir Thomas Wiat, but he was not suffered to passe the bridge,In herald sent [...]rothã Wiat. and so did his message at the bridge end, in the hearing of sir Tho|mas Wiat and diuerse others. The effect of his mes|sage was, to offer pardon to so manie as within foure and twentie houres would depart to their houses, and become quiet subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Sir Thomas Cheineie lord warden sent also vn|to Wiat,The lord [...]arden is [...] to Wiat. with words of contempt and defiance, de|sirous in deed to haue béene dooing with him, if hee had not mistrusted his owne people, which he should haue brought against him, as those that fauoured so greatlie Wiats cause, that they would haue beene loth to haue seene him take anie foile. And that sir Thomas Wiat knew well inough, and therefore de|sired nothing more than to haue him come foorth, vn|derstanding that he wanted no friends, as well a|bout him, as all other that would take in hand to re|presse him with force gathered in that shire. The lord of Aburgauennie, the shiriffe Warram Sentleger, and diuerse other gentlemen that were assembled at Malling, laie there within foure miles of Roche|ster on saturdaie at night, & hauing aduertisement that sir Henrie Isleie, the two Kneuets, and certeine other, [...]eldishmen, [...] is, such [...] dwel in the [...] of Kent. with fiue hundred Weldishmen, being at Se|uennocke, meant earlie in the morning to march to|wards Rochester for the aid of Wiat against the duke of Norffolke, that was come to Grauesend with fiue hundred white cotes Londoners, and cer|teine of the gard: and further that the said sir Hen|rie Isleie and the Kneuets meant in their waie to burne and spoile the house of George Clerke gentle|man: they departing with fiue hundred gentlemen & likewise yeomen, verie earlie that sundaie in the morning, marched out in order till they came to Wrotham heath, [...] heath. where they might easilie heare the sound of their aduersaries drums, and therevpon followed after them with all spéed, till they came to a place called Barrow gréene,Barrow greéne. through which laie the right readie waie from Seuennocke towards mai|ster Clerks house. Here the lord of Aburgauennie staied for the comming of his enimies, and vnder|standing they were at hand, placed his men in order, thinking to giue or take the ouerthrow. But they vpon their approch, misliking (as it should seeme) the match, shranke aside as secretlie as they could, by a bywaie, and were so farre gone before the lord of A|burgauennie vnderstood thereof by his espials, as for doubt of ouertaking them afore their comming to Rochester, he was driuen to make such hast for the ouertaking of them, as diuerse of his footmen were farre behind at the onset giuing.