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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Penbroke (who all this while kept his force togither in the field) hearing of Wiats approch to London, sent to him an herald called Claren|ceaux,An herald sent to Wiat willing him to desist from his enterprise. with great communication to desist from his rebellious enterprise. Which herald did his message accordinglie, albeit that some said he promised the said Wiat his pardon: which should not séeme to be true, as well for that the herald had no such commis|sion, as also that it was not like, that the said Wiat being then disarmed of all his forces, would haue re|fused mercie in such a case. For true it is, that he with a verie few of his forlorne fellowship, not ma|nie aboue the number of one hundred persons, stood still as men amazed at the gate of the Temple-barre, till such time as sir Maurice Barkleie knight, by chance riding towards London vpon his horsse, with footcloth, without anie armour, finding the said Wiat there, persuaded him to repaire to the court, and to yéeld himselfe to the quéene.Sir Thomas Wiat submit|teth himselfe to the quéene. Whose aduise he followed, and incontinent mounted vp on the said sir Maurice horsse behind him, and so road to the court voluntarilie to yéeld himselfe prisoner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This comming of Wiat to the court being so lit|tle looked for, was great cause of reioising to such as of late before stood in great feare of him. But more than maruell it was to sée that daie, the inuin|cible heart and constancie of the quéene hir selfe, who being by nature a woman, and therefore common|lie more fearefull than men be, shewed hir selfe in that case more stout than is credible. For she, not|withstanding all the fearefull newes that were brought to hir that daie, neuer abashed. Insomuch that when one or two noblemen being hir capteins, EEBO page image 1099 came in all hast to tell hir (though vntrulie) that hir battels were yéelded to Wiat.The stout courage of quéene Ma|rie. She nothing mooued thereat, said it was their fond opinion that durst not come néere to sée the triall, saieng further, that she hir selfe would enter the field to trie the truth of hir quarrell, and to die with them that would serue hir, rather than to yéeld one iot vnto such a traitor as Wiat was, and prepared hir selfe accordinglie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But by the apprehension of Wiat that voiage tooke none effect: for after his comming to the court he was immediatlie committed to the Tower. As soone as the taking of Wiat was knowne, the ar|mie (whereof mention is made before that laie in saint Iames field) was discharged, and euerie man licenced to depart to his home. And foorthwith pro|clamation was made,Proclamati|on that none should kéepe in his house anie of Wiats faction. as well in the citie of London as in the suburbs of the same, that none vpon paine of death should kéepe in his or their houses anie of Wiats faction; but should bring them foorth imme|diatlie before the lord maior, and other the quéenes iustices. By reason of which proclamation a great multitude of their said poore caltifs were brought foorth, being so manie in number, that all the prisons in London sufficed not to receiue them: so that for lacke of place they were faine to bestow them in di|uerse churches of the said citie. And shortlie after were set vp in London for a terrour to the common sort (bicause the white cotes being sent out of the ci|tie, as before ye haue heard, reuolted from the quéenes part to the aid of Wiat) twentie paire of gallowes, on the which were hanged in seuerall places to the number of fiftie persons, which gallowes remained standing there a great part of the summer following to the great griefe of good citizens, and for example to the commotioners.

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