Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By these and such persuasions and means as he v|sed, he had gotten two and fiftie thousand persons, Ger. Dor. readie to haue taken his part, as appeared after by a roll of their names found in his kéeping, besides diuerse instruments of iron to breake vp houses, and other things seruing to such like purposes. So that he brought the commoners into a great liking of him: but the rich and wealthie citizens stood in much feare, so that they kept their houses, in armes, in doubt to be robbed and murthred by him in the night season.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Canturburie (vnto whome the rule of the realme chéefelie belonged) being aduerti|sed hereof, sent for the greatest number of the citi|zens, and vsing them with gentle words, persuaded them to deliuer pledges, the better to assure him, that no such thing should chance, which was suspected of manie, though he was loth to conceiue any such opi|nion of them. They being ouercome with his cour|teous words, gaue vnto him pledges.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, when the foresaid William ceased not to make congregations of the people,He is called before the archbishop of Canturburie lord chéefe iu|stice or presi|dent of the realme. at length the archbishop sent a commandement vnto him, that he should appeare before him and other of the councell, at a certeine prefixed daie, to answer to such things as might be laid to his charge. To be short, he did so at the time appointed, but with such a rout of the com|mon people about him, that the archbishop durst not pronounce against him, but licenced him to depart for that time, giuing him soft and gentle words. Howbeit, certeine persons were then appointed by the said archbishop and other of the councell to watch him sometime, when he should haue no great compa|nie about him, and then to apprehend him.