Compare 1577 edition: 1 He was determined to driue off the king and his councell (bicause he was of greater force than they) with cauils and shifts till the next daie, that in the night following he might the more easilie haue com|passed his resolution,The wicked purpose of the rebels. which was, hauing all the poorer sort of the citie on his side, to haue spoiled the citie, and to set fire in foure corners of it, killing first the king and the lords that were about him: but he that resisteth the proud, and giueth his grace to the hum|ble, would not permit the vngratious deuises of the naughtie and lewd lozzell to take place, but suddenlie disappointed his mischeefous drift. For whereas di|uerse formes of charters had béene drawne accor|ding to the effect of the agréement with the Essex|men, and none of them might please this lordlie re|bell, at length the king sent to him one of his knights called sir Iohn Newton, to request him to come to him, that they might talke of the articles which he stood vpon to haue inserted in the charter,The rebels would haue all law abo|lished. of the which one was to haue had a commission to put to death all lawiers, escheaters, and other which by any office had any thing to doo with the law; for his meaning was that hauing made all those awaie that vnderstood the lawes, all things should then be ordered according to the will and disposition of the common people. It was reported in deed, that he should saie with great pride the day before these things chanced, putting his hands to his lips, that within foure daies all the lawes of England should come foorth of his mouth. The wretches had vtterlie forgotten all law, both di|uine and humane; otherwise they would haue béene content to liue vnder law, and to doo vnto others as they would be doone vnto, as the verie law of nature (than which there cannot be a better guide) teacheth,
Quod tibi vis fieri mihi fac, quod non tibi, noli,Sic potes in terris viuere iure poli.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Arrogant and prou [...] words of a villen.When therefore the said sir Iohn Newton called vpon him to come awaie to the king, he answered as it were with indignation:
If thou (saith he) hast so much hast to returne to the king, thou maist depart, I will come at my pleasure. When the knight there|fore was come from him, he followed indéed, but somwhat slowlie.And when he was come néere to the place in Smithfield where the king then was, with certeine lords and knights, & other companie about him, the said sir Iohn Newton was sent to him a|gaine, to vnderstand what he meant. And bicause the knight came to him on horssebacke, & did not alight from his horsse, Wat Tiler was offended, & said in his furie, that it became him rather on foot than hors|backe to approach into his presence. The knight not able to abide such presumptuous demeanour in that proud and arrogant person, shaped him this answer:
It is not amisse that I being on horssebacke, should come to thée sitting on horssebacke.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 With which words Wat Tiler taking indigna|tion, drew out his dagger, menacing to strike the knight, calling him therewith traitor: the knight dis|daining to be misused at the hands of such a ribald, told him that he lied falselie, and with that plucked foorth his dagger. Wat Tiler being among his men, shewed that he would not beare that iniurie, and foorthwith made towards the knight to run vpon him. The king perceiuing the knight in danger, bad him alight from his horsse, and deliuer his dagger to Wat Tiler: but when that would not pacifie his proud and high mind, but that he would néeds flée vp|on him, the maior of London William Walworth, and other knights and esquiers that were about the king, told him that it should be a shame for them all,William Wal|worth maior of London [...] stout coura|gious man. if they permitted the knight in their presence before the eies of their prince so to be murthered: wherfore they gaue counsell to succor him foorthwith, and to apprehend the vile naughtie ribald. The king though he was but a child in yeares, yet taking courage to him, commanded the maior to arrest him. The maior being a man of incomparable boldnesse, foorthwith rode to him and arrested him, in reaching him such a blow on the head, that he sore astonied him there|with: and streightwaies other that were about the king, as Iohn Standish an esquier, and diuers more of the kings seruants drew their swords,The death of Wat Tiler capteine of the rebels. and thrust him through in diuerse parts of his bodie, so that he fell presentlie from his horsse downe to the earth, and died there in the place.