Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Canturburie, and the lord chan|cellor bishop of Elie, and other of the bishops also there present, affirmed the earles aduise to be good. And the king considering wiselie the case as it stood, began to be appeased, and accorded to follow their ad|uise, desiring the archbishop of Canturburie, and the bishop of Elie, to aduertise them of his plesure, which was, that he willed them to come to him to West|minster, on sundaie then next following; and so they repairing to the lords, made report to them of the kings mind and purpose.The lords take an oth togither, to prosecute their purposed enterprise. But the duke of Glocester, and the other lords, were so fullie bent in their opini|on, that they swore all whole togither, that they would neuer giue ouer their enterprise, so long as they had a penie to spend, in maintenance of their cause: and if it chanced anie of them to depart this life, the o|uerliuers should persist therein, vntill the time that they had brought their purpose to some good effect.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And bicause they doubted least the king might stirre the citie of London against them,The lords séeke the fa|uour of the Londoners. they deter|mined first to aduertise the maior and the citie, how their comming was onlie to reforme certeine great enormities, which they set downe in writing, & sent it to the maior and citizens, beseeching them of their fauour and counsell therin. This doone, they determi|ned yet to kéepe their daie on the sundaie following, to appeare before the kings presence: but this was not got of them, till that the lord chancellor, with di|uerse other noblemen of good credit, had vndertaken vpon their oths for the kings behalfe, Thom. Wals. that no fraud nor deceipt, no perill nor euill pretense should be put in practise against the lords, wherby they might come to losse either of life, limme, or goods, or otherwise, through the kings means; but that if he should go a|bout anie such things, the said lord chancellor, and o|ther the mediators should forwarne the lords therof.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When therefore the lords were readie, according to couenant, to come vnto Westminster,An ambush at Mewes. they were secretlie aduertised, that there was an ambush laid in a place called the Mewes, and so they staied, and came not at the appointed houre. Wherevpon, when the king demanded, how it fortuned that the lords kept not promise, the bishop of Elie lord Chancellor made him this answer;

Bicause saith he, there is an ambush of a thousand armed men or more laid in such a place (and named it) contrarie to couenant, and therefore they neither come nor hold you for faithfull of your word.