Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Northumberland, and the lord Bar|dolfe, after they had béene in Wales, in France and Flanders, to purchase aid against king Henrie, were returned backe into Scotland, and had remai|ned there now for the space of a whole yeare: and as their euill fortune would, whilest the king held a councell of the nobilitie at London,The earle of Northumb. & the lord Bar|dolfe returne into Englãd. the said earle of Northumberland and lord Bardolfe, in a dismall houre, with a great power of Scots returned into England, recouering diuerse of the earls castels and seigniories, for the people in great numbers resorted vnto them. Héerevpon incouraged with hope of good successe, they entred into Yorkeshire, & there began to destroie the countrie. At their cõming to Threske, they published a proclamation, signifieng that they were come in comfort of the English nation, as to reléeue the common-wealth, willing all such as lo|ued the libertie of their countrie, to repaire vnto them, with their armor on their backes, and in defen|sible wise to assist them.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The king aduertised hereof, caused a great armie to be assembled, and came forward with the same to|wards his enimies: but yer the king came to No|tingham,The shiriffe of Yorkeshire. sir Thomas, or (as other copies haue) Rafe Rokesbie shiriffe of Yorkeshire, assembled the forces of the countrie to resist the earle and his power, com|ming to Grimbaut brigs, beside Knaresbourgh, there to stop them the passage; but they returning a|side, got to Weatherbie, and so to Tadcaster, and fi|nallie came forward vnto Bramham more, neere to Haizelwood, where they chose their ground méet to fight vpon.His hardie co|rage to fight. The shiriffe was as readie to giue bat|tell as the earle to receiue it, and so with a standard of S. George spred, set fiercelie vpon the earle, who vnder a standard of his owne armes incountred his aduersaries with great manhood. There was a sore incounter and cruell conflict betwixt the parties but in the end the victorie fell to the shiriffe. The lord Bardolfe was taken, but sore wounded, so that he shortlie after died of the hurts.The earle of Northumber|land slaine. ¶ As for the earle of Northumberland, he was slaine outright: so that now the prophesie was fulfilled, which gaue an ink|ling of this his heauie hap long before; Abr. Fl. out of Tho. Walsin. Hypod. pag. 172. namelie,
Stirps Persitina periet confusa ruina.For this earle was the stocke and maine root of all that were left aliue called by the name of Persie; and of manie more by diuerse slaughters dispatched. For whose misfortune the people were not a little sor|rie, making report of the gentlemans valiantnesse, renowne, and honour, and applieng vnto him cer|teine lamentable verses out of Lucane, saieng:
For his head, full of siluer horie heares, being put vpon a stake, was openlie carried through London, and set vpon the bridge of the same citie: in like ma|ner was the lord Bardolfes. The bishop of Bangor was taken and pardoned by the king, for that when he was apprehended, he had no armor on his backe. This battell was fought the ninteenth day of Febru|arie. ¶The king to purge the North parts of all re|bellion, and to take order for the punishment of those that were accused to haue succoured and assisted the earle of Northumberland, went to Yorke, where when manie were condemned, and diuerse put to great fines, and the countrie brought to quiet|nesse, he caused the abbat of Hailes to be hanged, who had béene in armour against him with the fore|said earle.The abbat of Hails hangedSed nos nec sanguis, nec tantùm vulnera nostriAffecere senis; quantum gestata per vrbemOra ducis, quae transfixo deformia pil [...]Vidimus.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the beginning of March,The earle of Kent sent to the sea. the king sent Ed|mund Holland earle of Kent with an armie of men imbarked in certeine ships of warre vnto the sea, bi|cause he had knowledge that diuerse rouers were wafting about the coasts of this land, and did much hurt. When the earle had serched the coasts, and could meet with no enimie abrode, he was aduertised bye|spials, that the pirats hearing of his comming to sea, were withdrawne into Britaine: wherefore the said earle intending to be reuenged on them, whome he sought, directed his course thither, and finding that they had laid vp their ships in the hauens, so as he could not fight with them by sea,Briake in Britaine as|saulted by the Englishmen. he lanched out his boates, and with his fierce souldiers tooke land, and manfullie assaulted the towne of Briake standing by the sea side. They within stoutlie defended them|selues, dooing their best to repell the Englishmen, with throwing darts, casting stones,The earle of Kent woũde [...] to death. and shooting quarels; in which conflict the earle receiued a wound in his head, so that he died thereof within fiue daies after.