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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such was the successe of this second battell fought at S. Albons, vpon Shrouetuesdaie, the seuentéenth of Februarie, in which were slaine thrée and twentie hundred men, of whom no noble man is remembred,1916, as Iohn Stow noteth Sir Iohn Graie slain [...]. saue sir Iohn Graie, which the same daie was made knight, with twelue other, at the village of Colneie. Now after that the noble men and other were fled, and the king left in maner alone without anie pow|er of men to gard his person, he was counselled by an esquier called Thomas Hoo, a man well langua|ged, and well seene in the lawes, to send some conue|nient messenger to the northerne lords, aduertising them, that he would now gladlie come vnto them (whome he knew to be his verie fréends, and had as|sembled themselues togither for his seruice) to the end he might remaine with them, as before he had remained vnder the gouernement of the southerne lords.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 According to the aduise and counsell of this es|quier, the king thought it good to send vnto them, and withall appointed the same esquier to beare the mes|sage,Thomas [...] esquier sent to the nor|therne lord [...] who first went and declared the same vnto the earle of Northumberland, and returning backe to the king, brought certeine lords with him, who con|ueied the king first vnto the lord Cliffords tent, that stood next to the place where the kings people had in|camped. This done, they went and brought the quéene and hir sonne prince Edward vnto his presence, whome he ioifullie receiued, imbracing and kissing them in most louing wife, and yeelding hartie thanks to almightie God, whome it had pleased thus to strengthen the forces of the northerne men to restore his déerelie belooued and onelie sonne againe into his possession. Edw. Hall Thus was the quéene fortunate in hir two battels, but vnfortunate was the king in all his enterprises: for where his person was present, the victorie still fled from him to the contrarie part. The quéene caused the king to dub hir sonne prince Ed|ward knight, with thirtie other persons,Prince Ed|ward [...] knight. which the day before fought on hir side against his part.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone, they went to the abbeie, where of the abbat and moonks they were receiued with hymnes and songs, and so brought to the high altar, and after to the shrine, and so to the chamber in which the king was woont to lodge. The abbat made sute that or|der might be taken to restreine the northerne men from spoiling the towne: and proclamation indéed was made to that effect, but it auailed not: for they EEBO page image 661 mainteined, that the spoile of things was granted them by couenant, after they were once passed ouer the riuer of Trent: and so not regarding anie pro|clamation or other commandement, they spared no|thing that they could laie hands vpon,

The northern [...]en spoile the towne of saint [...].

The queéne s [...]ndeth to the m [...]ior of Lon|do [...] for vit|tels.

if the same were meet for them to carie awaie. The queene, ha|uing thus got the victorie, sent to the maior of Lon|don, commanding him without delaie to send cer|teine carts, laden with Lenton vittels, for the re|freshing of hir and hir armie. The maior incontinent|lie caused carts to be laden, and would haue sent them forward; but the commons of the citie would not suffer them to passe,Uittels sent by the maior, and staid by the commons. but staied them at Criple|gate, notwithstanding the maior did what he could by gentle persuasions to quiet them.

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