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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Héerewith they lashed freelie the one part at the other with guns and bowes, although no great hurt was doone with shot;The valiancie of Robert Basset alder|man. till at length Robert Basset al|derman (that was appointed to the kéeping of this gate, with the most part of the citizens) and the re|corder, named Ursewike, either of them being well armed in strong iackes, commanded the portculice to be drawen vp, and maintenantlie rushed foorth vp|on their enimies, putting them backe vnto saint Bothulpes church. At the same instant, the earle Ri|uers, hauing got togither a foure or fiue hundred men, well chosen and apparelled for the warre, issued foorth at the posterne by the Tower, and assailing the Kentishmen, euen vpon the point as they were thus put backe, mightilie laid vpon them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And first he plaged them with the swift and thicke flight of his arrowes, and after ioining with them at handstrokes, slue and tooke manie of them priso|ners; so that the rebels were fullie put to flight, and followed first to Mile-end, and from thense some vn|to Poplar, some to Stratford, and Stepnith, and in maner each waie foorth about that part of the ci|tie, the chase being followed for the space of two miles in length. Manie of them were of Essex, and so made their course homewards; but the more part of them fled to the water side, and getting to their ships, pas|sed ouer the Thames to the rest of their companie. The other likewise that were busie to assault Bi|shops gate, when they vnderstood that their fellowes were discomfited and fled from Algate, they like|wise flipped awaie, and made the best shift they could to saue themselues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were a seauen hundred of them that fled from Algate, and other places, flaine outright, be|side the prisoners. And yet there were fiers burning all at once at Algate, Bishops gate, & on the bridge, and manie houses consumed with the same fiers. But now the bastard, vnder whome that companie was directed that had set fire on the bridge, when he saw that he might not preuaile, and vnderstood the e|uill succes of those which he had set ouer the Thames, he withdrew also, and left the bridge. Here the har|die manhood of Rafe Iosselin alderman is not to be passed with silence;Rafe Iosse|lin. who (after he had valiantlie resi|sted the bastard & his band that assaulted the bridge) vpon their retire sallied foorth vpon them, and fol|lowing them in chase alongst the water side, till they came beyond Ratcliffe, slue and tooke verie manie of them.

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