Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iames Twi|chet lord Au|delie chéefe capteine of the Cornish rebels.In the meane time, Iames Twichet lord Aude|leie being confederate with the rebels of Cornewall ioined with them, being come to Welles, and tooke vpon him as their chéefe capteine to lead them a|gainst their naturall lord and king. From Welles they went to Salisburie, and from thence to Win|chester, and so to Kent, where they hoped to haue had great aid, but they were deceiued in that their expec|tation. For the erle of Kent, George lord of Aburga|uenie, Iohn Brooke, lord Cobham, sir Edward Poi|nings, sir Richard Gilford, sir Thomas Bourchier, Iohn Peche, William Scot, and a great number of of people, were not onelie prest and readie to defend the countrie, to kéepe the people in due obedience, but bent to fight with such as would lift vp sword, or other weapon against their souereigne lord: inso|much that the Kentishmen would not once come neere the Cornishmen, to aid or assist them in anie maner of wise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which thing maruelouslie dismaid the hearts of the Cornishmen,Manie of the Cornishmen take their héels by night. when they saw themselues thus de|ceiued of the succours which they most trusted vpon, so that manie of them (fearing the euill chance that might happen) fled in the night from their companie, and left them, in hope so to saue themselues. The cap|teines of the rebels perceiuing they could haue no helpe of the Kentishmen, putting their onelie hope in their owne puissance, brought their people to Blacke heath, a foure miles distant from London, and there in a plaine on the top of an hill, they orde|red their battels, either readie to fight with the king if he would assaile them, or else to assault the citie of London: for they thought the king durst not haue encountred with them in battell. But they were de|ceiued: for the king although he had power inough about to haue fought with them before their com|ming so neere to the citie; yet he thought it best to suf|fer them to come forward, till he had them farre off from their natiue countrie, and then to set vpon them being destitute of aid in some place of aduan|tage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The citie was in a great feare at the first know|ledge giuen,The citie of London sore afraid of the rebels. how the rebels were so neere incamped to the citie, euerie man getting himselfe to harnesse, and placing themselues, some at the gates, some on the walles, so that no part was vndefended. But the king deliuered the citie of that feare: for after that he perceiued how the Cornishmen were all daie rea|die to fight, and that on the hill; he sent straight Iohn Earle of Oxenford, Henrie Bourchier, earle of Es|sex, Edmund de la Poole, earle of Suffolke, sir Rise ap Thomas, and sir Humfreie Stanleie, noble war|riors, with a great companie of archers and horsse|men, to enuiron the hill on the right side, and on the left, to the intent that all bywaies being stopped and foreclosed, all hope of flight should be taken from them. And incontinentlie he himselfe, being as well incouraged with manlie stomachs as furnished with a populous armie and plentie of artillerie, set for|ward out of the citie, and incamped himselfe in saint Georges field, where he on the fridaie at night then lodged.