Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After that, they ran headlong into Cornehill, & there likewise spoiled diuerse houses of the French men that dwelled within the gate of maister Mew|tas house called Gréene gate. This maister Mewtas was a Picard borne, and reputed to be a great bea|rer of Frenchmen in their occupiengs and trades, contrarie to the lawes of the citie.The rioters malicious purpose a|gainst one Mewtas. If the people had found him, they would suerlie haue striken off his head: but when they found him not, the watermen and certeine yoong préests that were there fell to rif|ling, and some ran to Blanchapelton, and brake vp the strangers houses, and spoile [...] them. Thus from ten or eleuen of the clocke, these riotous people con|tinued in their outragious dooings till about three of the clocke, at what time they began to withdraw, and went to their places of resort: and by the waie they were taken by the maior and the heads of the citie, and sent some of them to the Tower, some to New|gate, and some to the Counters, to the number of thrée hundred.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie fled, and speciallie the watermen, preests, & seruingmen, but the prentises were caught by the backs and had to prison. In the meane time, whilest the hottest of this ruffling lasted, the cardinall was aduertised thereof by sir Thomas Parre: wherevp|on the cardinall strengthened his house with men and ordinance. Sir Thomas Parre rode in all [...]ast to Richmond,Sir Thomas Parre infor|meth the king of the riot and rebellion. where the king laie, and informed him of the matter; who incontinentlie sent foorth hastilie to London, to vnderstand the state of the citie, and was truelie aduertised how the riot was ceassed, and manie of the misdooers apprehended. The lieutenant of the Tower sir Roger Cholmeleie (no great fréend to the citie) in a frantike furie, during the time of this vprore, shot off certeine péeces of ordinance against the citie. And though they did no great harme; yet he wan much euill will for his hastie dooing, bicause men thought he did it of malice, rather than of anie discretion.
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Certeine lords with their powers come to Lon|don about this riot.About fiue of the
clocke the earles of Shrewesbu|rie and Surrie, Thomas Dokerci [...] lord of saint Iohns, George Neuill lord of Aburgauennie, and others, which had heard of this riot,
came to London with such strength as they could make vpon that sud|den, and so did the Innes of court. But
before they came, whether with feare of the brute of their com|ming, or otherwise, the riotous assemblie was
bro|ken vp, and manie of the misdooers taken (as ye haue heard.) Then were the prisoners examined, and the
sermon of doctor Bele called to remembrance, and he taken and sent to the Tower. Herewith was a commission
of oier and determiner directed to the duke of Norffolke, and to diuerse other lords,
A [...] of oier and de|terminer to [...]quire and p [...]|nish the o [...]|dors.
Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall in H. 8. fol. lxi [...] The cause why the citie thought the duke of Norf|folke bare them an old grudge.