Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In September, Thomas Cromwell lord priuie seale and vicegerent, sent abroad vnder the kings spirituall priuie seale certeine iniunctions, com|manding that the persons and curats should teach their parishioners the Pater noster, the Aue & Creed, with the ten commandements, and articles of the faith in English. These articles and iniunctions be|ing established by authoritie of parlement,The people grudged at the iniuncti|ons establish|ed by act of parlement. and now to the people deliuered, bred a great misliking in the harts of the common people, which had beene euer brought vp and trained in contrarie doctrine. And herewith diuerse of the cleargie as moonks, priests, and others, tooke occasion herby to speake euill of the late procéedings of the king, touching matters of religion, affirming that if spéedie remedie were not in time prouided, the faith would shortlie be vtterlie destroied, and all praier and diuine seruice quite abo|lished and taken awaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie sinister reports, slanderous tales, and feig|ned fables were blowne abroad, and put into the peo|ples eares, and diuerse of the nobilitie did also what they could to stir the commons to rebellion, faithful|lie promising both aid and succour against the king. The people thus prouoked to mischiefe, and deceiued through ouer light credence, incontinentlie as it were to mainteine that religion, which had so manie yeares continued, and béene estéemed, they stiffelie and stoutlie conspired togither,A traitorous conspiracie. and in a part of Lin|colneshire they first assembled, and shortlie after ioi|ned into an armie, being (as it was supposed) of men apt for the warres, in number about twentie thou|sand. Against these rebels with all the hast that might be, the king in his proper person vpon intelli|gence therof had marched towards them,The Lincoln|shire men in armes a|gainst the king. being fur|nished with a warlike armie, perfectlie appointed of all things that to such a companie should apper|teine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The rebels hearing that his person was present with his power to come thus against them, began to feare what would follow of their dooings: and such nobles and gentlemen as at the first fauoured their cause, fell from them and withdrew, so that they be|ing destitute of capteines, at length put certeine petitions in writing, which they exhibited to the king, professing that they neuer intended hurt to|wards his roiall person.The petiti|ons of the re|bels receiued of the king and of what points they consisted. The king receiued their pe|titions, which consisted in choise of councellors, sup|pression of religious houses, maintenance of the ser|uice of almightie God, the statute of vses, the release of the fifteenth, and receiuing of the first fruits, with such other matters as nothing apperteined to them: wherevpon he made them answer in pithie sentence, reprouing them of their presumptuous follie and re|bellious attempt, to meddle in anie such matters and weightie affaires, the direction whereof onelie belonged to him, and to such noble men and councel|lors as his pleasure should be to elect and choose to haue the ordering of the same.