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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherfore he aduised them to remember their rash and inconsiderate dooings, and that now in anie wise they should resort home to their houses, and no more to assemble contrarie to his lawes and their owne allegiances; and also to cause the prouokers of this mischiefe to be deliuered to the hands of his lieute|nant, and further to submit themselues wholie to such punishment as he and his nobles should thinke them worthie to receiue: for otherwise he would not suf|fer that iniurie at their hands to go vnreuenged.The Lincoln|shiremen giue ouer their re|bellious en|terprise. Af|ter the Lincolnshire men had receiued the kings an|swer thus made to their petitions, each mistrusting other, who should be noted the greatest meddler, sud|denlie they began to shrinke, and got them home to their houses without longer abode.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Herewith the duke of Suffolke the kings lieute|nant was appointed to go with the armie, to see the countrie set in quiet, accompanied with the lord ad|merall, sir Francis Brian, and sir Iohn Russell that were ioined with him also in commission for the ordering of things there within the countie of Lin|colne. The duke entred into the citie of Lincolne the seuentéenth of October. On the ninetéenth all the in|habitants of Louth (according to order giuen by the duke) came to Lincolne,The rebels submit them|selues and re|ceiue a new oth of fealtie to the king. and there in the castell made their submission, holding vp their hands, and crieng for the kings mercie. And herwith were chosen foorth Nicholas Melton, capteine Cobler, & thirteene more, which were commanded to ward, and all the residue were new sworne to the king, renouncing their for|mer oth receiued in time of their rebellion, and then departed home to their houses in the kings peace. After this were proclamations made abrode in the countrie in euerie market towne by the heralds of armes, Summerset and Winsore, that the capteins and souldiers of the dukes armie should not take a|nie mans goods, cattels, or vittels, except they paied or agréed with the owners of the same.