Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now in the meane time, whilest the duke EEBO page image 942 was sent forwards into Lincolneshire, within six daies after the king was trulie informed, that there was a new stir begun in the north parts by the peo|ple there,A com [...]otion in the north par [...]s. which had assembled themselues into an huge armie of warlike men & well appointed, both with capteins; horsses, armor, and artillerie, to the number of fortie thousand men, which had incamped themselues in Yorkeshire. These men declared by their proclamations solemnlie made, that this their rising and commotion should extend no further, but onelie to the maintenance and defense of the faith of Christ, and deliuerance of holie church, sore decaied and oppressed, and also for the furtherance as well of priuate as publike matters in the realme, touching the wealth o [...] all the kings poore subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 They named this their seditious voiage, an holie and blessed pilgrimage:An holie pil|grimage. they had also certeine ban|ners in the field, in which was painted Christ hang|ing on the crosse on the one side, and a chalice with a painted cake in it on the other side, with diuers other banners of like hypocrisie and feigned holinesse. The souldiers had also imbrodered on the sléeues of their cotes in stéed of a badge, the similitude of the fiue wounds of our sauiour, and in the middest thereof was written the name of our Lord. Thus had the re|bels hast of sathan with false and counterfeit signes of holinesse set out themselues, onelie to deceiue the simple people in that their wicked and rebellious en|terprise against their liege lord and naturall prince, whome by the law of nations and by Gods com|mandements they were bound in conscience to o|beie, and so farre to be from lifting vp the least finger of their hand, as rather to put life and goods in hazard for his sake, to testifie their allegiance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The spéedie diligence and loiall dutie which was found at that present in the worthie councellour George earle of Shrewesburie,The faithfull diligence of the earle of Shrewsburie is not to be forgot|ten, who immediatlie after he vnderstood how the northerne men were thus vp in armes, considering how much it imported to stop them of their passage before they should aduance too far forwards, where|by they might both increase in power, and put all o|ther parts of the realme in hazard, through feare or hope to incline to their wicked purposes, he sent abroad with all spéed possible to raise such power of his seruants, tenants, and fréends, as by anie means he might make, and withall dispatched one of his ser|uants to the king, both to aduertise him what he had doone, and also to purchase his pardon, for making such leuie of power, before he had receiued his ma|iesties commission so to doo.