Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When these capteins and sage councellors being here assembled, vnderstood the manner of the nor|therne men, their number, and readinesse to battell, they first practised with great policie, to haue paci|fied the matter without bloudshedding: but the nor|therne men were so bent to mainteine their wilfull enterprise, that there was no hope to take vp the matter without battell: therefore a daie was set, on the which they should trie the quarrell bewixt them with dint of sword.The euen of Simon and Iude. But sée the chance. The night be|fore the daie assigned for this bloudie and vnnaturall battell, to haue béene fought betwixt men of one na|tion, and subiects to one king; there fell a raine not great to speake of, but yet as it were by miracle, the riuer of Dun rose suddenlie on such a height,A s [...]oud. that sel|dome had béene séene there the like hugenesse of wa|ter:Gods proui|dence staieth them from battell. so that the daie when the houre of battell should come, it was not possible for the one armie to come at the other, and so the appointment made betwéene both the armies for triall of the matter by force of armes, was by Gods good prouidence disappointed, and manie an innocent mans life preserued, that should haue died, if their purposes had taken place.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this by the great wisedome and policie of the nobles and capteins, a communication was had, and an agréement made vpon the kings pardon, ob|teined for all the capteins and chiefe dooers in this insurrection, and promise made that they should be gentlie heard, to declare such things as they found themselues gréeued with: and that vpon their arti|cles presented to the king, their reasonable petitions should be granted,The matter is taken vp. as by him & his councell it should be thought expedient, whereby all troubles might be quieted, and ech thing brought to a good conclusion. Herewith euerie man departed, and those which be|fore came as hot as fire to fight, letted of their despe|rat purpose, by Gods mercifull prouidence, returned now peaceablie to their houses without anie more businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the selfe same time that these northerne men were lodged neere to Doncaster, and the kings pow|er readie to stop them of their passage (as before ye haue heard) there was an other armie readie to haue marched southwards thorough Lancashire: but by the faithfull diligence of the earle of Derbie, who with the forces of Lancashire and Cheshire was ap|pointed to resist them,An other ar|mie of rebels marching southwards through Lan|cashire. they were likewise kept backe and brought to quiet; notwithstanding they were a verie great number assembled togither of the com|mons out of Cumberland, Westmerland, and of the north parts of Lancashire. The earle of Sussex was sent downe by the king, to ioine in assistance with the earle of Derbie; who causing diuerse of the chiefe procurers of that rebellion in those parties to be ap|prehended and arreigned, they being found giltie had iudgement, and were executed, as the abbats of Walleie, Sauleie, and others.