Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The marquesse was glad to vnderstand so much, & incontinentlie dispatched Norreie king at armes, with a trumpetter, to assure them on the kings be|halfe, that they should be pardoned for all offenses past, and that had beene committed in time of this rebellion, if they would laie armes aside. Norreie and the trumpet comming to the gate, found not a man there: but the trumpetter sounding his trum|pet, there came running downe from the hill a great multitude of their people, & amongst other as chiefe, one Flotman,Flotman. whome Norreie commanded to staie. Wherevpon the said Flotman asked him what was the matter, and wherefore he had called them togi|ther by sound of trumpet?Pardon offe|red to the re|bels.

Go thy waies (said he) & tell thy companie from my lord marquesse of North|hampton, the kings maiesties lieutenant, that he commandeth them to ceasse from committing anie further outrage: and if they will (saith he) obeie his commandement, all that is past, shall be forgiuen and pardoned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Flotman hauing heard Norreies declaration, as he was an outragious and busie fellow, presumptu|ouslie made answer, that he cared not a pins point for my lord marquesse, and withall, like a rebellious traitor, railed vpon his lordship, and mainteined,Flotmans presumptu|ous and n [...]|torous alleg [...]|tions. that he and the rest of the rebels were earnest defen|dors of the kings roiall maiestie, and that they had taken weapon in hand not against the king, but in his defense, as in time it should appeare, as they that sought nothing but to mainteine his maiesties roi|all estate, the libertie of their countrie, and the safe|tie of their commonwealth, &c. To conclude, he vt|terlie refused the kings pardon, and told Norreie certeinelie, that they would either restore the com|mon-wealth from decaie, into the which it was fal|len, being oppressed thorough the couetousnesse and tyrannie of the gentlemen; either else would they like men die in the quarrell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Scarselie had he made an end of his tale, when suddenlie a fearefull alarum was raised thorough|out the citie: for whilest Flotman was thus in talke with the king of armes at Pockethorpe gate, the re|bels in great rage entring the citie by the hospitall,The rebels enter the citie. went about to bring all things to destruction: but being incountered néere to the bishops palace, by the lord marquesse his men, there insued a bloudie con|flict betwixt them, which continued long with great fiercenesse and eger reuenge on both parts. There died about seuen score of the rebels, and of the soldi|ers that serued against them some number, beside a great multitude that were hurt and wounded on both parts.The lord Sheffeld wofullie slaine. But the pitifull slaughter of the lord Sheffeld, who hauing more regard to his honor than safetie of life, desirous to shew some proofe of his no|ble valiancie, entering amongst the enimies, as he fought right hardilie, though not so warilie as had béene expedient, fell into a dich as he was about to turne his horsse: & herewith being compassed about with a number of those horrible traitors, was slaine amongest them: although he both declared what he was, and offered largelie to the vilans, if they would haue saued his life. But the more noble he shewed himselfe to be, the more were they kindled in outra|gious furie against him. And as he pulled off his head péece, that it might appeare what he was, a butcher|lie knaue named Fulks, who by occupation was both a carpenter & a butcher, slat him in the head with a club, and so most wretchedlie killed him. A lamen|table case, that so noble a yoong gentleman, indued with so manie commendable qualities, as were to be wished in a man of his calling, should thus mise|rablie end his daies by the hands of so vile a vilan.