Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the rebels vnderstanding that the earle of Warwike wanted powder and other things apper|teining to the vse of the great ordinance, and with|all perceiuing that the Welshmen which were ap|pointed to the gard of the said great péeces of artille|rie were no great number, and therefore not able to resist anie great force that should come against them, they came downe the hill vpon the sudden as it were wholie togither in most outragious maner. And withall one Miles that was a verie perfect gun|ner, and maruellous skilfull in the feat of shooting of great artillerie, and at that time remaining among the rebels, Alexander Neuill. shot off a péece; and flue one of the kings principall gunners, that was attending vpon those péeces of artillerie, which stood thus before the gate. Whom when the rebels perceiued thus to be slaine, they made forward with more courage, and gaue such a desperate onset vpon them that garded the said artillerie, that their small number, being not a|ble to withstand their aduersaries great and huge multitude pressing in such furious rage vpon them, that they were constreined to flée backe, and to leaue the artillerie for a preie vnto the enimies, who seizing vpon the same,The rebels take certeine peeces of ar|tillerie from the earle of Warwike. conueied them awaie with certeine carts laden with all manner of munition for wars vp to their campe: a matter (as was thought) of no small importance, sith the enimies thereby were fur|nished now with such things, whereof before they stood most in néed, and now hauing store thereof, they spared not liberallie to bestow it against the citie, beating downe not onlie the highest top of Bishops gate, but also a great part of the wals on that side.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Capteine Drurie.And here trulie the good seruice of capteine Dru|rie is not to be forgotten, who now as earst being readie to reuenge this iniurie, following vpon the enimies, put them to flight, and recouered much of that which they had taken from the earls souldiers. The earle of Warwike after this cut off the entries at the gates, and rampired them vp, placed at the bridges and turnings of the waies and streets diuers bands of soldiers to kéepe the passages, brake downe the White friers bridge, and at Bishops gate he ap|pointed the lord Willoughbie with a great number of soldiers to defend that part, & in this sort he made prouision to defend the citie from the rebels, if they should attempt to make anie surprise vpon the sud|den.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The next daie yet they passing ouer the riuer, set fire on certeine houses at Connesfoorth, burning the more part of all the houses of two parishes: and so great was the rage of the fire, that catching hold vp|on an house wherein the merchants of Norwich vse to laie vp such wares and merchandize as they con|ueie to their citie from Yermouth, the same house with great store of wheat and other riches was mise|rablie consumed and defaced. Thus whilest euerie thing séemed to chance and fall out in fauour of the rebels, there were some in the earle of Warwiks armie, that despairing of the whole successe of their iourneie,Councell gi|uen to the erle of Warwike to abandon the citie. came to the earle of Warwike, and began to persuade with him, that sith the citie was large, and their companies small (for in déed the whole ap|pointed numbers as yet were not come, neither of strangers nor Englishmen) it was vnpossible to de|fend it against such an huge multitude as were as|sembled togither in Kets campe, and therefore be|sought him to regard his owne safetie, to leaue the citie, and not to hazard all vpon such an vncerteine maine chance.