Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Herewith turning backe, he might [...] how Bret,The reuol|ting of the Londoners. and the other capteins of the whit [...]ootes with their bands being vpon the hill, and at his backe, made great and lowd shouts sundrie times, crieng; We are all Englishmen, we are all Englishmen: fashioning themselues in araie, readie bent with EEBO page image 1095 their weapons to set vpon the duke, if he had made anie resistance: wherevpon the duke willed the pée|ces that were bent against Rochester, to be turned vpon Bret and his fellowes. But vpon further con|sideration the shot was spared,The duke with the cap|teine of the gard, &c: put to their shifts. and the dukes grace, with the capteine of the gard, considering with wo|full hearts their chiefe strength thus turned against them; and being thus inuironed both behind and be|fore with enimies, shifted themselues awaie, as did also their companie. Sir Thomas Wiat accompa|nied with two or thrée, and not manie mo, came forth halfe a mile from Rochester, to méet Bret and the o|ther capteins, amongst whom was sir George Har|per, notwithstanding his former submission to the duke. Their méeting verelie séemed right ioifull both in gesture and countenance, & therewith hauing saluted each other, they entered all togither into Ro|chester. The lord of Aburgauennie & the shiriffe were greatlie abashed when they vnderstood of this mis|hap, for they doubted that such as were euill disposed before, would not be greatlie amended thereby. The shiriffe being then at Maidstone,The shiriffe of Kent rideth to the councell. hasted to come to Malling, where the lord of Aburgauennie laie, and vpon his comming thither, he tooke aduise to ride in post to the councell, to know their minds how they would direct them. Sir Thomas Wiat and his asso|ciats were greatlie recomforted with this new sup|plie added to their strength, by the reuolting thus of the Londoners: and verelie it bred no small hope in all their hearts that wished well to his enterprise, that he should the better atteine vnto the hoped end of his purpose. But it pleased God otherwise, who ne|uer prospereth anie that attempt such exploits with|out publike and lawfull authoritie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane while, the duke of Suffolke being persuaded to ioine with other in this quarell, as he that doubted (as no small number of true English|men then did) least the pretended mariage with the Spanish king should bring the whole nobilitie and people of this realme into bondage and thraldome of strangers,The duke of Suffolke go|eth downe in|to Leicester|shire. after he was once aduertised that sir Thomas Wiat had preuented the time of their pur|posed enterprise, he secretlie one euening departed from Sheene, and rode with all spéed into Leice|stershire where in the towne of Leicester and o|ther places, hée caused proclamation to be made in semblable wise, as sir Thomas Wiat had doone, against the quéenes match which she meant to make with the said king of Spaine: but few there were that would willinglie hearken thereto. But now ye must vnderstand, that before his comming downe, he was persuaded that the citie of Couentrie would be opened vnto him,The citie of Couentrie. the more part of the citizens be|ing throughlie bent in his fauour, in so necessarie a quarell, for defense of the realme against strangers, as they were then persuaded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But howsoeuer it chanced, this prooued not alto|gither true: for whether through the misliking which the citizens had of the matter, or through negligence of some that were sent to sollicit them in the cause, or chieflie (as should séeme to be most true) for that God would haue it so, when the duke came with six or seuen score horssemen well appointed for the pur|pose,The duke of Suffolke kept out of Co|uentrie. presenting himselfe before the citie in hope to bée receiued, hee was kept out. For the citi|zens through comfort of the erle of Huntington that was then come downe, sent by the quéene to staie the countries from falling to the duke, and to raise a power to apprehend him, had put themselues in ar|mor, and made all the prouision they could to defend the citie against the said duke. Wherevpon percei|uing himselfe destitute of all such aid as he looked for among his friends in the two shires of Leicester and Warwike, he got him to his manour of Astleie, distant from Couentrie fiue miles, where appoin|ting his companie to disperse themselues, and to make the best shift each one for his owne safegard that he might, and distributing to euerie of them a portion of monie, according to their qualities, and his store at that present, he and the lord Iohn Greie his brother bestowed themselues in secret places there within Astleie parke; but through the vntrusti|nesse of them, to whose trust they did commit them|selues (as hath béene crediblie reported) they were bewraied to the earle of Huntington, that then was come to Couentrie,The duke of Suffolke ap|prehended. and so apprehended they were by the said earle, and afterwards brought vp to London.