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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke had meant at first to haue rid awaie (as I haue credible heard) if promise had béene kept by one of his seruants, appointed to come to him to be his guide; but when he either feining himselfe sicke, or being sloke in déed, came not, the duke was con|streined to remaine in the parke there at Astleie, ho|ping yet to get awaie after that the search had béene passed ouer, and the countrie once in quiet. Howso|euer it was, there he was taken, as is said, togither with his brother the lord Iohn Greie; but his bro|ther the lord Thomas got awaie in deed at that time,The lord Iohn Greie taken. meaning to haue fled into Wales, & there to haue got to the sea side, so to transport himselfe ouer into France, or into some other forren part. But in the borders of Wales he was likewise apprehended through his great mishap, and follie of his man that had forgot his capcase with monie behind him in his chamber one morning at his inne; and comming for it againe, vpon examination what he should be, it was mistrusted that his maister should be some such man, as he was in déed, and so was staied, ta|ken,The lord Thomas Greie taken. and brought vp to London, where he suffered; as after shall appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But now to returne vnto sir Thomas Wiat. Af|ter that the Londoners were reuolted to him, as be|fore ye haue heard; the next daie being tuesdaie the thirtith of Ianuarie, he marched foorth with his bands, and six péeces of ordinance (which they had gotten of the quéenes) besides their owne. And first they came to Cowling castell,Cowling ca|stell. an hold of the lord Cobhams, foure miles distant from Rochester, and not much out of the waie towards London, whither they were now fullie determined to go, in hope of friends which they trusted to find within and about the citie. At their comming to Cowling, knowing that the lord Cobham was within the castell, they bent their ordinance against the gate, breaking it with sundrie shots, and burning it vp with [...]er, made a waie through it.The lord Cobham. The said lord Cobham defended the place as stoutlie as he might, hauing but a few against so great a number, and so little store of mu|nition for his defense: he himselfe yet discharged his gun at such as approched the gate right hardilie, and in that assault two of his men were slaine. After this assault, and talke had with the lord Cobham, sir Thomas Wiat marched to Grauesend, where he rested that night.

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