The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 1097)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this oration ended, the citizens séeming well satisfied therewith, the queene with the lords of the councell returned to White hall from whence she came: and foorthwith the lord William Howard was associate with the lord maior of London, whose name was sir Thomas White for the protection and defense of the citie. And for more suertie, as well of hir owne person, as also of hir councellors and other subiects, she prepared a great armie to méet with the said rebelles in the field, of which armie William Herbert earle of Penbroke was made generall, which earle with all spéed requisite in such a case, pre|pared all things necessarie to such a seruice belong|ing. The same daie sir Thomas Wiat hauing with him foureteene ensignes, conteining about foure thousand men, although they were accounted to be a farre greater number,Wiat mar|ched to Det|ford strand. marched to Detford strand, eight miles from Detford, and within foure miles of London; where vpon such aduertisement as he receiued by spiall, of the quéens being in the Guild|hall, & the order of the people to hir wards, he remai|ned that night & the next whole daie; diuerse of his owne companie doubting by his longer tarrieng there than in other places, and vpon other presump|tions which they gathered, that he would haue passed the water into Essex.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 His prisoners Christopher Roper, George Dor|rell, and Iohn Tucke esquiers, who were kept some|what strict, for that they seemed sicklie, and finding within the towne no conuenient harborough or at|tendance,

Wiat suffereth his prisoners to go abrode vpon their word.

Wiat cõmeth into South|worke.

were licenced by sir Thomas Wiat, vpon promise of their worships to be true prisoners, to pro|uide for themselues out from the towne, where they best might. But they breaking promise with him, sought waies to escape and come no more at him. On saturdaie following verie earlie Wiat marched to Southworke, where approching the gate at Lon|don bridge foot, he called to them within to haue it o|pened: which he found not so readie as he looked for. After he had beene a little while in Southworke, and began to trench at the bridge foot, and set two peeces of ordinance against the gate, diuerse of his soldiors went to Winchester place, where one of them (be|ing a gentleman) began to fall to rifling of things found in the house. Wherewith sir Thomas Wiat seemed so much offended, that he threatned sore to hang him euen presentlie there vpon the wharfe, and so as he made others to beleeue he meant to haue doone, if capteine Bret and others had not intreated for him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lord William Howard lord admerall of England, being appointed by the queens commission capteine generall, with the lord maior sir Thomas White, watched at the bridge that night with three hundred men, caused the draw bridge to be hewen downe into the Thames, made rampiers and for|tifications there, fensing the same with great ordi|nance. Wiat yet aduentured the breaking downe of a wall out of an house ioining to the gate at the bridge foot,Sir Thomas Wiats despe|rat attempt. whereby he might enter into the leads o|uer the gate, & came downe into the lodge about ele|uen of the clocke in the night, where he found the porter in a slumber, and his wife with other waking, and watching ouer a cole; but beholding Wiat, they began suddenlie to start as greatlie amazed. Whist quoth Wiat, as you loue your liues sit still, you shall haue no hurt. Glad were they of that warrant, and so were quiet, and made no noise. Wiat and a few with him went foorth as farre as the draw bridge: on the other side whereof he saw the lord admerall, the lord maior, sir Andrew Iud, and one or two others in consultation for ordering of the bridge, wherevn|to he gaue diligent heed and eare a good while, and was not séene.