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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne to Wiat, of whome ye heard before, who being come to the parke corner, and per|ceiuing the perill apparant, if he should haue mar|ched straight vpon the earls battels, which were ran|ged on either side of the causeie, did therefore poli|tikelie turne from the great causeie, marching along the wall of the house of saint Iames towards Lon|don:Wiat mar|cheth alongst the wall of saint Iames towards London. which could not haue béene without his no little losse of manie of his traine, if those that had the charge on that side the field, had béene as forward in seruice as the earle with his battell, and the horsse|men before shewed themselues to be. Neuerthelesse Wiat following his purposed enterprise, which was to haue entered into London, where he hoped of great aid, marched on with the small companie that was left him, as far as a common inne called the Bell sauage, néere to Ludgate, beléeuing to haue found some readie there to haue receiued him; wher|in his hope was much deceiued, finding the said gate fast shut, and stronglie garded with a number as well of most honest citizens, as also of other bands of the quéenes assured friends. Wherevpon Wiat, who comming towards the citie, made himselfe sure of his enterprise, now desperat of the same, was faine to turne his face, retiring backe againe to Temple-barre, where he with the rest of his retinue determined (as it seemed) to trie their last fortune.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Penbroke (who all this while kept his force togither in the field) hearing of Wiats approch to London, sent to him an herald called Claren|ceaux,An herald sent to Wiat willing him to desist from his enterprise. with great communication to desist from his rebellious enterprise. Which herald did his message accordinglie, albeit that some said he promised the said Wiat his pardon: which should not séeme to be true, as well for that the herald had no such commis|sion, as also that it was not like, that the said Wiat being then disarmed of all his forces, would haue re|fused mercie in such a case. For true it is, that he with a verie few of his forlorne fellowship, not ma|nie aboue the number of one hundred persons, stood still as men amazed at the gate of the Temple-barre, till such time as sir Maurice Barkleie knight, by chance riding towards London vpon his horsse, with footcloth, without anie armour, finding the said Wiat there, persuaded him to repaire to the court, and to yéeld himselfe to the quéene.Sir Thomas Wiat submit|teth himselfe to the quéene. Whose aduise he followed, and incontinent mounted vp on the said sir Maurice horsse behind him, and so road to the court voluntarilie to yéeld himselfe prisoner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This comming of Wiat to the court being so lit|tle looked for, was great cause of reioising to such as of late before stood in great feare of him. But more than maruell it was to sée that daie, the inuin|cible heart and constancie of the quéene hir selfe, who being by nature a woman, and therefore common|lie more fearefull than men be, shewed hir selfe in that case more stout than is credible. For she, not|withstanding all the fearefull newes that were brought to hir that daie, neuer abashed. Insomuch that when one or two noblemen being hir capteins, EEBO page image 1099 came in all hast to tell hir (though vntrulie) that hir battels were yéelded to Wiat.The stout courage of quéene Ma|rie. She nothing mooued thereat, said it was their fond opinion that durst not come néere to sée the triall, saieng further, that she hir selfe would enter the field to trie the truth of hir quarrell, and to die with them that would serue hir, rather than to yéeld one iot vnto such a traitor as Wiat was, and prepared hir selfe accordinglie.

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