The fight was sharpe and cruell, and the euent verie doubtfull for a while: the rebels were so stiffelie bent to doo their vttermost indeuor in defense of their wicked quarrell. There were amongst them manie desperat women that gaue the aduenture of their liues,Stout wo|men among the rebels. and fought right stoutlie. Manie therfore were slaine on both sides, to the number at the least of three hundred persons. But such was the forward valian|cie of the lord Hunsdon, that his people incoraged by his example (whome they might see so noblie acquit himselfe, in aduenturing so farre as anie other of the whole troope) behaued themselues in such manfull wise, that the victorie in the end fell to him and his companie: and the said Leonard Dacres was forced to flée from his séelie slaine and miserable people,Leonard Da|cres put to flight taketh his waie into Scotland. ta|king his waie into Scotland, so fast as his horsse might beare him. Capteine Reade and the other capteins and soldiors of Berwike bare themselues right valiantlie, and shewed proofe of their skill and hardie manhood in this skirmish. After the which these holds and castels were taken and deliuered vn|to the said lord Hunsdon: Naworth which was com|mitted vnto the kéeping of maister Scroope, Kest|wood, Greistocke and Rockleie, which were deliuered to the kéeping of diuerse of the duke of Norffolks officers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On good fridaie the seauen and twentith of March Simon Digbie of Askue, Iohn Stow. Rebelles executed at Yorke. Iohn Fulthorpe of Isil|becke in the countie of Yorke esquiers, Robert Pe|neman of Stokesleie, Thomas Bishop the yoonger of Poklinton in the same countie of Yorke, gentle|men, were drawne from the castell of Yorke to the place of execution called Knaues mire,Knaues mire. halfe a mile without the citie of Yorke, and there hanged, headed, and quartered; their foure heads were set on foure principall gates of the citie, with foure of their quar|ters; the other in diuerse places of the countrie. Os|clope Clesbe was with them drawne to the gallows, and returned againe to the castell. William earle of Penbroke baron of Cardiffe,The earle of Penbroke deceased. knight of the gar|ter, one of the priuie councell, and lord steward of the quéenes maiesties houshold, deceased the eightéenth of Aprill, and was buried in saint Paules church at London. D. Powell in hist. Camb. pag. 399. ¶This noble man liued in great credit and estimation with king Henrie the eight, king Ed|ward the sixt, quéene Marie, and quéene Elisabeth, and was by euerie of the said princes imploied in matters of great importance: and for his good and faithfull seruice greatlie honored, as appéereth in an epitaph fixed vpon his toome in the cathedrall church of saint Paule in London, which I thought good here to laie downe.