Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare also was the building of the stéeple be|longing to the church of S. Paule in London fini|shed. And this yeare also vpon saint Iames day the citizens of London kept a plaie of defense and wre|stling at the hospitall of saint Iames, Matth. Paris. against other their neighbours of the suburbes, and the quarters next ad [...]ning. In the end whereof it so fortuned, that the Londoners had the vpper hand: Matt. Paris. Matt [...]. West. and amongst other that were put to the foile, the steward of the ab|bat of Westminster with his folkes went awaie with the worst, to their great gréefe. Wherevpon the same steward deuised an other game of wrestling to be holden at Westminster on Lammas day next following, and that whosoeuer could get the vpper hand there, should haue a ram for the price, which the steward had prepared.A [...] wedder some saie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the day appointed, there was a great assem|blie, and the steward had got togither out of all parts the best wrestlers that might be heard of, so that there was hard hold betwixt them and the Londo|ners. But finallie, the steward vpon desire of re|uenge,A not com|mitted vnder pretense of wrestling. procured them to fall togither by the eares without any iust cause, so that the Londoners were beaten and wounded, and constreined to flée backe to the citie in great disorder. The citizens sore offen|ded to see their people so misused, rose in tumult, and rang the common bell to gather the more companie to them.Robert Serle maior of Lon|don. Robert Serle maior of the citie would haue pacified the matter, persuading them to let the iniu|rie passe, till by orderlie plaint they might get re|dresse, as law and iustice should assigne. But a cer|teine stout man of the citie namedConstantine Fitz Arnulfe,Constant [...]ne, a citizen of London pro|cureth the ci|tizens to re|uenge their cause by waie of rebellion. Matth. Paris. of good authoritie amongst them, aduised the multitude not to harken vnto peace, but to seeke reuenge out of hand (wherein he shewed himselfe so farre from true manhood, that he bewraied himselfe rather to haue had a womans heart,

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This lewd counsell was soone receiued and exe|cuted by the outragious people, & Constantine him|selfe being cheefe leader of them, cried with a lowd voice, Mount ioy mount ioy, God be our aid and our souereigne Lewes.The lord chéefe iu|stice taketh in+quisition of the riot. This outragious part comming to the notice of Hubert de Burgh lord chéefe iustice, he gat togither a power of armed men, and came to the citie with the fame, and taking inquisition of the cheéfe offendors, found Constantine as constant in affirming the déed to be his,Constantine apprehended. as he had before con|stantlie put it in practise, wherevpon he was appre|hended and two other citizens with him. On the next day in the morning Fouks de Brent was appointed to haue them to execution: and so by the Thames he quietlie led them to the place where they should suf|fer. Now when Constantine had the halter about his necke, he offered fifteene thousand marks of siluer to haue béene pardoned, but it would not be. There was hanged with him his nephue named also Constan|tine,He is executed and one Geffrey, who made the proclamation deuised by the said Constantine. The crie also which Constantine vsed to the setting forward of his vn|lawfull enterprise in the name of Lewes most of all offended the kings fréends, as the lord cheefe iustice and others, who not satisfied with the death of the three before remembred persons, but also entring the citie againe with their hands of armed men, apprehended diuerse of those whome they tooke to be culpable, not onelie putting manie of them into prison, but also punishing other of them, as some with losse of a foot, some of an hand, and other of their eie-sight. The king furthermore to reuenge this matter, deposed all the magistrats of the citie, and ordeined new in their roomes. Which caused great hartburning against di|uerse of the Nobilitie, but cheefelie the lord Hubert and Fouks de Brent, on whome in time they hoped to haue reuenge.