The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 635)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matthew

Or rather Goche.

The skirmish betweene the citizens and the rebels vp|on London bridge.

Gough, perceiuing the rebels to stand to their tackling more manfullie than he thought they would haue doone, aduised his companie not to aduance anie further toward Southwarke, till the daie appeared; that they might sée where the place of ieopardie rested, and so to prouide for the same: but this little auailed. For the rebels with their multi|tude draue backe the citizens from the stoops at the bridge foot to the draw bridge, & began to set fire in di|uerse houses. Great ruth it was to behold the mise|rable state, wherein some desiring to eschew the fire died vpon their enimies weapon; women with chil|dren in their armes lept for feare into the riuer, other in a deadlie care how to saue themselues, betwéene fire water, and sword, were in their houses choked and smothered. Yet the capteins not sparing, fought on the bridge all the night valiantlie: but in conclu|sion, the rebels gat the draw bridge, and drowned ma|nie, and slue Iohn Sutton alderman, and Robert Heisand, a hardie citizen, with manie other, beside Matthew Matthew Goche fa|mous for his acts abroad now slaine on Lõdõ bridge. Gough, a man of great wit and much ex|perience in feats of chiualrie, the which in continuall warres had spent his time in seruice of the king and his father.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This sore conflict indured in doubtfull wise on the bridge, till nine of the clocke in the morning: for som|time, the Londoners were beaten backe to saint Magnus corner: and suddenlie againe, the rebels were repelled to the stoops in Southwarke, so that both parts being faint and wearie, agréed to leaue off from fighting till the next daie; vpon condition, that neither Londoners should passe into Southwarke,A staie by assent. nor Kentishmen into London. Upon this absti|nence, this rakehell capteine for making him more friends, brake vp the gailes of the kings Bench and Marshalsie, and so were manie mates set at libertie verie méet for his matters in hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Canturburie being chancellor of England, and as then for his suertie lieng within the Tower, called to him the bishop of Winchester, who for some safegard laie then at Haliwell. These two prelats, séeing the furie of the Kentish people, by their late repulse, to be somewhat asswaged, passed by the riuer of Thames from the Tower into South|warke, bringing with them vnder the kings great seale, a generall pardon vnto all the offendors, and caused the same to be openlie published. The poore people were so glad of this pardon, and so readie to receiue it,Proclamatiõ of pardon dis|persed the re|bels. that without bidding farewell to their cap|teine, they withdrew themselues the same night e|uerie man towards his home.