Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this battell were slaine foure and twentie hun|dred persons,The number slaine in the battell of Bloreheath. but the greatest losse fell vpon the Ches|shire men, bicause one halfe of the shire was on the one part, and the other halfe on the other: of which number were sir Thomas Dutton, sir Iohn Doune and sir Hugh Uenables, sir Richard Molineur, sir William Trowtbecke, sir Iohn Legh of the Both, and sir Iohn Egerton, knights; Iohn Done,The earle of Salisburies sonne appre|hended. and Iohn Dutton esquiers. But the earles two sonnes, the one called sir Iohn Neuill, and the other sir Tho|mas Neuill, were sore wounded, the which soberlie iornieng into the north countrie, were apprehended by the quéenes fréends, and togither with sir Thomas Harington that was likewise taken, were conueied to Chester; but their kéepers deliuered them shortlie after, or else had the Marchmen destroied the goales. Such fauour bare the commons of Wales to the duke of Yorks band, that they could not suffer anie wrong to be offered, or euill word to be spoken a|gainst him or his freends.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this battell at Bloreheath, the said duke of Yorke, perceiuing the destruction of him and his fréends was intended, and that his deuises were al|readie disclosed to the king and the queene, he thought now no longer to linger his businesse, but with all diligence to set forward the same. And therfore send|ing for his cheefe freend the earle of Salisburie, after long conference of their weightie affaires,The duke of Yorke assem|bleth an armie they de|termined to raise an armie, and by fine force either to win their purpose, or end their liues in the same. Héerevpon were men foorthwith assembled, freends sent for, and a puissant armie gathered, both of Nor|therne and Welshmen, who in good order came into the marches of Wales adioining to Shropshire, de|termining there to abide their enimies, or to méet them; if occasion serued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 There came to him from Calis the earle of War|wike, bringing with him from that towne a great number of expert men in martiall feates, whereof two were capteins knowne for men of great experi|ence and approoued policie, as they had well declared the same in the warres of Normandie and Guien, the one called Andrew Trollop,Andrew Trollop, Iohn Blunt. and the other Iohn Blunt. The king, hauing aduertisement of the dukes dooings, sent foorth commissioners to leuie a power in all parts of the realme, where he thought to haue any faithfull fréends of fauourers:The king rai|seth an armie. by reason whereof a great number of men of warre was assembled. Manie for the loue they bare to the king resorted to his side, but more for feare of the quéenes displesure, whose frowning countenance was their vndooing, and hir indignation their death.