Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie sinister reports, slanderous tales, and feig|ned fables were blowne abroad, and put into the peo|ples eares, and diuerse of the nobilitie did also what they could to stir the commons to rebellion, faithful|lie promising both aid and succour against the king. The people thus prouoked to mischiefe, and deceiued through ouer light credence, incontinentlie as it were to mainteine that religion, which had so manie yeares continued, and béene estéemed, they stiffelie and stoutlie conspired togither,A traitorous conspiracie. and in a part of Lin|colneshire they first assembled, and shortlie after ioi|ned into an armie, being (as it was supposed) of men apt for the warres, in number about twentie thou|sand. Against these rebels with all the hast that might be, the king in his proper person vpon intelli|gence therof had marched towards them,The Lincoln|shire men in armes a|gainst the king. being fur|nished with a warlike armie, perfectlie appointed of all things that to such a companie should apper|teine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The rebels hearing that his person was present with his power to come thus against them, began to feare what would follow of their dooings: and such nobles and gentlemen as at the first fauoured their cause, fell from them and withdrew, so that they be|ing destitute of capteines, at length put certeine petitions in writing, which they exhibited to the king, professing that they neuer intended hurt to|wards his roiall person.The petiti|ons of the re|bels receiued of the king and of what points they consisted. The king receiued their pe|titions, which consisted in choise of councellors, sup|pression of religious houses, maintenance of the ser|uice of almightie God, the statute of vses, the release of the fifteenth, and receiuing of the first fruits, with such other matters as nothing apperteined to them: wherevpon he made them answer in pithie sentence, reprouing them of their presumptuous follie and re|bellious attempt, to meddle in anie such matters and weightie affaires, the direction whereof onelie belonged to him, and to such noble men and councel|lors as his pleasure should be to elect and choose to haue the ordering of the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherfore he aduised them to remember their rash and inconsiderate dooings, and that now in anie wise they should resort home to their houses, and no more to assemble contrarie to his lawes and their owne allegiances; and also to cause the prouokers of this mischiefe to be deliuered to the hands of his lieute|nant, and further to submit themselues wholie to such punishment as he and his nobles should thinke them worthie to receiue: for otherwise he would not suf|fer that iniurie at their hands to go vnreuenged.The Lincoln|shiremen giue ouer their re|bellious en|terprise. Af|ter the Lincolnshire men had receiued the kings an|swer thus made to their petitions, each mistrusting other, who should be noted the greatest meddler, sud|denlie they began to shrinke, and got them home to their houses without longer abode.