Compare 1577 edition: 1 To put that mat [...]er out of doubt, he caused the multitude of his soldiours to come before him,What the earle said to them that talked lewdlie of him in the campe. and there declared to them, that he vnderstood what lewd talke had béene raised of his meaning among them in the campe, as if he had fauoured the part of the re|bels:

But (saith he) whatsoeuer their colourable pre|tense may be, true it is, that traitors they are in this their wicked attempt. And whereas my ancestors haue beene euer true to the crowne, I meane not to staine my bloud now in ioining with such a sort of traitors, but to liue and die in defense of the crowne, if it stood but vpon a stake: and therefore those that will take my part in this quarrell, I haue to thanke them, and if there be anie that be otherwise minded, I would wish them hence. And herewith he caused his chapleine to minister an oth to him, which he re|ceiued to the effect aforesaid, in the presence of them all.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And verelie this was thought to be doone not with|out great cause that mooued him thereto: for where|as the more part of his soldiours consisted of the countrie people,He was pro|uided of ill souldiors that so vndutifulli [...] to deale with him would be induced. who with forged tales and wicked surmises were easilie led to beléeue whatsoeuer was reported in fauor of the rebels, and disfauor of such as were then chiefe councellors to the king, against whome they pretended to rise (although there was no reasonable occasion leading them therevnto) it was greatlie to be suspected, least they might thorough some traitorous practise haue béene induced to forget their dutifull allegiance to their souereigne, and soul|diorlike obedience to their leaders, insomuch that the capteins of the rebels were persuaded (and some of them reported no lesse) that they might haue fought with the duke of Norffolke, and the earle of Shre|wesburie, on this hither side of the riuer of Dun, e|uen with their owne men, not néeding to haue brought a man of their armie with them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Therefore it was thought, that the oth which the earle of Shrewesburie in that sort receiued before all his people there openlie in field,The oth of the earle of Shre [...]wesburie in presence of the people ne|cessarie. serued to great pur|pose; to put out of his soldiours wauering heads all such lewd expectation that he would turne to the eni|mies, staieng thereby their fickle minds; sith they were now assured, that he being their chiefteine meant no dissimulation. A matter trulie of no small importance, considering the fauor which the com|mons bare towards him, and the opinion they had conceiued of his high prowesse; so that which waie he inclined, it was thought verelie the game were likelie to go. But now after the king was aduertised of that perilous commotion of the northerne men, he appointed not onlie the said earle of Shrewesburie to raise a power to resist them: but also ordeined the duke of Norffolke his lieutenant generall, with the marquesse of Excester,The duke of Norffolke the kings li [...]ute|nant. and the said earle of Shre|wesburie, the earles of Huntington and Rutland, accompanied with a mightie power to go against them.