Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the other part, sir Henrie Isleie, Anthonie Kneuet, and his brother William Kneuet being at Tunbridge, proclamed the shiriffe, the lord of Abur|gauennie, & George Clerke gentleman, traitors to God, the crowne, and the common-welth, for raising the quéenes subiects, to defend the most wicked & di|uelish enterprise of certeine of the wicked & peruerse councellors. And this they pronounced in their owne names & in the names of sir Thomas Wiat, sir Ge|orge Harper, and of all the faithfull gentlemen of Kent, & trustie commoners of the same. This doone, they marched to Seuennocke, mening from thence to passe to Rochester. But in the meane time the fore|said 27 of Ianuarie, there came from the quéene an herald & a trumpetter to sir Thomas Wiat, but he was not suffered to passe the bridge,In herald sent [...]rothã Wiat. and so did his message at the bridge end, in the hearing of sir Tho|mas Wiat and diuerse others. The effect of his mes|sage was, to offer pardon to so manie as within foure and twentie houres would depart to their houses, and become quiet subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Sir Thomas Cheineie lord warden sent also vn|to Wiat,The lord [...]arden is [...] to Wiat. with words of contempt and defiance, de|sirous in deed to haue béene dooing with him, if hee had not mistrusted his owne people, which he should haue brought against him, as those that fauoured so greatlie Wiats cause, that they would haue beene loth to haue seene him take anie foile. And that sir Thomas Wiat knew well inough, and therefore de|sired nothing more than to haue him come foorth, vn|derstanding that he wanted no friends, as well a|bout him, as all other that would take in hand to re|presse him with force gathered in that shire. The lord of Aburgauennie, the shiriffe Warram Sentleger, and diuerse other gentlemen that were assembled at Malling, laie there within foure miles of Roche|ster on saturdaie at night, & hauing aduertisement that sir Henrie Isleie, the two Kneuets, and certeine other, [...]eldishmen, [...] is, such [...] dwel in the [...] of Kent. with fiue hundred Weldishmen, being at Se|uennocke, meant earlie in the morning to march to|wards Rochester for the aid of Wiat against the duke of Norffolke, that was come to Grauesend with fiue hundred white cotes Londoners, and cer|teine of the gard: and further that the said sir Hen|rie Isleie and the Kneuets meant in their waie to burne and spoile the house of George Clerke gentle|man: they departing with fiue hundred gentlemen & likewise yeomen, verie earlie that sundaie in the morning, marched out in order till they came to Wrotham heath, [...] heath. where they might easilie heare the sound of their aduersaries drums, and therevpon followed after them with all spéed, till they came to a place called Barrow gréene,Barrow greéne. through which laie the right readie waie from Seuennocke towards mai|ster Clerks house. Here the lord of Aburgauennie staied for the comming of his enimies, and vnder|standing they were at hand, placed his men in order, thinking to giue or take the ouerthrow. But they vpon their approch, misliking (as it should seeme) the match, shranke aside as secretlie as they could, by a bywaie, and were so farre gone before the lord of A|burgauennie vnderstood thereof by his espials, as for doubt of ouertaking them afore their comming to Rochester, he was driuen to make such hast for the ouertaking of them, as diuerse of his footmen were farre behind at the onset giuing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The first sight that the lord of Aburgauennie could haue of them, after they forsooke their purposed waie, was as they ascended Wrotham hill, directlie vnder Yallam maister Pechams house,Wrotham hill Yallam. where they thinking to haue great aduantage by the winning of the hill, displaied their ensignes, thinking they had béene out of danger. But the Lord of Aburgauen|nie made such hast after them, that ouertaking them at a field in the parish of Wrotham, a mile distant from the verie top of the hill, called Blacke soll field,Blacke soll field. after some resistance with shot and arrowes, and pro|fer of onset made by their horssemen, they were put to flight, and chased for the space of foure miles,The skirmish. euen to Hartleie wood. Thréescore of them were taken pri|soners, and some on both sides were wounded, as commonlie commeth to passe in an ordinarie and pri|uat fraie: how then is it possible, that a skirmish should be vnseasoned with slaughter and bloudshed, speciallie in a sedition or insurrection, which is the plague of all common-wealths, as the poet saith:

—regnorum pessima pestis Seditio.