[1] When the commons beheld this, they cried out

Our capteine is traitorouslie slaine, let vs stand to|gither and die with him: let vs shoot and reuenge his death manfullie:

and so bending their bowes, made them readie to shoot. The king shewing both hardi|nesse and wisedome at that instant, more than his age required, set his spurs to his horsse, and rode to them, saieng; What is the matter my men, what meane you? Will you shoot at your king? Be not troubled nor offended at the death of a traitor and ribald; I will be your king, capteine and leader,The king persuadeth the rebels. fol|low me into the fields, and you shall haue all things that you can desire. This did the king, to the end he might appease them, least they should haue set fire on the houses there in Smithfield, and haue attempted some further mischéefe, in reuenge of the displeasure which they tooke for the death of their chéefe leader. They mooued with these the kings words, followed him and the knights that were with him, into the o|pen fields, not yet resolued whether they should set vpon the king and slea him, or else be quiet, and re|turne home with the kings charter.