[1] [2] [3] King Henrie after he had read their articles, with the defiance which they annexed to the same, answe|red the esquiers,The kings answer to the messengers that brought the articles. that he was readie with dint of sword and fierce battell to prooue their quarrell false, and nothing else than a forged matter, not doubting, but that God would aid and assist him in his righ|teous cause, against the disloiall and false forsworne traitors. The next daie in the morning earlie, being the euen of Marie Magdalene, they set their battels in order on both sides, and now whilest the warriors looked when the token of battell should be giuen, the abbat of Shrewesburie,The king of|fereth to par|don his ad|uersaries. and one of the clearks of the priuie seale, were sent from the king vnto the Per|sies, to offer them pardon, if they would come to any reasonable agréement. By their persuasions, the lord Henrie Persie began t [...] giue eare vnto the kings of|fers, & so sent with them his vncle the earle of Wor|cester, to declare vnto the king the causes of those troubles, and to require some effectuall reformation in the same.