[1] Matthew

Or rather Goche.

The skirmish betweene the citizens and the rebels vp|on London bridge.

Gough, perceiuing the rebels to stand to their tackling more manfullie than he thought they would haue doone, aduised his companie not to aduance anie further toward Southwarke, till the daie appeared; that they might sée where the place of ieopardie rested, and so to prouide for the same: but this little auailed. For the rebels with their multi|tude draue backe the citizens from the stoops at the bridge foot to the draw bridge, & began to set fire in di|uerse houses. Great ruth it was to behold the mise|rable state, wherein some desiring to eschew the fire died vpon their enimies weapon; women with chil|dren in their armes lept for feare into the riuer, other in a deadlie care how to saue themselues, betwéene fire water, and sword, were in their houses choked and smothered. Yet the capteins not sparing, fought on the bridge all the night valiantlie: but in conclu|sion, the rebels gat the draw bridge, and drowned ma|nie, and slue Iohn Sutton alderman, and Robert Heisand, a hardie citizen, with manie other, beside Matthew Matthew Goche fa|mous for his acts abroad now slaine on Lõdõ bridge. Gough, a man of great wit and much ex|perience in feats of chiualrie, the which in continuall warres had spent his time in seruice of the king and his father.