[1] [2] The rebels hearing that his person was present with his power to come thus against them, began to feare what would follow of their dooings: and such nobles and gentlemen as at the first fauoured their cause, fell from them and withdrew, so that they be|ing destitute of capteines, at length put certeine petitions in writing, which they exhibited to the king, professing that they neuer intended hurt to|wards his roiall person.The petiti|ons of the re|bels receiued of the king and of what points they consisted. The king receiued their pe|titions, which consisted in choise of councellors, sup|pression of religious houses, maintenance of the ser|uice of almightie God, the statute of vses, the release of the fifteenth, and receiuing of the first fruits, with such other matters as nothing apperteined to them: wherevpon he made them answer in pithie sentence, reprouing them of their presumptuous follie and re|bellious attempt, to meddle in anie such matters and weightie affaires, the direction whereof onelie belonged to him, and to such noble men and councel|lors as his pleasure should be to elect and choose to haue the ordering of the same.