[1] [2] Therefore it was thought, that the oth which the earle of Shrewesburie in that sort receiued before all his people there openlie in field,The oth of the earle of Shre [...]wesburie in presence of the people ne|cessarie. serued to great pur|pose; to put out of his soldiours wauering heads all such lewd expectation that he would turne to the eni|mies, staieng thereby their fickle minds; sith they were now assured, that he being their chiefteine meant no dissimulation. A matter trulie of no small importance, considering the fauor which the com|mons bare towards him, and the opinion they had conceiued of his high prowesse; so that which waie he inclined, it was thought verelie the game were likelie to go. But now after the king was aduertised of that perilous commotion of the northerne men, he appointed not onlie the said earle of Shrewesburie to raise a power to resist them: but also ordeined the duke of Norffolke his lieutenant generall, with the marquesse of Excester,The duke of Norffolke the kings li [...]ute|nant. and the said earle of Shre|wesburie, the earles of Huntington and Rutland, accompanied with a mightie power to go against them.