[1] The causes moouing them to raise this rebellion,The causes moouing the Yorkshiremen to rebellion. were these. First & principally their traitorous harts grudging at the kings most godlie procéedings, in aduancing and reforming the true honour of God and his religion. An other cause also was, for tru|sting to a blind and a fantasticall prophesie, wherwith they were seduced, thinking the same prophesie shuld shortlie come to passe, by hearing the rebellions of Norffolke, of Deuonshire, and other places. The te|nour of which prophesie and purpose togither of the traitors was,A blind pro|phesie among the northerne men. that there should no king reigne in England, the noblemen and gentlemen to be de|stroied, and the realme to be ruled by foure gouer|nours, [page 1041] to be elected and appointed by the commons, holding a parlement in commotion, to begin at the south and north seas of England, supposing that this rebellion in the north,The deuise of [...] rebels how [...] purpose. and the other of the Deuon|shire men in the west, méeting (as they intended) at one place, to be the meane how to compasse this their traitorous diuelish deuise. And therfore laieng their studies togither, how to find out more companie to ioine with them in that detestable purpose, and to set forward the sturre, this deuise they framed: to sturre in two places, the one distant seuen miles from the other, and at the first rush to kill and destroie such gentlemen and men of substance about them, as were fauourers of the kings proceedings, or which would resist them.