Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Flotman hauing heard Norreies declaration, as he was an outragious and busie fellow, presumptu|ouslie made answer, that he cared not a pins point for my lord marquesse, and withall, like a rebellious traitor, railed vpon his lordship, and mainteined,Flotmans presumptu|ous and n [...]|torous alleg [...]|tions. that he and the rest of the rebels were earnest defen|dors of the kings roiall maiestie, and that they had taken weapon in hand not against the king, but in his defense, as in time it should appeare, as they that sought nothing but to mainteine his maiesties roi|all estate, the libertie of their countrie, and the safe|tie of their commonwealth, &c. To conclude, he vt|terlie refused the kings pardon, and told Norreie certeinelie, that they would either restore the com|mon-wealth from decaie, into the which it was fal|len, being oppressed thorough the couetousnesse and tyrannie of the gentlemen; either else would they like men die in the quarrell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Scarselie had he made an end of his tale, when suddenlie a fearefull alarum was raised thorough|out the citie: for whilest Flotman was thus in talke with the king of armes at Pockethorpe gate, the re|bels in great rage entring the citie by the hospitall,The rebels enter the citie. went about to bring all things to destruction: but being incountered néere to the bishops palace, by the lord marquesse his men, there insued a bloudie con|flict betwixt them, which continued long with great fiercenesse and eger reuenge on both parts. There died about seuen score of the rebels, and of the soldi|ers that serued against them some number, beside a great multitude that were hurt and wounded on both parts.The lord Sheffeld wofullie slaine. But the pitifull slaughter of the lord Sheffeld, who hauing more regard to his honor than safetie of life, desirous to shew some proofe of his no|ble valiancie, entering amongst the enimies, as he fought right hardilie, though not so warilie as had béene expedient, fell into a dich as he was about to turne his horsse: & herewith being compassed about with a number of those horrible traitors, was slaine amongest them: although he both declared what he was, and offered largelie to the vilans, if they would haue saued his life. But the more noble he shewed himselfe to be, the more were they kindled in outra|gious furie against him. And as he pulled off his head péece, that it might appeare what he was, a butcher|lie knaue named Fulks, who by occupation was both a carpenter & a butcher, slat him in the head with a club, and so most wretchedlie killed him. A lamen|table case, that so noble a yoong gentleman, indued with so manie commendable qualities, as were to be wished in a man of his calling, should thus mise|rablie end his daies by the hands of so vile a vilan.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Diuerse other gentlemen and woorthie soldiers came to the like end among those outragious rebels, and amongst other, Robert Woluaston, that was appointed to kéepe the doore of Christs church, was killed by the same Fulks, who tooke him for sir Ed|mund Kneuet, against whome the rebels bare great malice, for that he sought to annoie them so farre as by anie meanes he might, as partlie ye haue heard. But the slaughter of that noble man the lord Shef|feld, Alexander Neuill. sore discouraged the residue of the soldiers that were come with the lord marquesse. And on the other part, the rebels were aduanced thereby, in greater hope to preuaile against them, and therevpon preas|sed forward with such hardinesse, that they caused the lord marquesse and his people to giue place, and to forsake the citie, euerie man making the best shift he could to saue himselfe. But yet diuerse gentlemen of good account and worship remaining behind, and a|biding the brunt, were taken prisoners, as sir Tho|mas Cornewallis, and others, whome the rebels afterwards kept in streict durance, vntill the daie came of their ouerthrow by the kings power, vnder the conduction of the earle of Warwike.The mar|quesse ma|keth shift to escape dan|ger.