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himself between the city and the rebels. But the city 

 of London, especially at the first, upon the near en 

 camping of the rebels, was in great tumult : as it 

 useth to be with wealthy and populous cities, 

 especially those which being for greatness and fortune 

 queens of their regions, who seldom see out of their 

 windows, or from their towers, an army of enemies. 

 But that which troubled them most, was the con 

 ceit, that they dealt with a rout of people, with 

 whom there was no composition or condition, or 

 orderly treating, if need were ; but likely to be bent 

 altogether upon rapine and spoil. And although 

 they had heard that the rebels had behaved them 

 selves quietly and modestly by the way as they 

 went ; yet they doubted much that would not last, 

 but rather make them more hungry, and more in 

 appetite to fall upon spoil in the end. Wherefore 

 there was great running to and fro of people, some to 

 the gates, some to the walls, some to the water-side; 

 giving themselves alarms and panic fears continu 

 ally. Nevertheless both Tate, the lord mayor, and 

 Shaw and Haddon the sheriffs, did their parts, stoutly 

 and well, in arming and ordering the people. And 

 the king likewise did adjoin some captains of expe 

 rience in the wars, to advise and assist the citizens. 

 But soon after, when they understood that the king 

 had so ordered the matter, that the rebels must win 

 three battles, before they could approach the city, 

 and that he had put his own person between the 

 rebels and them, and that the great care was, rather 

 how to impound the rebels that none of them might 



