Absent from this version of the treatise are four paragraphs contained in the Carew MSS, fos. 13-15: "The Souldiors till nowe of late were commonlye in theire throughefare, partely directed by the Shireefes collectors and others of the countrey, with some ease to the poore inhabitants. But nowe to agravat our miseries there be quarter masters errected, whoe doe plot and quarter the Souldiors with noe indifference or care havinge noe knowledge of the countrey but overburtheninge some with over greate nombers to theire vtter vndoeinge, doe for reward free others.
And whether they doe quarter and chardge places tyme out of mynde, priveledged and freed from all Impositions in respect of service and yearely rysinge due out of them to your Maiestie. And your most Noble progenitors greately to the discontentment of the Nobillitie and gentlemen of this Realme that shoulde by this course be brought to as miserable state as the poorer sorte, yf they yelded therevnto.
The little consolacion and hope of some small reliefe in extremityes which helde the poore people in some comforte to endure and beare with patience theire present miseries in expectacion of redresse in the end, by your Maiesties woonted and gratious care over them, was that theire goodes of best vallewe, and such theire cattell of best vallewe, and such theire cattell as they might haue spared from theire best and necessarie vses they had sent amongst theire freinds into the Inner and most safest places of the Englishe Pale to mainteyne for theire last refuge, where all things ells were brought to nothinge which they did assure themselves of soe longe as your Highenes forces remayned in garrison vppon the borders. But alas to the vtter discomfort of all your Maiesties well affected Subiects.
The forces were remoaved from the frontires of the Englishe Pale the last Moneth of May, and the remnant of your poore Subiects in this dispeopeled countrey beinge before consumed and worne out with the Ravinge and pilladge of the Souldiors and made vnable to furnishe themselves with horses, Armor, and weapon, for theire owne defence lefte exposed to the furye and radge of the Rebbells which occasion they did not overslipp, but withall theire Wynter forces invaded the countrey, spoyled and burned even into the bowells and harte thereof, (where never Traytor, since first your Noble progenitors put footinge therein) ever durst shewe his face, soe as men of all sorts are allmost broughte to the extemitye of dispaire, yf the comfortable expectacion of speedye redresse from your Highenes deliuer them not from the vnsupportable horror thereof."