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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herwith he offended so much the minds of his No|bles, that Richard Marshall erle of Penbroke (chiefe of that familie, & boldest to speake,The earle of Penbroke. now that Ranulfe of Chester was gone) as well in his owne name, as in the names of other, tooke vpon him openlie to re|prooue the kings dooings herein, as pernicious and dangerous to the state of the realme.Strangers alwaies odi|ous to ye hours borne. Herevnto the bishop of Winchester (whose counsell as it séemed he followed) made answer, that the king had doone no|thing in that behalfe vnaduisedlie, but vpon good and déepe consideration: for sith he might perceiue how the English nobilitie had first pursued his father with malicious hatred & open war, and now that he found diuerse of them whom he had brought vp and aduan|ced to high honours, vnfaithfull in the administrati|on of their offices, he did not without iust cause re|ceiue EEBO page image 217 into his fauour strangers, and preferre them before those of his owne nation, which were not so faithfull in his seruice and obedience as they.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This answer of the bishop so pricked and woun|ded the minds of the English Nobilitie, that manie of them (amongst whome the said earle of Penbroke was the chéefe) began an open rebellion, some of them resorting to one place, and some to an other, to gather people for their purpose.The lords yt withdrew into Wales. Matth. Paris. Polydor. The names of such barons as stirred vpon this occasion were these; Ri|chard Marshall earle of Penbroke afore named, Gilbert Basset and his brethren, men of great honor and right hardie capteins: also Richard Sward a warlike personage, trained vp in feats of armes from his youth,The king pro+claimed them traitors. with Walter Clifford a worthie knight, and manie others. The king hauing know|ledge of their dooings proclaimed them all traitors, confiscated their goods,Strangers sent for. and sent for a great power of men out of Flanders to serue him in his warres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest king Henrie thus prouided himselfe of an armie, the lords with their capteine Richard Mar|shall ioined themselues to Leolin prince of Wales, & doubting the comming of the king, spoiled all the marshes next adioining to England, leauing no vit|tels nor cattell any where about in those parts wher|by the kings armie might haue reléefe, and further made all things readie for their owne defense so well as they could deuise. The earle of Kent about the same time, Matth. Paris. The earle of Kent escapeth and taketh sanctuarie. by helpe of two yeomen that attended vpon him, escaped out of the castell of Uées, and tooke sanctuarie in the next church: but when those that had the charge of him and the castell in keeping, mis|sed him, and heard where he was, they fetcht both him, and the two yeomen that holpe him to make the escape out of the church,He is fetcht out. and bringing them backe to the castell, imprisoned the earle.

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