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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Sir Hugh Trumpington or Turrington (as some copies haue) that was one of his chéefest fréends with certeine other were slaine, as they were about to resist against the lord Montacute, and his compa|nie in taking of the said earle. The manner of his ta|king I passe ouer, bicause of the diuersitie in report thereof by sundrie writers. From Notingham he was sent vp to London with his sonne the lord Ro|ger or Geffrey de Mortimer, sir Simon Bereford, and the other prisoners, where they were committed to prison in the tower. Shortlie after was a parle|ment called at Westminster, chéefelie (as was thought) for reformation of things disordered through the misgouernance of the earle of March. But who|soeuer was glad or sorie for the trouble of the said earle, suerlie the queene mother tooke it most heauilie aboue all other, as she that loued him more (as the fame went) than stood well with hir honour. For as some write,Maister Fox. she was found to be with child by him. They kept as it were house togither, for the earle to haue his prouision the better cheape, laid his penie with hirs, so that hir takers serued him as well as they did hir both of vittels & cariages. Of which mis|vsage (all regard to honour and estimation neglec|ted) euerie subiect spake shame. For their manner of dealing, tending to such euill purposes as they conti|nuallie thought vpon, could not be secret from the eies of the people. And their offense héerein was so much the more heinous, bicause they were persons of an extraordinarie degree, and were the more nar|rowlie marked of the multitude or common people,

[...]la [...]di.—nam lux altissima fati
Occultum nil esse sinit, latebrás per omnes
Intrat, & obtrusos explorat fama recessus.
But now in this parlement holden at Westminster he was attainted of high treason expressed in fiue articles,The earle of March at|tainted. as in effect followeth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 1 First, he was charged that he had procured Edward of Carnaruan the kings father to be mur|thered in most heinous and tyrannous maner with|in the castell of Berklie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Secondlie, that the Scots at Stanop parke through his means escaped.

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