Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And lest this one mans confession might séeme in|sufficient, diuerse other of them confessed the same, or much what the like in effect, when they saw no re|medie but present death before their eies. To declare the occasion whie such mischeefes happened thus in the realme, we leaue to the iudgement of those that may coniecture a truth thereof, by conferring the manners of that age & behauiour of all states then, sith they that wrote in those daies, may happilie in that behalfe miffe the trueth, in construing things according to their affections. But truelie it is to be thought, that the faults,The cause of the late tu|mults. as well in one degrée as an other, speciallie the sinnes of the whole nation, procu|red such vengeance to rise, whereby they might be warned of their euill dooings, and séeke to reforme the same in time conuenient. But as it commeth still to passe; when the danger is once ouershot, re|pentance likewise is put ouer, and is no more regar|ded, till an other scourge commeth eftsoones to put men in remembrance of their duetie; so in like man|ner (as séemeth) it chanced in this kings daies, as by EEBO page image 439 that which followeth may more plainelie appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time that these troubles were at the hottest in England, the duke of Lancaster being in Scotland, so behaued himselfe (in the treatie which he had in hand with the Scots) dissembling the mat|ter so, as if he had not vnderstood of any trouble in England at all, that finallie before the Scots had knowledge thereof,A truce with Scotland. Tho. Wals [...]. Froissard. a truce was concluded to indure for two yeares, or (as other haue) for three yeares. When he had made an end there, and that all things were agréed vpon and passed, for the confirmation of that accord, he returned to Berwike, but at his com|ming thither, the capteine sir Matthew Redman would not suffer him to enter the towne,The capteine of Berwike will not suffer the duke of Lancaster to enter into the towne. bicause of a commandement giuen to him from the earle of Northumberland, lord warden of the marches: wherefore the duke was glad to returne into Scot|land againe, obteining licence of the Scots to re|maine amongst them, till the realme of England was reduced to better quiet. Hervpon, the commons in England that fauored him not, tooke occasion to report the worst of him that might be deuised, calling him now in time of their rebellious commotions, a traitor to the realme, declaring that he had ioined himselfe to the Scots, and meant to take part with them against his owne natiue countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king indéed had sent commandement, during the time of the rebellious troubles, vnto the earle of Northumberland, that he should haue good regard to the safe keeping of all the townes & castels vnder his rule, & not to suffer any person to enter the same, ha|uing forgotten to except the duke of Lancaster being then in Scotland: whervpon the duke tooke no small displeasure with the earle of Northumberland, as af|ter he well shewed at his comming home. But be|fore he returned foorth of Scotland, he wrote to the king to vnderstand his plesure, in what sort he should returne, humbling himselfe in such wise, as he made offer to come with one knight, one esquier, and a groome, if it should please the king so to appoint him; or if it so were that by his presence it was thought the realme was like to fall in any trouble, he was readie to depart into exile, neuer to returne into his countrie againe, if so be that through his absence the king and realme might inioy peace and quietnesse.