Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lords being informed hereof, were marue|louslie mooued, and sware that they would not depart till they had spoken with him face to face, and foorth|with they sent part of their companies to watch the Thames, for feare the king should scape their hands, and then laugh them to scorne. When the king then perceiued himselfe to be inclosed on ech side, he tal|ked eftsoones with the archbishop and his associats that were messengers betwixt him and the lords, wil|ling them to declare to the lords that he would be contented to treat with them in reasonable order; wherevpon they required that he should on the mo|row next insuing come vnto Westminster, where he should vnderstand their demands. When the king heard that, he refused to come vnto Westminster, but willed that they should come to him there in the Tower. The lords sent him word againe,The lords re|fuse to come into y^e Tower but after search made they come thi|ther to the kings pre|sence. that the Tower was a place to be suspected, for that they might there be surprised by some guilefull practise deuised to intrap them. The king herevnto made answer, that they might send some two hundred men, or so manie as they should thinke good, to make a through search, whether they néeded to feare anie such thing; and this accordinglie was doone: they ha|uing the keies of the gates and of all the strong chambers, turrets, and places within the Tower sent vnto them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the fridaie, the duke of Glocester, R. Grafton. the earls of Derbie, and Notingham, came to the king, where he was set in a pauillion richlie arraied; Thom. Wals. and after their humble salutations done, and some talke had betwixt them,The lords o|pen their gréefes to the king. they went at the kings request with him into his chamber, where they recited vnto him the conspi|racie of their aduersaries, through which they had béen indicted. They also shewed forth the letters which he had sent to the duke of Ireland, to leauie an ar|mie vnto their destruction. Likewise the letters, which the French king had written to him, contei|ning a safe conduct for him to come into France, there to confirme things to the diminishing of his honor, to the decaie of his power, & losse of his fame. ¶ During the time of this communication also, the earle of Derbie desired the king to behold the peo|ple that were assembled in sight before the Tower, for the preseruation of him and his realme: which he did, and maruelling to sée such a goodlie armie and strength, as he declared to them no lesse, the duke of Glocester said vnto him; Sir this is not the tenth part of your willing subiects that haue risen to de|stroie those false traitors, that haue misled you with their wicked and naughtie counsell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king being brought to his wits end, aswell with those things which the lords had charged him with, as otherwise with the sight of that great mul|titude EEBO page image 463 of people, seemed greatlie amazed. Wherevp|on the lords, vnder condition that the next daie he should come to Westminster to heare more of their minds, and to conclude further for the behoofe of the common-wealth of the realme, began to take leaue of him, R. Grafton. meaning so to depart: but the king desired them to tarrie all night with him and the quéene. The duke thinking to make all sure, made excuse that he durst not be absent from all those folks, which they had brought with them, for feare that some disorder might arise, either in the armie, or in the citie: yet at the kings instance, the earles of Notingham and Derbie taried there all night. The king before his going to bed, Tho. Walsing. The incõstan+cie of the king was quite turned concerning his de|termination and promise made to go the next daie to Westminster, through such whispering tales as was put into his eares, by some that were about him, tel|ling him that it stood neither with his safetie, nor ho|nour, so lightlie to agree to depart from the tower, vnto such place as the lords had thus appointed him, to serue more for their purpose than for suertie of his person.