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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Norfolke houered on horssebacke at the entrie of the lists, his horsse being barded with cri|mosen veluet, imbrodered richlie with lions of sil|uer and mulberie trées; and when he had made his oth before the constable and marshall that his quar|rell was iust and true, he entred the field manfullie, saieng alowd:

God aid him that hath the right
, and then he departed from his horsse, & sate him downe in his chaire which was of crimosen veluet, courtined about with white and red damaske. The lord marshall viewed their speares, to see that they were of equall length, and deliuered the one speare himselfe to the duke of Hereford, and sent the other vnto the duke of Norfolke by a knight. Then the herald proclamed that the trauerses & chaires of the champions should be remooued, commanding them on the kings be|halfe to mount on horssebacke, & addresse themselues to the battell and combat.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Hereford was quicklie horssed, and clo|sed his bauier, and cast his speare into the rest, and when the trumpet sounded set forward couragiouslie towards his enimie six or seuen pases. The duke of Norfolke was not fullie set forward, when the king cast downe his warder, and the heralds cried, Ho, ho. Then the king caused their speares to be taken from them,The combat staied by the king. and commanded them to repaire againe to their chaires, where they remained two long houres, while the king and his councell deliberatlie consul|ted what order was best to be had in so weightie a cause. Finallie, after they had deuised, and fullie de|termined what should be doone therein, the heralds cried silence; and sir Iohn Bushie the kings secreta|rie read the sentence and determination of the king and his councell,The king his dome betwixt the two dukes. in a long roll, the effect wherof was, that Henrie duke of Hereford should within fifteene daies depart out of the realme, and not to returne be|fore the terme of ten yeares were expired, except by the king he should be repealed againe, and this vpon paine of death; and that Thomas Mowbraie duke of Norfolke, bicause he had sowen sedition in the relme by his words, should likewise auoid the realme, and neuer to returne againe into England, nor approch the borders or confines thereof vpon paine of death; [...]nd that the king would staie the profits of his lands, till he had leuied thereof such summes of monie as the duke had taken vp of the kings treasuror for the wages of the garrison of Calis, which were still vn|paid.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When these iudgements were once read, the king called before him both the parties, and made them to sweare that the one should neuer come in place where the other was, willingli [...]; nor kéepe any com|panie to [...]ither in any forren region; which oth they both receiued humblie, and so went their waies. The duke of Norfolke departed sorowfullie out of the relme into Almanie, and at the last came to Uenice, where he for thought and melancholie deceassed: for he was in hope (as writers record) that he should haue béene borne out in the matter by the king, which when it fell out otherwise, it greeued him not a little. The duke of Hereford tooke his leaue of the king at Eltham, who there released foure yeares of his ba|nishment: so he tooke his iornie ouer into Calis, and from thence went into France, where he remained. ¶A woonder it was to sée what number of people ran after him in euerie towne and stréet where he came, before he tooke the sea,The duke of Hereford be|loued of the people. lamenting and bewailing his departure, as who would saie, that when he departed, the onelie shield, defense and comfort of the common|wealth was vaded and gone.

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