Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now whilest he was thus occupied in deuising how to reduce them into subiection, and taking orders for the good staie and quiet gouernment of the countrie, diuerse of the nobilitie, aswell prelats as other, and likewise manie of the magistrats and rulers of the cities, townes, and communaltie, here in England, perceiuing dailie how the realme drew to vtter ru|ine, not like to be recouered to the former state of wealth, whilest king Richard lived and reigned (as they tooke it) deuised with great deliberation,The duke of Lancaster so|licited to ex|pell king Ri|chard, and to take vpon him the regiment. and considerate aduise, to send and signifie by letters vn|to duke Henrie, whome they now called (as he was in déed) duke of Lancaster and Hereford, requiring him with all conuenient speed to conueie himselfe into England, promising him all their aid, power and assistance, if he expelling K. Richard, as a man not meet for the office he bare, would take vpon him the scepter, rule, and diademe of his natiue land and re|gion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 He therefore being thus called vpon by messen|gers and letters from his fréends, and chéeflie through EEBO page image 498 the earnest persuasion of Thomas Arundell, late archbishop of Canturburie, who (as before yee haue heard) had béene remooued from his sée, and banished the realme by king Richards means, got him downe to Britaine,The duke of Britaine a great [...]riend [...]o the duke of Lancaster. togither with the said archbishop, where he was ioifullie receiued of the duke and duchesse, and found such fréendship at the dukes hands, that there were certeine ships rigged, and made readie for him, at a place in base Britaine, called La port blanc,The duke of Lancaster & [...] adherents [...] into England. as we find in the chronicles of Britaine: and when all his prouision was made readie, he tooke the sea, togither with the said archbishop of Canturbu|rie, and his nephue Thomas Arundell, sonne and heire to the late earle of Arundell, beheaded at the Tow|er hill, as you haue heard. There were also with him, Reginald lord Cobham,Additions to Polychron. sir Thomas Erpingham, and sir Thomas Ramston knights, Iohn Norbu|rie, Robert Waterton, & Francis Coint esquires: few else were there, for (as some write) he had not past fifteene lances, as they tearmed them in those daies, Thom. Wals. that is to saie, men of armes, furnished and appointed as the vse then was. ¶ Yet other write, that the duke of Britaine deliuered vnto him three thousand men of warre, [...]hron. Brit. to attend him, and that he had eight ships well furnished for the warre, where Froissard yet speaketh but of three. Moreouer, where Froissard and also the chronicles of Britaine auouch, Froissard. that he should land at Plimmouth, by our English writers it séemeth otherwise: for it appeareth by their assured report, that he approching to the shore, did not streight take land, [...]ho. [...]a [...]sing. but lay houering aloofe, and shew|ed himselfe now in this place, and now in that, to sée what countenance was made by the people, whether they meant enuiouslie to resist him, or fréendlie to re|ceiue him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the lord gouernor Edmund duke of Yorke was aduertised, that the duke of Lancaster kept still the sea, and was readie to arriue (but where he ment first to set foot on land, there was not any that vnder|stood the certeintie) he sent for the lord chancellor Ed|mund Stafford bishop of Excester, and for the lord treasuror William Scroope earle of Wiltshire, and other of the kings priuie councell, as Iohn Bushie, William Bagot, Henrie Greene, and Iohn Russell knights: of these he required to know what they thought good to be doone in this matter, concerning the duke of Lancaster, being on the seas. Their ad|uise was, to depart from London, vnto S. Albons, and there to gather an armie to resist the duke in his landing, but to how small purpose their counsell ser|ued, [...]he conclusion thereof plainlie declared, for the most part that were called,The commõs [...]enie [...]o resist [...]he duke of [...]ancaster. when they came thither [...]oldlie protested, that they would not fight against the duke of Lancaster, whome they knew to be euill dealt withall.