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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king accompanied with the bishop of Car|leill, the earle of Salisburie, and sir Stephan Scroope knight, who bare the sword before him, and a few o|ther, came foorth into the vtter ward, and sate downe in a place prepared for him. Foorthwith as the duke got sight of the king,The dukes behauiour to the king at their meéting. he shewed a reuerend dutie as became him, in bowing his knée, and comming for|ward, did so likewise the second and third time, till the king tooke him by the hand, and lift him vp, saieng; Déere cousine, ye are welcome. The duke humblie thanking him said;

My souereigne lord and king,The dukes demand. the cause of my comming at this present, is (your honor saued) to haue againe restitution of my person, my lands and heritage, through your fauourable licence. The king hervnto answered; Déere cousine, I am readie to accomplish your will, so that ye may inioy all that is yours, without exception.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Méeting thus togither, they came foorth of the ca|stell, and the king there called for wine,The king and the duke iour|nie togither towards London. and after they had dronke, they mounted on horssebacke, and rode that night to Flint, and the next daie vnto Chester, the third vnto Nantwich, the fourth to Newcastell. Here, with glad countenance, the lord Thomas Beauchampe earle of Warwike met them, that had beene confined into the Ile of Man, as before ye haue heard; but now was reuoked home by the duke of Lancaster. From Newcastell they rode to Stafford, and the sixt daie vnto Lichfield, and there rested sun|daie all daie. After this, they rode foorth, and lodged at these places insuing, Couentrie, Dantrée, North|hampton, Dunstable, S. Albons, & so came to Lon|don: neither was the king permitted all this while to change his apparell, but rode still through all these townes simplie clothed in one sute of raiment, and yet he was in his time excéeding sumptuous in appa|rell, in so much as he had one cote, which he caused to be made for him of gold and stone,K. Richard sumptuous in apparell. valued at 30000 marks: & so he was brought the next waie to West|minster.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 As for the duke, he was receiued with all the ioy and pompe that might be of the Londoners, and was lodged in the bishops palace, by Paules church. It was a woonder to see what great concursse of people,The dukes receiuing into London. & what number of horsses came to him on the waie as he thus passed the countries, till his comming to London, where (vpon his approch to the citie) the ma|ior rode foorth to receiue him, and a great number of other citizens. Also the cleargie met him with pro|cession, and such ioy appeared in the countenances of the people, vttering the same also with words, as the like not lightlie beene séene. For in euerie towne and village where he passed, children reioised, women clapped their hands and men cried out for ioy. But to speake of the great numbers of people that flocked togither in the fields and stréets of London at his comming, I here omit; neither will I speake of the presents, welcommings, lauds, and gratifications made to him by the citizens and communaltie.

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