Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The Scots in time of the late parlement, taking occasion of the absence of the northerne lords, and al|so by reason of great mortalitie that afflicted the nor|therne people that yeare, inuaded the borders, tooke the castell of Warke,The castell of Warke taken by the Scots. Sir Thom. Greie. that was assigned to the safe kéeping of sir Thomas Greie knight, who then was at the parlement, as one of the knights of the shire, by meanes of whose absence, the enimies the sooner (as is to be thought) obteined their desire, and so kept that castell a certeine time, and finallie spoi|led it, and ouerthrew it to the ground. Besides all this, they did manie other mischeefes in the countrie, to the vndooing of manie of the kings subiects.The death of the duke of Norffolke. This yeare Thomas Mowbraie duke of N [...]ffolke died in exile at Uenice, whose death might haue béene wor|thilie bewailed of all the realme, if he had not béene consenting to the death of the duke of Glocester. The same yeare deceassed the duchesse of Glocester, tho|rough sorrow (as was thought) which she conceiued for the losse of hir sonne and heire the lord Humfrie,The duch [...]s of Glocester deceass [...]. who being sent for foorth of Ireland (as before ye haue heard) was taken with the pestilence, and died by the waie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to speake of the conspiracie, which was contriued by the abbat of Westminster as chéefe in|strument thereof. Ye shall vnderstand, that this ab|bat (as it is reported) vpon a time heard king Henrie saie, when he was but earle of Derbie, Hall. and yoong of yeares, that princes had too little, and religious men too much. He therfore doubting now,What mooue [...] the abbat of Westminster to conspire against the king. least if the king continued long in the estate, he would remooue the great beame that then greeued his eies, and pricked his conscience, became an instrument to search out the minds of the nobilitie, and to bring them to an as|semblie and councell, where they might consult and commen togither, how to bring that to effect, which they earnestlie wished and desired; that was, the de|struction of king Henrie, and the restoring of king Richard. For there were diuerse lords that shewed themselues outwardlie to fauor king Henrie, where they secretlie wished & sought his confusion. The ab|bat after he had felt the minds of sundrie of them, called to his house on a day in the terme time, all such lords & other persons which he either knew or thought to be as affectioned to king Richard, so enuious to the prosperitie of king Henrie, whose names were, Iohn Holland earle of Huntington late duke of Ex|cester,The lords that conspi|red against the duke. Thomas Holland earle of Kent late duke of Surrie, Edward earle of Rutland late duke of Au|marle sonne to the duke of Yorke, Iohn Montacute earle of Salisburie, Hugh lord Spenser late earle of Glocester, Iohn the bishop of Carleill, sir Thomas Blunt, and Maudelen a priest one of king Richards chappell, a man as like him in stature and propor|tion in all lineaments of bodie, as vnlike in birth, dignitie, and conditions.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The abbat highlie feasted these lords, his speciall freends, and when they had well dined, they withdrew into a secret chamber, where they sat downe in coun|cell, and after much talke & conference had about the bringing of their purpose to passe concerning the de|struction of king Henrie, at length by the aduise of the earle of Huntington it was deuised, that they should take vpon them a solemne iusts to be enter|prised betweene him and 20 on his part, & the earle of Salisburie and 20 with him at Oxford,A iusts deui|sed to be hol|den at Ox|ford. to the which triumph K. Henrie should be desired, & when he should be most busilie marking the martiall pastime, he sud|denlie should be slaine and destroied, and so by that means king Richard, who as yet liued, might be re|stored to libertie, and haue his former estate & digni|tie. It was further appointed, who should assemble the people, the number and persons which should ac|complish and put in execution their deuised enter|prise. Hervpon was an indenture sextipartite made, sealed with their seales, and signed with their hands,In inde [...]io [...] sextipartite. in the which each stood bound to other, to do their whole indeuour for the accomplishing of their purposed ex|ploit. Moreouer, they sware on the holie euangelists to be true and secret each to other, euen to the houre and point of death.