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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When all things were thus appointed, the earle of Huntington came to the king vnto Windsore,He is [...] to come and sée the iusts. ear|nestlie requiring him, that he would vouchsafe to be at Oxenford on the daie appointed of their iustes, both to behold the same, and to be the discouerer and indifferent iudge (if anie ambiguitie should rise) of their couragious acts and dooings. The king being EEBO page image 515 thus instantlie required of his brother in law, and nothing lesse imagining than that which was preten|ded, gentlie granted to fulfill his request. Which thing obteined, all the lords of the conspiracie depar|ted home to their houses, as they noised it, to set ar|morers on worke about the trimming of their ar|mour against the iusts, and to prepare all other furni|ture and things readie, as to such an high & solemne triumph apperteined. The earle of Huntington came to his house and raised men on euerie side, and prepa|red horsse and harnesse for his compassed purpose, and when he had all things readie, he departed to|wards Oxenford, and at his comming thither, he found all his mates and confederates there, well ap|pointed for their purpose, except the earle of Rut|land, by whose follie their practised conspiracie was brought to light and disclosed to king Henrie. For this earle of Rutland departing before from West|minster to sée his father the duke of Yorke, as he sat at dinner, had his counterpane of the indenture of the confederacie in his bosome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke of Yorke taketh the indenture from his son.The father espieng it, would néeds sée what it was: and though the sonne humblie denied to shew it, the father being more earnest to sée it, by force tooke it out of his bosome; and perceiuing the contents ther|of, in a great rage caused his horsses to be sadled out of hand, and spitefullie reproouing his sonne of trea|son, for whome he was become suertie and mainper|nour for his good abearing in open parlement, he in|continentlie mounted on horssebacke to ride tow|ards Windsore to the king, to declare vnto him the malicious intent of his complices. The earle of Rut|land séeing in what danger he stood, tooke his horsse, and rode another waie to Windsore in post, so that he got thither before his father, and when he was a|lighted at the castell gate, he caused the gates to be shut, saieng that he must néeds deliuer the keies to the king. When he came before the kings presence, he kneeled downe on his knées,The earle of Rutland vt|treth y^ [...] whole conspiracie to the king. beséeching him of mercie and forgiuenesse, and declaring the whole matter vnto him in order as euerie thing had pas|sed, obteined pardon. Therewith came his father, and being let in, deliuered the indenture which he had taken from his sonne, vnto the king, who thereby perceiuing his sonnes words to be true, changed his purpose for his going to Oxenford, and dispatched messengers foorth to signifie vnto the earle of Nor|thumberland hi [...] high constable, and to the earle of Westmerland his high marshall, and to other his as|sured freends, of all the doubtfull danger and peril|lous ieopardie.