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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The conspirators being at Oxenford, at length perceiued by the lacke of the earle of Rutland, that their enterprise was reuealed to the king, and there|vpon determined now openlie with speare and shield to bring that to passe which before they couertlie at|tempted, and so they adorned Maudelen, a man most resembling king Richard,Magdalen counterfeited to be king Richard. in roiall and princelie ve|sture, and named him to be king Richard, affirming that by fauour of his kéepers he was escaped out of prison, and so they came forwards in order of warre, to the intent to destroie king Henrie. Whilest the confederators with their new published idoll, accom|panied with a strong armie of men, tooke the direct waie towards Windsore, king Henrie admonished thereof,The K. com|meth to the tower of Lon|don. with a few horssemen in the night came to the Tower of London about twelue of the clocke, where in the morning he caused the maior of the citie to apparell in armour the best and most couragious persons of the citie, which brought to him thrée thou|sand archers, and thrée thousand bill-men, besides them that were appointed to kéepe and defend the citie.The lords come to Win|desore.