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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The conspirators comming to Windsore, entered the castell, and vnderstanding that the king was gon from thence to London, determined with all spéed to make towards the citie: but changing that determi|nation as they were on their waie, they turned to Colbroke, and there staied.The king go|eth foorth a|gainst them. King Henrie issuing out of London with twentie thousand men, came streight to Hunslo heath, and there pitched his campe to abide the comming of his enimies:They retire. but when they were aduertised of the kings puissance, amazed with feare, and forthinking their begun enterprise,They come to Circester. as men mistrusting their owne companie, departed from thence to Berkhamstéed, and so to Circester, & there the lords tooke their lodging. The earle of Kent, and the earle of Salisburie in one Inne, and the earle of Huntington and lord Spenser in an other,The bailiffe of Circester setteth vpon them on their lodgings. and all the host laie in the fields, wherevpon in the night sea|son, the bailiffe of the towne with fourescore archers set on the house, where the erle of Kent and the other laie, which house was manfullie assaulted and strong|lie defended a great space.The lords set fire on their lodgings. The earle of Huntington being in an other Inne with the lord Spenser, set fire on diuerse houses in the towne, thinking that the assailants would leaue the assault and rescue their goods, which thing they nothing regarded. Hall. Froissard. The host li|eng without, hearing noise, and seeing this fire in the towne, thought verelie that king Henrie had béene come thither with his puissance, and therevpon fled without measure, euerie man making shift to saue himselfe, and so that which the lords deuised for their helpe, wrought their destruction: for if the armie that laie without the towne had not mistaken the matter, when they saw the houses on fire, they might easilie haue succoured their chéefeteins in the towne, that were assailed but with a few of the townesmen, in comparison of the great multitude that laie abroad in the fields. But such was the ordinance of the mightie Lord of hostes, who disposeth althings at his pleasure.