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Snippet: 60 of 197 (1587, Volume 6, p. 519) Compare 1577 edition:
1 This yeare,
the eight day of Aprill deceassed the lord Thomas Beauchampe earle of Warwike. In the moneth of March appeared a blasing starre,
The earle of Warwike de|parteth this life.
A blasing starre.
first be|twéene the east part of the firmament and the north, flashing foorth fire and flames round
about it, and lastlie, shooting foorth fierie beams towards the north, foreshewing (as was thought) the
great effusion of bloud that followed, about the parts of Wales and Northumberland. For much about the same
time, Owen Glendouer (with his Welshmen) fought with the lord Greie of Ruthen, comming foorth to de|fend his
possessions, which the same Owen wasted and destroied: and as the fortune of that daies worke fell out, the
lord Greie was taken prisoner,The lord Greie of Ru|then taken in fight by Owẽ
Glendouer. and ma|nie of his men were slaine. This hap lifted the Welshmen into high pride, and
increased merue|louslie their wicked and presumptuous attempts.
Snippet: 61 of 197 (1587, Volume 6, p. 519) Compare 1577 edition:
1
EEBO page image 520About Whitsuntide a conspiracie was deuised by certeine persons, that wished the kings
death, main|teining and bruting abroad,
A brute was spred abroad that king Ri|chard was li|uing.
A priest takẽ.
that king Richard was aliue, and therefore exhorted men to stand with him, for shortlie he would
come to light, and reward such as tooke his part with iust recompense. Herewith, there was a priest taken at
Ware, or (as some books haue) at Warwike, who had a kalendar or roll, in which a great number of names were
written, more than were in any wise guiltie of the fact, as after|wards appeared by the same priests
confession. For being examined, whether he knew such persons as he had so
inrolled, & were there present before him, he said he neuer knew them at all; and being deman|ded
wherefore he had then so recorded their names, he answered, bicause he thought they would gladlie doo what
mischiefe they could against king Henrie, vpon any occasion offered in reuenge of the iniuries doone to king
Richard, by whom they had beene ad|uanced, and princelie preferred. When therfore there appeared no more credit in the man, he was condem|ned,He is
execu|ted. drawen, hanged, and quartered, and diuerse that had beene apprehended about that
matter, were re|leased,The prior of Laund appre|hended. and set at libertie.
Shortlie after, the prior of Laund (who for his euill gouernment had béene de|priued of his state and
dignitie) was likewise execu|ted, not for attempting any thing of himselfe, but on|lie for that he
confessed, that he knew euill counsell and concealed it. His name was Walter Baldocke, a canon sometime in
Dunstable, and by king Ri|chard promoted to the priorship of Laund.
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1 Also the same
time, certeine greie friers were ap|prehended for treason which they had deuised to bring to passe,Greie friers apprehended. and one of them, whose name was Richard Frisebie, being
asked what he would doo if king Ri|chard had béene aliue, and present with them, an|swered stoutlie, that he
would fight against any man in his quarrell, euen to death. Herevpon, he was con|demned,A
greie frier hanged in his habit. drawen, and hanged in his friers wéed, to the great confusion of
his brethren; but they made earnest instance to haue his bodie taken downe,
and buried with diriges and exequies, and had their sute granted.Sir Roger
Claringdon. Sir Roger of Claringdon knight was also put to death about this conspiracie, with two
of his seruants, the one an esquier, the other a yeoman. He was base sonne (as was reported) vnto Edward,
el|dest sonne to king Edward the third, surnamed the blacke prince.The diuell appeareth
in likenesse of a greie frier. On Corpus Christi daie at euensong time, the diuell (as was
thought) appeared in a towne of Essex called Danburie, entring into the church in likenesse of a greie frier, behauing himselfe verie outragiouslie, plaieng his parts like a
diuell indéed, so that the parishioners were put in a maruellous great fright.
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