The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 521)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Persies with this answer and fraudulent ex|cuse were not a little fumed, insomuch that Henrie Hotspur said openlie: Behold,The saieng of the L. Persie. the heire of the relme is robbed of his right, and yet the robber with his owne will not redeeme him. So in this furie the Persies departed, minding nothing more than to depose king Henrie from the high type of his roial|tie, and to place in his seat their cousine Edmund earle of Mar [...]h, whom they did not onlie deliuer out of captiuitie,

The conspi|racies of the Persies with Owen Glen|douer.

An indenture tripartite.

but also (to the high displeasure of king Henrie) entered in league with the foresaid Owen Glendouer. Héerewith, they by their deputies in the house of the archdeacon of Bangor, diuided the realme amongst them, causing a tripartite inden|ture to be made and sealed with their seales, by the couenants whereof, all England from Seuerne and Trent, south and eastward,A diuision of that which they had not. was assigned to the earle of March: all Wales, & the lands beyond Seuerne westward, were appointed to Owen Glendouer: and all the remnant from Trent northward, to the lord Persie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This was doone (as some haue said) through a foo|lish credit giuen to a vaine prophesie,A vaine pro|phesie. as though king Henrie was the moldwarpe, curssed of Gods owne mouth, and they three were the dragon, the lion, and the woolfe, which should diuide this realme betweene them. Su [...]h is the deuiation (saith Hall) and not diui|nation of those blind and fantasticall dreames of the Welsh prophe [...]iers. King Henrie not knowing of EEBO page image 522 this new confederacie, and nothing lesse minding than that which after happened, gathered a great ar|mie to go againe into Wales, whereof the earle of Northumberland and his sonne were aduertised by the earle of Worcester,The Persies raise their powers. and with all diligence raised all the power they could make, and sent to the Scots which before were taken prisoners at Homeldon, for aid of men, promising to the earle of Dowglas the towne of Berwike,They craue aid of Scots. and a part of Northumberland, and to other Scotish lords, great lordships and seig|niories, if they obteined the vpper hand. The Scots in hope of gaine, and desirous to be reuenged of their old greefes, came to the earle with a great companie well appointed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Persies to make their part séeme good, deui|sed certeine articles,The archbish. o [...] Yorke of counsell with the Persies in conspiracie. by the aduise of Richard Scroope, archbishop of Yorke, brother to the lord Scroope, whome king Henrie had caused to be behea|ded at Bristow. These articles being shewed to di|uerse noblemen, and other states of the realme, moo|ued them to fauour their purpose, Thom. Wals. in so much that manie of them did not onelie promise to the Persies aid and succour by words, but also by their writings and seales confirmed the same. Howbeit when the matter came to triall; the most part of the confede|rates abandoned them and at the daie of the conflict left them alone. Thus after that the conspirators had discouered themselues, the lord Henrie Persie desi|rous to procéed in the enterprise, vpon trust to be as|sisted by Owen Glendouer, the earle of March, & o|ther, assembled an armie of men of armes and ar|chers foorth of Cheshire and Wales.

The earle of Worcester go|uernour to the prince slippeth from him.

H [...]ll.

Incontinent|lie his vncle Thomas Persie earle of Worcester, that had the gouernement of the prince of Wales, who as then laie at London in secret manner, con|ueied himselfe out of the princes house, and com|ming to Stafford (where he met his nephue) they in|creased their power by all waies and meanes they could deuise. The earle of Northumberland himselfe was not with them, but being sicke, had promised vp|on his amendement to repaire vnto them (as some write) with all conuenient spéed.