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.
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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,
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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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 These noble men, to make their conspiracie to séeme excusable,The pretense of ye Persies, as they publi|shed it abroad. besides the articles aboue mentio|ned, sent letters abroad, wherein was conteined, that their gathering of an armie tended to none other end, but onlie for the safegard of their owne persons, and to put some better gouernment in the common|wealth. For whereas taxes and tallages were dailie leuied, vnder pretense to be imploied in defense of the realme, the same were vainlie wasted, and vnpro|fitablie consumed: and where through the slanderous reports of their enimies, the king had taken a gree|uous displeasure with them, they d [...]st not appeare personallie in the kings presence, vntill the prelats and barons of the realme had obteined of the king licence for them to come and purge themselues be|fore him, by lawfull triall of their péeres, whose iudge|ment (as they pretended) they would in no wise re|fuse. Manie that saw and heard these letters, did com|mend their diligence, and highlie praised their assu|red fidelitie and trustinesse towards the common|wealth.