Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also, the old countesse of Oxford, mother to Ro|bert Ueere late duke of Ireland,The [...]untes of Oxford. that died at Lo|uaine, caused certeine of hir seruants, and other such as she durst trust, to publish and brute abroad, tho|rough all the parts of Essex,K. Richard once againe aliue. that king Richard was aliue, and that he would shortlie come to light, and claime his former estate, honor, and dignitie. She procured a great number of harts to be made of sil|uer and gold, such as king Richard was woont to giue vnto his knights, esquiers, & fréends, to weare as cognizances, to the end that in bestowing them in king Richards name, she might the sooner allure men to further hir lewd practises: and where the fame went abroad, that king Richard was in Scotland with a great power of Frenchmen and Scots, readie to come to recouer his realme, manie gaue the more light credit vnto this brute thus set foorth by the said countesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The persuasions also of one Serlo,Serlo one of K. Richards chamber. that in times past was one of king Richards chamber, greatlie in|creased this errour; for the same Serlo, hearing in France (whither he was fled) that his maister king Richard was in Scotland aliue, conueied himselfe thither, to vnderstand the truth of that matter, and finding there one indéed that greatlie resembled him in all lineaments of bodie, but yet was not the man himselfe (as he well perceiued) vpon malice that he bare to king Henrie, aduertised by letters sent vnto diuerse of king Richards freends, that he was aliue indéed, and shortlie would come to shew himselfe o|penlie to the world, when he had once made his waie readie to recouer his kingdome, to the confusion of his enimies, and comfort of his fréends. These forged inuentions caused manie to beleeue the brute raised by the countesse of Oxford, for the which they came in trouble, were apprehended and committed to pri|son.The countesse of Oxford committed to prison. The countesse hir selfe was shut vp in close pri|son, and all hir goods were confiscat, and hir secretarie drawen and hanged, that had spred abroad this fained report, in going vp and downe the countrie, blowing into mens eares that king Richard was aliue, & af|firming that he had spoken with him in such a place and in such a place,Hir secretarie executed. apparelled in this raiment and that raiment, with such like circumstances.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of saint Iohn Baptist, at the kings commandement,The earle of Northumber|land cõmeth to the king. the earle of Northumberland came to Pomfret, and brought with him his nephues, and his nephues sonnes, whereby he cleared himselfe of a great deale of suspicion, manie doubting before his comming that he had giuen euill counsell to the yoong men, whereby to mooue them to rebellion, and to withstand the king. Sir William Clifford also came with the earle,Sir William Clifford brin|geth Serlo to the king. and brought the foresaid Serlo with him, whom he had apprehended vpon his com|ming to him at Berwike, in hope to haue found suc|cour at his hands: in consideration whereof the king pardoned the said sir William Clifford of his disobe|dience shewed, in keeping the castell of Berwike a|gainst him, in which dooing he had committed mani|fest treason.