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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But duke Charles would not consent openlie to aid king Edward;14 [...]1 He asketh K Edward vn|der hand. but yet secretlie vnder hand by o|thers he lent vnto him fiftie thousand florens of the EEBO page image 679 crosse of S. Andrew, and further caused foure great ships to be appointed for him in the hauen of de Uéere, otherwise called Camphire in Zeland, which in those daies was free for all men to come vnto, and the duke hired for him fouretéene ships of the Easter|lings well appointed, & for the more suertie tooke a bond of them to serue him trulie, till he were landed in England, and fifteene daies after. The Easter|lings were glad of this iournie, trusting if he got a|gaine the possession of England, they should the soo|ner come to a peace, and obteine restitution of their liberties and franchises, which they claimed of former time to haue within this realme. The duke of Bur|gognie cared not much, on whose side the victorie fell, sauing for paiment of his monie: for he would oft saie, that he was fréend to both parties, and either part was fréendlie to him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In déed, as he was brother in law to the one, so was he of kin to the other, as by his grandmother being daughter to Iohn of Gant duke of Lancaster. W. Fleetwood. When therefore all king Edwards furniture and prouision for his iournie were once readie, hauing now with him about two thousand able men of warre, beside mariners, he entered into the ships with them, in the hauen before Flishing in Zeland, vpon the second day of March: and bicause the wind fell not good for his purpose, he taried still aboord for the space of nine dais, before it turned méet for his iournie. But after that the wind once came about (as he wisht) the sails were hoissed vp on the 11 of March being monday, & forward they sailed,He arriueth on the coast of Norffolke. directing their course streight ouer towards the coast of Norffolke. On the next day being tuesday, & the twelfe of March, toward the euening, they road before Cromer, where the king sent to land sir Robert Chamberleine, with sir Gil|bert Debenham knights, and diuerse other, to the end they might discouer the countrie, and vnder|stand how the people within the land were bent to|wards him, especiallie those countries there next adioining.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anno Reg. 11. The earle of Oxford.Upon their returne, he vnderstood that there was no suertie for him to land in those parties, by reason of the good order which the earle of Warwike, and the earle of Oxford especiallie had taken in that coun|trie to resist him: for not onelie the duke of Norf|folke, but all other the gentlemen (whome the earle of Warwike had in anie suspicion) were by letters of priuie seale sent for, and either committed to safe kéeping about London, or else inforced to find suer|tie for their loiall demeanor towards king Henrie: yet those knights and other that were thus sent foorth to make inquirie, were well receiued of their frends, and had good cheare. But after the king perceiued by their report, how things stood thereabouts, he caused his ships to make course towards the north parts.

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