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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of these discomfited soules were taken prisoners an hundred and fortie persons, whereof fiue,Perkins cap|teins taken & executed. Mont|fort, Corbet, White, Belt, Quintin (or otherwise Ge [...]in) being capteins were brought to London by sir Iohn Pechie, shiriffe of Kent, railed in ropes like horsses drawing in a cart, & after vpon their arreign|ment confessed their offense, and were executed, some at London,Perkin re [...]|leth into Flanders. and other in the townes adioining to the sea coast. And thus Perkin, missing of his purpose, EEBO page image 793 [...] into Flanders. In this verie season depar| [...] [...] Cicilie duchesse of Yorke moother to king [...] the fourth, at hir castell of Berkhamstéed, [...] of small stature, but of much honour and [...] parentage, and was buried by hir husband in the college of Fodringcie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king being aduertised that his enimies were l [...]nded, leauing off his progresse, purposed to haue returned to London; but being certified the next day of the luckie speed of his faithfull subiects, continued his progresse, & did send sir Richard Gilford both to commend the fidelitie and manhood of the Kentish|men, [...] and also to render to them most hartie thanks for the same. He also caused order to be taken for the erecting of beacons, and watching of them. Perkin then perceiuing that he should not be receiued into England, sailed into Ireland, trusting there to aug|ment his numbers, and then to returne towards the coast of England againe, and to take land in the West countrie, if occasion serued; but if not, then he determined to saile streight into Scotland, to séeke fréendship there.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After he had therefore staid a while in Ireland, and perceiued that the hope of victorie consisted not in the Irish nation,Perkin [...] into Ire|land and is in [...]ndrie opini|ons. being naked people, without furni|ture of armour or weapon, he tooke the sea againe at Corffe, and sailed into Scotland; where comming to the presence of king Iames, be forged such a painted processe to mooue him to beléeue that he was the ve|rie sonne of king Edward: that the Scotish king, whether blinded with errour, or vsing dissimulation, that he might vnder a colourable pretext make war against England, began to haue Perkin in great honour, and caused him openlie to be called duke of Yorke. And to persuade the world that so he was in|deed, he caused the ladie Katharine, daughter to Alex|ander earle of Huntleie,Katharine daughter to the earle of Huntleie ma|ried to Per|kin. his nigh kinsman, to be e|spoused to him. [But yer we passe anie further, you shall sée and peruse (if you will) the said painted pro|cesse of Perkin, as it is le [...]t in record by Edward Hall for an example what working force is in words (speci|allie where the hearers are easie to be seduced) and not to be ouer hastie to giue them too quicke & hastie credit. For the poet saith of gaie words void of truth:

M. Pal. in Virg.Verba nitent phaleris, at nullas verba medullas
Intus habent.

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