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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The peeres of the realme receiuing letters to pre|pare themselues to attend the king in this iournie, and no apparant necessarie cause expressed, why nor wherefore; séemed to grudge, that such a costlie iour|nie should be taken in hand to their importunate charges and expenses, without consent of the whole boord of the councell. But namelie the duke of Buc|kingham, being a man of a loftie courage, but not most liberall, sore repined that he should be at so great charges for his furniture foorth at this time, saieng; that he knew not for what cause so much monie should be spent about the sight of a vaine talke to be had, and communication to be ministred of things of no importance. Wherefore he sticked not to saie, that it was an intollerable matter to o|beie such a vile and importunate person.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke indeed could not abide the cardinall, and speciallie he had of late conceiued an inward malice against him for sir William Bulmers cause,Great hatred betweéne the [...] cardinall, and the duke of Bucking|ham. whose trouble was onelie procured by the cardinall; who first caused him to be cast in prison. Now such grée|uous words as the duke thus vttered against him, came to the cardinals eare; wherevpon he cast before hand all waies possible to haue him in a trip, that he might cause him to leape headlesse. But bicause he doubted his fréends, kinnesmen, and alies, and chéef|lie the earle of Surrie lord admerall, which had mar|ried the dukes daughter, he thought good first to send him some whither out of the waie, least he might cast a trumpe in his waie. There was great enimitie be|twixt the cardinall and the earle, for that on a time, when the cardinall tooke vpon him to checke the earle, he had like to haue thrust his dagger into the cardi|nall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At length there was occasion offered him to com|passe his purpose, by occasion of the earle of Kil|dare his comming out of Ireland. For the cardinall knowing he was well prouided of monie, sought occasion to fléece him of part thereof. The earle of Kildare being vnmarried, was desirous to haue an English woman to wife; and for that he was a suter to a widow contrarie to the cardinals mind, he ac|cused him to the king, of that he had not borne him|selfe vprightlie in his office in Ireland, where he was the kings lieutenant. Such accusations were fra|med against him when no bribes would come,The earle of Kildare com|mitted to+ward. that he was committed to prison, and then by the cardinals good preferment the earle of Surrie was sent into Ireland as the kings deputie, in lieu of the said earle of Kildare, there to remaine rather as an exile, than as lieutenant to the king, euen at the cardinals plea|sure, as he himselfe well perceiued.

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