Compare 1577 edition: 1 Likewise, the twentith daie of October, in the se|uenth yeare of the kings reigne, and at diuerse other times, as well before as after,Robert Gil|bert the dukes chapleine and chancellor his errand to London. the said duke had sent his chancellor Robert Gilbert chapleine, vn|to London, there to buie certeine cloathes of gold, siluer, and veluets, euerie time so much as amoun|ted to the woorth of thrée hundred pounds; to the in|tent the said duke might bestow the same, as well vpon knights, esquiers, gentlemen of the kings house, and yeomen of his gard, as vpon other the kings subiects, to win their fauours and freendships to assist him in his euill purpose. Which cloathes the said Gilbert did buie, and brought the same vnto the said duke, who the twentith daie of Ianuarie, in the said seuenth yeare, & diuerse other daies and yeares before and after, did distribute and giue the same vn|to certeine of the kings subiects for the purpose afore EEBO page image 864 recited, as by the indictment it was inferred.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Meanes that the duke vsed to make him|selfe strong a|gainst the king.Furthermore the said duke, the tenth of Iulie, in the tenth yeare of the kings reigne, and diuerse other daies and times, as well before as after, did consti|tute more seuerall and particular officers in his ca|stels, honours, lordships, and lands than he was accu|stomed to haue, to the end they might be assistant to him, vnder coulour of such offices, to bring his euill purpose to passe. Moreouer, the same duke sent vnto the king the tenth of Maie, in the ninth yeare of his reigne, for licence to reteine anie of the kings sub|iects, whome it should please him, dwelling within the shires of Hereford, Glocester, and Summerset|shire; and also, that he might at his pleasure conueie diuerse armors, and habillements for warre into Wales, to the intent to use the same against the king as the indictment imported, for the accomplishing of his naughtie purpose, which was to destroie the king and to vsurpe the roiall gouernement and power to himselfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which sute for licence to haue reteiners, and to conueie such armors and habillements of warre, the said Gilbert, the twentith daie of Maie, in the said ninth yeare, and diuerse other daies before and after, at London, and east Gréenewich did follow, labou|ring earnestlie, both to the king and councell, for ob|teining the same. On the twentith daie of Iulie in the said ninth yeare, the said duke sent the said Gil|bert vnto Henton aforesaid, to vnderstand of the said moonke Nicholas Hopkins,A fa [...]se pro|phesieng moonke. what he heard of him: and the moonke sent him word, that before Christmas next there should be a change, & that the duke should haue the rule and gouernment of all England. And moreouer, the twentith of Februarie, in the eleuenth yeare of the kings reigne, at Blechingleie in the countie of Surrie, the said duke said vnto the said Robert Gilbert his chancellor, that he did expect and tarie for a time more conuenient to atchiue his pur|pose, and that it might easilie be doone, if the nobles of this realme would declare their minds togither: but some of them mistrusted, and feared to shew their minds togither: and that marred all.