Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 All these aforesaid, except onelie the duke of Nor|thumberland, and sir Iohn Gates, were either by speciall fauour, or speciall or generall pardon, dischar|ged for this offense against hir committed, after hir comming to be quéene. But now vpon the receit of this answer,Ladie Marie remooueth frõ Keningall to Fremingham castell. vnderstanding by hir fréends that she could not lie in suertie at Keningall, being a place o|pen & easie to be approched, she remooued from thence vnto hir castell of Fremingham, standing in a wood countrie, & not so easie to be inuaded by hir enimies. So soone as the councell heard of hir sudden depar|ture, and considering that all came not to passe as they supposed; they caused spéedilie a power of men to be gathered togither. And first they agréed that the duke of Suffolke father to the new made quéene, should haue the conduct and leading of the armie.

¶But afterward it was deuised and decréed vpon further considerations, Abr. Fl. ex. I. S. 1059. and by the speciall means of the ladie Iane his daughter, who taking the matter heauilie, with wéeping teares, made request to the whole councell, that hir father might tarrie at home in hir companie.The councell persuade the duke to vn|dertake this enterprise. Wherevpon the councell persuaded with the duke of Northumberland, to take that voi|age vpon him, saieng, that no man was so fit there|fore: bicause that he had atchiued the victorie in Norffolke once alreadie, and was therefore so fea|red, that none durst once lift vp their weapon a|gainst him: besides that, he was the best man of warre in the realme, as well for the ordering of his campes and souldiers, both in battell and in their tents, as also by experience, knowledge and wisdome; he could both animate his armie with wittie persua|sions, and also pacifie and allaie his enimies pride with his stout courage, or else to dissuade them (if néed were) from their enterprise. Finallie, said they, this is the short and the long, the quéene will in no wise grant, that hir father shall take it vpon him: wherefore (quoth they) we thinke it good, if it may please your grace, it lieth in you to remedie the mat|ter. With these & the like persuasions the duke was allured to put himselfe desperatlie vpon hazzard:

Non morte horrenda non vllis territus armis.

Insomuch that he reioined vpon their talke, and said: Well then, sith yee thinke it good, I and mine will go, not doubting of your fidelitie to the queenes EEBO page image 1086 maiestie, which now I leaue in your custodie. So that night he sent for both lords, knights, and other that should go with him, and caused all things to be pre|pared accordinglie. Then went the councell in to the ladie Iane, and told hir of their conclusion, who hum|blie thanked the duke for reseruing hir father at home, and beséeched him to vse his diligence: where|to he answered, that he would doo what in him laie. The morrow following, great preparation was made, the duke earlie in the morning called for his owne harnesse, and saw it made readie at Durham place, where he appointed all his retinue to méet. The same daie carts were laden with munition and ar|tillerie,C [...]rts laden [...] munitiõ. and field péeces were set forward.