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Snippet: 3542 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 399) Compare 1587 edition:
1 The Duke of Sommerſet, in
hope of great fa|uor which he ſhuld finde in England, perſwaded King Henry to
paſſe thither,
1464
King Henry returneth into Englande.
and with a greate company of Scottiſhmen he entred Englande, and many
of the North parts reſorted vnto him, but at length, at his comming to Exam,
ye Lord Montague with a greate power was ready to giue him battell, and there
diſcomfited hym and his whole army. The Duke of Sommerſet and
[figure appears here on page 399] the Lords Hungerford and Roſſe, were taken & put to
death, the Duke at Exham, and the Lords at Newcaſtell. King Henry eſcaped very
hardly into Scotland againe, and there remayned a cer|tayne ſpace after, till at length he thought to re|turne into
Englande in ſuche ſecrete wiſe, as hee ſhould not haue bin once knowen, till
hee mighte haue gote amongſt his friendes, whiche woulde haue ſupported him:
but ſuch diligent watch was layde for him all alongſt the bordures,King Henry is [...]ſoned. that hee was eſpyed taken and deliuered to King Ed|ward
his aduerſarie, who ſhut him vp in ye To|wer of London till he was at lẽgth
therein made away, as in the Hiſtory of England ye may ſee more at large.
Snippet: 3543 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 399) Compare 1587 edition:
1 In the yere .1466.1466 that famous Biſhop Iames Kenedie departed this
life, and was buried in the Colledge of S. Sauiour, foũded by him within ye
town of S. Androwes in moſt ſumptuous wiſe.
Snippet: 3544 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 399) Compare 1587 edition:
1 This Prelate in prudent
policie excelled al o|ther Scottiſh Biſhops, of whom any writer ma|keth
mentiõ. He kept ye Realme in good quiet, and obſerued ye truce concluded
with ye Engliſhmẽ, to ye great weale and cõmoditie of ye pore commõs.
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