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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king hauing thus accomplished that which stood with his pleasure in those parties, R. Houed. remoued from thence and drew towards Northampton. To which towne after his comming thither,The king of Scots pre|sented to the king of En|gland. the king of Scots was brought with his féet bound vnder the horsses bellie. Thither also came the bishop of Dur|ham, and deliuered to the king the castels of Dur|ham, Norham, and Allerton. Thither also came to the king Roger Mowbraie, and surrendred to him the castell of Treske, and Robert earle Ferreis deli|uered vp into his hands the castels of Tutburie and Duffield, and Anketill Mallorie, and William de Diue constables to the earle of Leicester yeelded to the king the castels of Cicester, Grobie, and Mount|sorell, to the intent that he should deale more courte|ouslie with the earle their maister.The earle of Glocester. The earle Ri|chard of Clare Also William earle of Glocester, and earle Richard of Clare sub|mitted themselues to the king, and so he brought all his aduersaries within the realme of England vnto such subiection as he himselfe wished; so that the king hauing atchiued the vpper hand of his enimies re|turned to London.

¶ All this hurlie burlie and bloudie tumult, was partlie to be ascribed to the king himselfe, who ouer tenderlie fauouring his sonne, did deiect and abase himselfe to aduance the other; partlie to the ambiti|ous disposition of the youth, who was charged with roialtie, before he had learned sufficient loialtie, else would he not haue made insurrections against his father, that himself might obteine the monarchie, and the old king doo him homage: and partlie to the quéenes discontented or rather malicious mind, whose dutie it had béene (notwithstanding such disho|nour doone hir by the king in abusing his bodie vn|lawfullie) so little to haue thought of stirring com|motions betwixt the father and the sonnes, that she should rather haue lulled the contention asléepe, and doone what she possiblie could to quench the feruent fier of strife with the water of pacification. But true it is that hath béene said long ago,

Mulier nihil nouit nisi quod vult,
Et plenum malorum est onus.Pub. Mi [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But what insued herevpon euen by waie of cha|stisement, but that which commonlie lighteth vp|on tumult-raisers; namelie, either losse of life, or at least restraint of libertie? For the king after this happie atchiuement of his warlike affaires, being ruled by reason and aduise (as it is likelie) would not that so smoking a fierbrand (as quéene Elianor had prooued hirselfe to be) should still annoie his eies,Quéene Eli|anor is com|mitted to close prison. and therefore (whether in angrie or quiet mood, that is doubtfull) he committed hir to close prison, bicause she had procured his sons Richard and Geffrey to ioine with their elder brother against him their fa|ther (as before ye haue partlie heard).

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