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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now touching the king, whilest he was thus abroad, and no man wist where he was become, pro|clamations were made in the queenes armie dailie, in the which he was summoned to returne, and to take the rule of the relme into his hands, if he would be conformable to the minds of his true liege men; but when he appeared not, the lords of the land assem|bled in councell at Hereford, whither the quéene was come from Bristow,A councell at Hereford. and there was the lord Edward prince of Wales and duke of Aquitaine made war|den of England, by common decrée,The prince of Wales made lord warden of the realme. vnto whome all men, as to the lord warden of the realme, made feal|tie, in receiuing an oth of allegiance to be faithfull and loiall to him. After this, they made the bishop of Norwich lord chancellor,A new chan|cellor and treasuror. and the bishop of Winche|ster lord treasuror.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The quéene remained about a moneths space at Hereford, and in the meane while sent the lord Hen|rie erle of Leicester, and the lord William la Zouch, and one Rice ap Howell, that was latelie deliuered out of the tower where he was prisoner, into Wales, to sée if they might find means to apprehend the king by helpe of their acquaintance in those parts, all thrée of them hauing lands thereabouts, where it was knowne the king for the more part kept. They vsed such diligence in that charge, that finallie with large gifts bestowed on the Welshmen, they came to vn|derstand where the king was, and so on the day of saint Edmund the archbishop, being the sixtéenth of Nouember, they tooke him in the monasterie of Neith, neere to the castell of Laturssan, togither with Hugh Spenser the sonne called earle of Glocester, the lord chancellour Robert de Baldocke, and Si|mon de Reading the kings marshall, not caring for other the kings seruants, whome they suffered to escape.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king was deliuered to the earle of Leicester, who conueied him by Monmouth and Leadburie,The king is brought to Killingworth. to Killingworth castle, where he remained the whole winter. The earle of Glocester, the lord chancellor, and Simon de Reading, were brought to Hereford, and there presented to the queene, where on the foure & twentith of Nouember, the said earle was drawne and hanged on a paire of gallowes of fiftie foot in heigth. Then was his head striken off,Hugh Spen|ser the yonger executed. his bowels taken out of his bodie and burnt, and his bodie diui|ded in quarters. His head was sent to London, and set vpon the bridge with other, & his quarters were sent to foure seuerall parts of the realme, and there pight vpon poles, to be séene of the people. He was drawne in his owne cote armour, about the which there were letters embrodered plaine to be read con|teining a parcell of the 52 psalme, as followeth.

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