Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Glocester considering to what con|clusion these things tended, came secretlie to confe|rence with the earles of Arundell, Warwike, and Derbie,The lords confer how to preuẽt the perils preten|ded against them. who were in like danger, if they prouided not more spéedilie for their safetie, wherevpon he dis|couered to them the perill wherein they all stood in common, so that when they weied what was the most expedient meane to safe gard their liues, they gathered their power togither, determining to talke with the king with their armour vpon their backes, for their more suertie, as well concerning his pre|tense to bring them to their deaths, as for the fauour which he bare to those whom they reputed to be trai|tors, both to him, and to the whole state of the realme, whereby the same could not auoid spéedie ruine, if re|medie were not the sooner prouided. The king on the other part tooke aduise, how he might apprehend these lords (whom he tooke to be plaine traitors) ech one a|part, before they might gather their strengths about them; and first, he sent the earle of Northumberland and others, vnto the castell of Reigate, to take the earle of Arundell, who laie there at that present. But howsoeuer it fortuned,The earle of Northumber|land sent to apprehend the earle of Arundell. the earle of Northumberland came backe, and failed to accomplish that which he had in commandement.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, a great number were sent by night, to haue laid hands on him, and to haue brought him to the kings presence; or in case he resisted, to haue slaine him, if by any meanes they might: but he be|ing warned by a messenger, that came to him from the duke of Glocester, conueied himselfe awaie, and with such bands as he had got togither,The earle of Arundell ioi|neth with the other lords. rode all that night, so that in the morning hauing passed thirtie miles, not without great trauell, and all speed possi|ble, he was in the morning aduanced to Haringie parke, where he found the duke of Glocester, and the earle of Warwike, with a great power of men about them. ¶ At the same time the king was about to set forward towards Canturburie, there to performe some vow of pilgrimage, which he had vndertaken to make vnto the shrine of Thomas Becket. But a brute was raised, and a slander (belike) contriued, to bring him in further hatred of his subiects, that he meant to steale ouer into France, vnto the French king hauing promised to deliuer vp into his hands the towne of Calis, with the castell of Guines, and all the fortresses which his predecessors had possessed in those parties, either by right from their ancestors, or by warlike conquest.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit this his iournie to Canturburie was suddenlie staied, vpon knowledge had of the gathe|ring togither of the lords in Haringie parke, where|with the king being sore amazed, called togither such as he trusted, to vnderstand what their opinion was of the matter; and vnderstanding that the purposed intention of the lords, for which they were so assem|bled, was to this end (as they pretended) to bring him vnto a better trade of life, and more profitable or|der of gouernement, he was streight striken with no small feare, demanding of them their aduise,Councell ta|ken how to deale against the lords. what was best for him to doo in such troublesome state of things. Some were of this mind, that it should be best to séeke to appease the lords with faire promises, assuring them, that they should haue their desires. O|ther thought it better to assemble the kings friends, and ioining them with the Londoners, to go foorth and trie the hazard of battell with the lords. Among them that were of this mind, the archbishop of Yorke was the chiefest. But other that were thought to vn|derstand more of the world than he did, iudged it not wisedome so to doo, considering that if the king lost the field, then should great harme and dishonor fol|low; and if the victorie fell to his side, yet could he gaine naught, but lose a great number of his sub|iects.