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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the same time there was about the king the lord Rafe Basset, who said thus to the king flatlie and plainelie:

Sir, I haue béene, and euer will be your true liege man, and my bodie and goods shall euer be at your graces commandement, in all iustice and trueth.The earle of Northumber|lands and the lord Bassets words to the king in the behalfe of the lords.
But neuerthelesse, hereof I assure you, that if my hap be to come into the field, I will with|out faile alwaies follow the true part; and it is not I that will aduenture to haue my head broken for the duke of Irelands pleasure. Likewise, the earle of Northumberland, being at that time in the court, spake these words to the king;
Sir, there is no doubt but these lords, who now be in the field, alwaies haue beene your true and faithfull subiects, and yet are, not intending to attempt anie thing against your state, wealth, & honor. Neuerthelesse, they féele themselues sore molested and disquieted, by the wicked deuises of certeine persons about you, that seeke to oppresse them. And verelie without faile, all your realme is sore greeued therewith, both great and small, as well lords as commons; and I sée not the contrarie, but they mind to aduenture their liues with the lords that are thus in armes, speciallie in this case, which they reckon to be yours and your realmes. And sir, now yée be in the cheefe place of your realme, and in the place of your coronation, order your selfe now therefore wiselie and like a king. Send to them to come before your presence in some publike place, where they may declare vnto you the intent and pur|pose of their comming, accompanied with so great a number of people into these parts, and I beléeue it verelie, they will shew such reasons that you will hold them excused.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Canturburie, and the lord chan|cellor bishop of Elie, and other of the bishops also there present, affirmed the earles aduise to be good. And the king considering wiselie the case as it stood, began to be appeased, and accorded to follow their ad|uise, desiring the archbishop of Canturburie, and the bishop of Elie, to aduertise them of his plesure, which was, that he willed them to come to him to West|minster, on sundaie then next following; and so they repairing to the lords, made report to them of the kings mind and purpose.The lords take an oth togither, to prosecute their purposed enterprise. But the duke of Glocester, and the other lords, were so fullie bent in their opini|on, that they swore all whole togither, that they would neuer giue ouer their enterprise, so long as they had a penie to spend, in maintenance of their cause: and if it chanced anie of them to depart this life, the o|uerliuers should persist therein, vntill the time that they had brought their purpose to some good effect.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And bicause they doubted least the king might stirre the citie of London against them,The lords séeke the fa|uour of the Londoners. they deter|mined first to aduertise the maior and the citie, how their comming was onlie to reforme certeine great enormities, which they set downe in writing, & sent it to the maior and citizens, beseeching them of their fauour and counsell therin. This doone, they determi|ned yet to kéepe their daie on the sundaie following, to appeare before the kings presence: but this was not got of them, till that the lord chancellor, with di|uerse other noblemen of good credit, had vndertaken vpon their oths for the kings behalfe, Thom. Wals. that no fraud nor deceipt, no perill nor euill pretense should be put in practise against the lords, wherby they might come to losse either of life, limme, or goods, or otherwise, through the kings means; but that if he should go a|bout anie such things, the said lord chancellor, and o|ther the mediators should forwarne the lords therof.

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