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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There went messengers betwixt him and the dukes, which being men of honour did their indeuour to appease both parties. The king discharged himselfe of blame for the duke of Glocesters death, conside|ring that he had gone about to breake the truce, which he had taken with France, and also stirred the peo|ple of the realme to rebellion, and further had sought the destruction and losse of his life, that was his soue|reigne lord and lawfull king. Contrarilie, the dukes affirmed,The king and the dukes re|conciled. that their brother was wrongfullie put to death, hauing doone nothing worthie of death. At length, by the intercession and meanes of those noble men that went to and fro betwixt them, they were ac|corded, & the king promised from thencefoorth to doo no [...]hing but by the assent of the dukes: but he kept small promise in this behalfe, as after well appeared.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Caxton. When the time came, that the parlement should be holden at Westminster, according to the tenour of the summons, the lords repaired thither, furni|shed with great retinues both of armed men and ar|chers, as the earle of Derbie, the earle Marshall, the earle of Rutland, the lord Spenser, the earle of Nor|thumberland, with his sonne the lord Henrie Persie, and the lord Thomas Persie the said earles brother, also the lord Scroope treasuror of England, & diuerse other. All the which earles and lords brought with them a great & strong power, euerie of them in their best araie, as it were to strengthen the king against his enimies. The dukes of Lancaster and Yorke were likewise there, giuing their attendance on the king with like furniture of men of armes & archers. There was not halfe lodging sufficient within the citie & suburbes of London for such cõpanies of men as the lords brought with them to this parlement,The great parlement. called the great parlement: in somu [...]h that they were constreined to lie in villages abroad ten or twelue miles on ech side the citie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the beginning of this parlement,The kings greeuan [...] opened in [...] parlement. the king greatlie complained of the misdemeanour of the péeres and lords of his realme, as well for the things doone against his will and pleasure, whiles he was yoong, as for the streit dealing, which they had shewed towards the quéene, who was thrée houres at one time on hir knées before the earle of Arundell, for one of hir esquiers, named Iohn Caluerlie, who neuer|thelesse had his head smit frõ his shoulders, & all the answer that she could get, was this: Madame, praie for your selfe, and your husband, for that is best, and let this sute alone. Tho. Wal [...] Iohn Bus [...] William Ba|got, Thomas Greene. Those that set foorth the kings greeuances, as prolocutors in this parlement were these: Iohn Bushie, William Bagot, and Thomas Gréene. The king had caused a large house of tim|ber to be made within the palace at Westminster, which he was called an hall,A new [...] made within the palace of Westminster for the areign [...]ment of the lords indicted. couered aboue head with tiles, and was open at the ends, that all men might see through it. This house was of so great a com|passe, that scarse it might stand within the roome of the palace. In this house was made an high throne for the king, and a large place for all estates besides to sit in. There were places also made for the appel|lants to stand on the one side, and the defendants on the other, and a like roome was made behind for the knights and burgesses of the parlement.Additions to Polychron. There was a place deuised for the speaker, named sir Iohn Bu|shie, a knight of Lincolneshire,Sir Iohn Bushie speaker. accompted to be an excéeding cruell man, ambitious, and couetous be|yond measure.

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