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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Yorke, whome king Richard had left as gouernour of the realme in his absence, hearing that his nephue the duke of Lancaster was thus ar|riued, and had gathered an armie, he also assembled a puissant power of men of armes and archers (as be|fore yée haue heard) but all was in vaine,The harts of the commo [...] wholie bent [...]o the duke of Lancaster. for there was not a man that willinglie would thrust out one arrow against the duke of Lancaster, or his parta|kers, or in anie wise offend him or his freends. The duke of Yorke therefore passing foorth towards Wales to méet the king, at his comming foorth of Ireland, was receiued into the castell of Berkelie, and there remained, till the comming thither of the duke of Lancaster (whom when he perceiued that he was not able to resist) on the sundaie, after the feast of saint Iames, which as that yeare came about, fell vpon the fridaie, he came foorth into the church that stood without the castell, and there communed with the duke of Lancaster. With the duke of Yorke were the bishops of Norwich, the lord Berkelie, the lord Seimour, and other: with the duke of Lancaster were these, Thomas Arundell archbishop of Can|turburie that had béene banished, the abbat of Leice|ster, the earles of Northumberland and Westmer|land, Thomas Arundell sonne to Richard late earle of Arundell, the baron of Greistoke, the lords Wil|loughbie and Ros, with diuerse other lords, knights, and other people, which dailie came to him from eue|rie part of the realme: those that came not, were spoiled of all they had, so as they were neuer able to recouer themselues againe, for their goods being then taken awaie, were neuer restored. And thus what for loue, and what for feare of losse, they came flocking vnto him from euerie part.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At the same present there was arrested, and com|mitted to safe custodie, the bishop of Norwich, sir William Elmam, and sir Walter Burlie, knights, Laurence Drew, and Iohn Golofer esquiers. On the morowafter, the forsaid dukes with their power,The duke of Lancaster marcheth to Bristow. went towards Bristow, where (at their comming) they shewed themselues before the towne & castell, being an huge multitude of people. There were in|closed within the castell, the lord William Scroope earle of Wiltshire and treasuror of England, sir Henrie Greene, and sir Iohn Bushie knights, who prepared to make resistance: but when it would not preuaile, they were taken and brought foorth bound as prisoners into the campe, before the duke of Lan|caster. On the morow next insuing,Scroope [...] treasuror, Bushie and Greene exe|cuted. they were arrai|gned before the constable and marshall, and found giltie of treason, for misgouerning the king and realme, and foorthwith had their heads smit off. Sir EEBO page image 499 Iohn Russell was also taken there,A politike [...]dnesse. who feining him|selfe to be out of his wits, escaped their hands for a time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, king Richard aduertised, how the duke of Lancaster was landed in England, and that the lords, gentlemen, and commons assem|bled themselues to take his part, he forthwith caused the lord Henrie, sonne to the said duke of Lancaster, and the lord Humfrie, sonne to the duke of Gloce|ster, to be shut vp fast in the castell of Trimme, and with all spéed made hast to returne into England, in hope with an armie to incounter the duke, before he should haue time to assemble his fréends togither. But here you shall note, that it fortuned at the same time, in which the duke of Hereford or Lancaster, whether ye list to call him, arriued thus in England, the seas were so troubled by tempests,Out of master Dee [...] French booke. and the winds blew so contrarie for anie passage, to come ouer foorth of England to the king, remaining still in Ireland, that for the space of six wéeks, he receiued no aduer|tisements from thence: yet at length, when the seas became calme, and the wind once turned anie thing fauourable, there came ouer a ship, whereby the king vnderstood the manner of the dukes arriuall, and all his procéedings till that daie, in which the ship depar|ted from the coast of England, wherevpon he meant foorthwith to haue returned ouer into England, to make resistance against the duke: but through per|suasion of the duke of Aumarle (as was thought) he staied, till he might haue all his ships, and other pro|uision, fullie readie for his passage.

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