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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, he sent the earle of Salisburie ouer into England, to gather a power togither, by helpe of the kings freends in Wales, and Cheshire, with all spéed possible, that they might be readie to assist him against the duke, vpon his arriuall, for he meant himselfe to follow the earle, within six daies after. The earle passing ouer into Wales, landed at Conwaie, and sent foorth letters to the kings freends, both in Wales and Cheshire, to leauie their people, & to come with all spéed to assist the K. whose request, with great desire, & very willing minds they fulfilled, [...]ing to haue found the king himselfe at Conwaie, insomuch that within foure daies space, there were to the number of fortie thousand men assembled, rea|die to march with the king against his enimies, if he had béene there himselfe in person.

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