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Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length, about eighteene daies after that the king had sent from him the earle of Salisburie, he tooke the sea, togither with the dukes of Aumarle, Exce|ster, Surrie, and diuerse others of the nobilitie, with the bishops of London, Lincolne, and Carleill. They landed néere the castell of Barclowlie in Wales,K. Richard returneth out of Ireland, and landeth in Wales. a|bout the feast of saint Iames the apostle, and staied a while in the same castell, being aduertised of the great forces which the duke of Lancaster had got to|gither against him, Thom. Wals. wherewith he was maruellouslie amazed, knowing certeinelie that those which were thus in armes with the duke of Lancaster against him, would rather die than giue place, as well for the hatred as feare which they had conceiued at him. Ne|uerthelesse he departing from Barclowlie, hasted with all speed towards Conwaie, where he vnder|stood the earle of Salisburie to be still remaining.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He therefore taking with him such Cheshire men as he had with him at that present (in whom all his trust was reposed) he doubted not to reuenge him|selfe of his aduersaries,Additions to Polychron. & so at the first he passed with a good courage: but when he vnderstood as he went thus forward, that all the castels, euen from the bor|ders of Scotland vnto Bristow were deliuered vnto the duke of Lancaster, and that likewise the nobles and commons, as well of the south parts, as the north, were fullie bent to take part with the same duke against him; and further, hearing how his tru|stie councellors had lost their heads at Bristow, he became so greatlie discomforted,K. Richard in vtter de|spaire. that sorowfullie la|menting his miserable state, he vtterlie despaired of his owne safetie, and calling his armie togither, which was not small, licenced euerie man to depart to his home.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The souldiers being well bent to fight in his de|fense, besought him to be of good chéere, promising with an oth to stand with him against the duke, and all his partakers vnto death: but his could not in|courage him at all, so that in the night next insuing, he stole from his armie,K. Richard stealeth awaie from his ar|mie, and ta|keth the castell of Flint. and with the dukes of Exce|ster and Surrie, the bishop of Carleill, and sir Ste|phan Scroope, and about halfe a score others, he got him to the castell of Conwaie, where he found the earle of Salisburie, determining there to hold him|selfe, till he might sée the world at some better staie; for what counsell to take to remedie the mischéefe thus pressing vpon him he wist not. On the one part he knew his title iust, true, and infallible; and his conscience cleane, pure, and without spot of enuie or malice: he had also no small affiance in the Welsh|men, and Cheshire men. On the other side, he saw the puissance of his aduersaries, the sudden depar|ting of them whom he most trusted, and all things turned vpside downe: he euidentlie saw, and mani|festlie perceiued, that he was forsaken of them, by whom in time he might haue béene aided and relie|ued, where now it was too late, and too farre ouer|passed.

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