Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The conspirators being at Oxenford, at length perceiued by the lacke of the earle of Rutland, that their enterprise was reuealed to the king, and there|vpon determined now openlie with speare and shield to bring that to passe which before they couertlie at|tempted, and so they adorned Maudelen, a man most resembling king Richard,Magdalen counterfeited to be king Richard. in roiall and princelie ve|sture, and named him to be king Richard, affirming that by fauour of his kéepers he was escaped out of prison, and so they came forwards in order of warre, to the intent to destroie king Henrie. Whilest the confederators with their new published idoll, accom|panied with a strong armie of men, tooke the direct waie towards Windsore, king Henrie admonished thereof,The K. com|meth to the tower of Lon|don. with a few horssemen in the night came to the Tower of London about twelue of the clocke, where in the morning he caused the maior of the citie to apparell in armour the best and most couragious persons of the citie, which brought to him thrée thou|sand archers, and thrée thousand bill-men, besides them that were appointed to kéepe and defend the citie.The lords come to Win|desore.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The conspirators comming to Windsore, entered the castell, and vnderstanding that the king was gon from thence to London, determined with all spéed to make towards the citie: but changing that determi|nation as they were on their waie, they turned to Colbroke, and there staied.The king go|eth foorth a|gainst them. King Henrie issuing out of London with twentie thousand men, came streight to Hunslo heath, and there pitched his campe to abide the comming of his enimies:They retire. but when they were aduertised of the kings puissance, amazed with feare, and forthinking their begun enterprise,They come to Circester. as men mistrusting their owne companie, departed from thence to Berkhamstéed, and so to Circester, & there the lords tooke their lodging. The earle of Kent, and the earle of Salisburie in one Inne, and the earle of Huntington and lord Spenser in an other,The bailiffe of Circester setteth vpon them on their lodgings. and all the host laie in the fields, wherevpon in the night sea|son, the bailiffe of the towne with fourescore archers set on the house, where the erle of Kent and the other laie, which house was manfullie assaulted and strong|lie defended a great space.The lords set fire on their lodgings. The earle of Huntington being in an other Inne with the lord Spenser, set fire on diuerse houses in the towne, thinking that the assailants would leaue the assault and rescue their goods, which thing they nothing regarded. Hall. Froissard. The host li|eng without, hearing noise, and seeing this fire in the towne, thought verelie that king Henrie had béene come thither with his puissance, and therevpon fled without measure, euerie man making shift to saue himselfe, and so that which the lords deuised for their helpe, wrought their destruction: for if the armie that laie without the towne had not mistaken the matter, when they saw the houses on fire, they might easilie haue succoured their chéefeteins in the towne, that were assailed but with a few of the townesmen, in comparison of the great multitude that laie abroad in the fields. But such was the ordinance of the mightie Lord of hostes, who disposeth althings at his pleasure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle of Huntington and his companie seeing the force of the townesmen to increase, fled out on the backside, intending to repaire to the armie which they found dispersed and gone. Then the earle seeing no hope of comfort, fled into Essex. The other lords which were left fighting in the towne of Circester, were wounded to death and taken, and their heads stricken off and sent to London. Thus writeth Hall of this conspiracie, in following what author I know not. Thom. Wals. But Thomas Walsingham and diuerse other séeme somewhat to dissent from him in relation of this matter: for they write that the conspiratours ment vpon the sudden to haue set vpon the king in the castell of Windsore,A maske. vnder colour of a maske or mummerie, and so to haue dispatched him; and resto|ring king Richard vnto the kingdome, to haue reco|uered their former titles of honour, with the possessi|ons which they had lost by iudgement of the last par|lement. But the king getting knowledge of their pretensed treasons, got him with all spéed vnto London.