The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 519)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 520About Whitsuntide a conspiracie was deuised by certeine persons, that wished the kings death, main|teining and bruting abroad,

A brute was spred abroad that king Ri|chard was li|uing.

A priest takẽ.

that king Richard was aliue, and therefore exhorted men to stand with him, for shortlie he would come to light, and reward such as tooke his part with iust recompense. Herewith, there was a priest taken at Ware, or (as some books haue) at Warwike, who had a kalendar or roll, in which a great number of names were written, more than were in any wise guiltie of the fact, as after|wards appeared by the same priests confession. For being examined, whether he knew such persons as he had so inrolled, & were there present before him, he said he neuer knew them at all; and being deman|ded wherefore he had then so recorded their names, he answered, bicause he thought they would gladlie doo what mischiefe they could against king Henrie, vpon any occasion offered in reuenge of the iniuries doone to king Richard, by whom they had beene ad|uanced, and princelie preferred. When therfore there appeared no more credit in the man, he was condem|ned,He is execu|ted. drawen, hanged, and quartered, and diuerse that had beene apprehended about that matter, were re|leased,The prior of Laund appre|hended. and set at libertie. Shortlie after, the prior of Laund (who for his euill gouernment had béene de|priued of his state and dignitie) was likewise execu|ted, not for attempting any thing of himselfe, but on|lie for that he confessed, that he knew euill counsell and concealed it. His name was Walter Baldocke, a canon sometime in Dunstable, and by king Ri|chard promoted to the priorship of Laund.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also the same time, certeine greie friers were ap|prehended for treason which they had deuised to bring to passe,Greie friers apprehended. and one of them, whose name was Richard Frisebie, being asked what he would doo if king Ri|chard had béene aliue, and present with them, an|swered stoutlie, that he would fight against any man in his quarrell, euen to death. Herevpon, he was con|demned,A greie frier hanged in his habit. drawen, and hanged in his friers wéed, to the great confusion of his brethren; but they made earnest instance to haue his bodie taken downe, and buried with diriges and exequies, and had their sute granted.Sir Roger Claringdon. Sir Roger of Claringdon knight was also put to death about this conspiracie, with two of his seruants, the one an esquier, the other a yeoman. He was base sonne (as was reported) vnto Edward, el|dest sonne to king Edward the third, surnamed the blacke prince.The diuell appeareth in likenesse of a greie frier. On Corpus Christi daie at euensong time, the diuell (as was thought) appeared in a towne of Essex called Danburie, entring into the church in likenesse of a greie frier, behauing himselfe verie outragiouslie, plaieng his parts like a diuell indéed, so that the parishioners were put in a maruellous great fright.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the same instant, there chanced such a tempest of wind, thunder, and lightning, that the highest part of the roofe of that church was blowen downe, and the chancell was all to shaken, rent, and torne in pée|ces. Within a small while after, eight of those greie friers that had practised treason against the king,E [...]ght friers executed. were brought to open iudgement, and conuicted were drawen and headed at London; and two other suffe|red at Leicester, all which persons had published king Richard to be aliue. Owen Glendouer, according to his accustomed manner, robbing and spoiling within the English borders, caused all the forces of the shire of Hereford to assemble togither against them, vnder the conduct of Edmund Mortimer earle of March.The earle of March taken pr [...]soner in ba|t [...]ll by Owen Glendouer. But cõming to trie the matter by battell, whether by treason or otherwise, so it fortuned, that the English power was discomfited, the earle taken prisoner, and aboue a thousand of his people slaine in the place. The shamefull villanie vsed by the Welsh|women towards the dead carcasses, was such, as ho|nest eares would be ashamed to heare, and continent toongs to speake thereof. The dead bodies might not be buried, without great summes of monie gi|uen for libertie to conueie them awaie.