Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne where we left. King Henrie aduertised of the proceedings of the Persies, foorth|with gathered about him such power as he might make, and being earnestlie called vpon by the Scot, the earle of March, to make hast and giue battell to his enimies, before their power by delaieng of time should still too much increase, he passed forward with such spéed, that he was in sight of his enimies, lieng in campe néere to Shrewesburie,The kings spéedie dili|gence. before they were i [...] doubt of anie such thing, for the Persies thought that he would haue staied at Burton vpon Trent, till his councell had come thither to him to giue their aduise what he were best to doo. But herein the enimie was deceiued of his expectation, sith the king had great regard of expedition and making speed for the safetie of his owne person, wherevnto the earle of March incited him, considering that in delaie is danger, & losse in lingering, as the poet in the like case saith:
Tolle moras, nocuit semper differre paratis,Dum trepidant nullo firmatae robore partes.
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1 By reason of
the kings sudden cõming in this sort,
The Persies troubled with the kings sudden com|ming. The lord Persie exhor|teth his com|plices to stick to their tack [...]e.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 EEBO page image 523 The number of the Persies a [...]mie.Herevpon, the whole armie being in number a|bout fourtéene thousand chosen men, promised to stand with him so long as life lasted. There were with the Persies as chiefteines of this armie, the earle of Dowglas a Scotish man, the baron of Kinderton, sir Hugh Browne, and sir Richard Uernon knights, with diuerse other stout and right valiant capteins. Now when the two armies were incamped, the one against the other,The Persies sent their ar|ticles to the king. the earle of Worcester and the lord Persie with their complices sent the articles (where|of I spake before) by Thomas Caiton, and Thomas Saluain esquiers to king Henrie, vnder their hands and seales,King Henrie charged with periurie. which articles in effect charged him with manifest periurie, in that (contrarie to his oth recei|ued vpon the euangelists at Doncaster, when he first entred the realme after his exile) he had taken vpon him the crowne and roiall dignitie, imprisoned king Richard, caused him to resigne his title, and finallie to be murthered. Diuerse other matters they laid to his charge, as leuieng of taxes and tallages, contra|rie to his promise, infringing of lawes & customes of the realme, and suffering the earle of March to re|maine in prison, without trauelling to haue him de|liuered All which things they as procurors & protec|tors of the common-wealth,Procurors & protectors of the common-wealth. tooke vpon them to prooue against him, as they protested vnto the whole world.