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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king aduertised of these matters, meaning to preuent them, left his iournie into Wales, and mar|ched with all spéed towards the north parts. Also Rafe Neuill earle of Westmerland,The earle of Westmerland and the lord Iohn of Lan|caster the kings sonne prepare them|selues to resist the kings eni|mies. that was not farre off, togither with the lord Iohn of Lancaster the kings sonne, being informed of this rebellious attempt, assembled togither such power as they might make, and togither with those which were ap|pointed to attend on the said lord Iohn to defend the borders against the Scots, as the lord Henrie Fitz|hugh, the lord Rafe Eeuers, the lord Robert Umfre|uill, & others, made forward against the rebels, and comming into a plaine within the forrest of Galtree,The forest of Galtrée. caused their standards to be pitched downe in like sort as the archbishop had pitched his, ouer against [...]hem, being farre stronger in number of people than th [...] other, for (as some write) there were of the rebels at the [...]east twentie thousand men.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wh [...] the earle of Westmerland perceiued the force of th [...] aduersaries,The subtill policie of the earle of West|merland. and that they laie still and attempted no [...] [...]o come forward vpon him, he subtil|lie deuised how to [...]uaile their purpose, and foorthwith dispatched messeng [...]s vnto the archbishop to vnder|stand the cause as it we [...] of that great assemblie, and for what cause (contrarie to the kings peace) they came so in amour. The archbishop answered,The archbi|shops prote|station why he had on him armes. that he tooke nothing in hand against the kings peace, but that whatsoeuer he did, tended rather to aduance the peace and quiet of the common-wealth, than other|wise; and where he and his companie were in armes, it was for feare of the king, to whom he could haue no free accesse, by reason of such a multitude of flatte|rers as were about him; and therefore he maintei|ned that his purpose to be good & profitable, as well for the king himselfe, as for the realme, if men were willing to vnderstand a truth: & herewith he shewed foorth a scroll, in which the articles were written wher|of before ye haue heard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The messengers returning to the earle of West|merland, shewed him what they had heard & brought from the archbishop. When he had read the articles, EEBO page image 530 he shewed in word and countenance outwardly that he liked of the archbishops holie and vertuous intent and purpose, promising that he and his would prose|cute the same in assisting the archbishop, who reioi|sing hereat, gaue credit to the earle, and persuaded the earle marshall (against his will as it were) to go with him to a place appointed for them to commune togither. Here when they were met with like num|ber on either part, the articles were read ouer, and without anie more adoo, the earle of Westmerland and those that were with him agréed to doo their best, to see that a reformation might be had, according to the same.

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