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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 427 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 650)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king hauing receiued this letter, and coniec|turing that some bitter meaning laie vnder so swéet a spéech, cõmanded his armie againe to march foorth; and comming within halfe a mile of the aduersaries campe, pitched downe his field, and foorthwith caused proclamation to be made, that who so euer of his ad|uersaries would giue ouer his lewd begun enter|prise,A proclama|tion. and repaire to his presence to sue for mercie, he would pardon him of all offenses. This proclama|tion, comming to the vnderstanding of them in the duke of Yorks hoast, caused a great number that were there with him against the king, to get awaie & come to the kings side. Moreouer, there rose among the residue great murmuring: so as they séemed ve|rie like to grow to a gréeuous mutinie.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 428 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 650)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Amongst other of those that came to the kings campe,Andrew Trollop for|saketh the lords. Andrew Trollop was chéefe, who with the other Calisians, which had long serued the king, and liued a long time by his wages, perceiuing now that they should fight against their souereigne lord him|selfe (whose true subiect they estéemed before that time the earle of Warwike euer to haue beene, and in no wise his enimie) in the dead of the night before the daie of the battell secretlie departed from the dukes campe, and submitted themselues to the king, admo|nishing him of all things deuised against him. Wher|of part was, Whethamsted that the duke of Yorke by his expert capteins appointed vpon a waie how to set vpon his enimies, & easilie to discomfit them; so as on the next morning he meant to haue assailed the king and his people, yer they could haue béene readie or warie of his comming.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 429 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 650)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now by the going awaie thus of his capteins and people, that purpose was disappointed. And An|drew Trollop thus departed, he was now as much discomforted, as before by trust in him he was in|couraged: for all his counsell and purpose by Andrew disclosed,

The estima|tion of An|drew Trol|lop.

The duke of Yorke and his complices [...].

he thought it better for him & his to depart in suertie, than to abide the imminent danger. Wher|vpon he with his yoonger sonne Edmund earle of Rutland, secretlie fled into Wales, and so passed in|to Ireland, where he was with all ioy and honour gladlie receiued, all the Irish offering to liue and die with him; as if they had béene his liege subiects, and he their lord and prince naturallie borne.

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