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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of March sonne and heire apparant to the said duke, accompanied with the earles of Salis|burie and Warwike, and sir Iohn Wenlocke, got awaie the same night, and came into Deuonshire: where, by the meanes of Iohn Dinham esquier (which after was high treasuror of England, in the daies of king Henrie the seauenth) they bought a ship which cost a hundred and ten marks at Exmouth, and sailed into Gerneseie, after came to Calis, where be|ing let in at the posterne, they were ioifullie wel|comed of their fréends, namelie of sir William Ne|uill lord Fauconbridge, that was the earle of War|wikes vncle, and brother to the earle of Salisburie, who had the towne and castell in kéeping. All these be|ing assembled cast their heads togither, and euerie one seuerallie had his deuise for the perfecting of their purpose, whereto there wanted in them neither will nor hardinesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now to returne to the king. When in the morning he was aduertised that the duke of Yorke and his partakers were fled and gone, he caused all his horssemen to follow them; although in vaine: for they were got farre enough out of danger (as before ye haue heard.) The king pardoned all the poore soul|diers, sauing certeine ringleaders; of the which some he punished and fined, and some he hanged and quar|tered. After this he remooued to Ludlow, and there brake vp his host, and spoiling the towne and castell, he sent the duchesse of Yorke with hir two yoong sonnes to be kept in ward with the duchesse of Buc|kingham hir sister. This doone,The lords proclamed traitors. he proclamed these lords, traitors to him, enimies to their countrie, and rebels to the crowne, confiscating their lands, goods, and offices: and committed the gouernance of the north parts to the earle of Northumberland, and to the lord Clifford, as to his trustie and most faithfull fréends,The duke of Summerset made capteine of Calis. & of his towne of Calis he made capteine Henrie the new duke of Summerset.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This duke reioising much in his new office, those foorth diuerse valiant and hardie souldiers, and with great pompe shortlie after tooke the seas, and sailed towards Calis. But when he thought to haue ente|red the hauen, the artillerie shot so hotlie, both out of the towne, and from Risebanke, that he suffering there a sore repulse, was faine to land at Whitsand|baie; and sent word to the capteins of the towne to receiue him as the kings lieutenant, shewing to them his letters patents. But neither he nor his EEBO page image 651 writing was once regarded: and so of necessitie he resorted to the castell of Guisnes, dailie skirmishing with the garrison of Calis, more to his losse than gaine. Diuerse of the mariners of those ships that went ouer with him, after his arriuall, owing more good will to the earle of Warwike than to this yoong duke, conueied their ships into the hauen of Calis, and in them diuerse of the earle of Warwikes eni|mies, as Iamin Findill, Iohn Felow, and diuerse others, the which being presented vnto the earle of Warwike, he caused their heads foorthwith to be striken off. [...]stie hea|ding.

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