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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lord Montacute, séeing fortune thus prosperous|lie leading his saile, aduanced forward; & learning by espials, that king Henrie with his host was in|camped in a faire plaine called Liuels, on the water of Dowill in Examshire, hasted thither, and manful|lie set on his enimies in their owne campe, which like desperate persons with no small courage receiued him. There was a sore foughten field,Exham field. and long yer either part could haue anie aduantage of the other: but at length the victorie fell to the lord Montacute, who by fine force entered the battell of his enimies, and constreined them to flie, as despairing of all suc|cours.The duke of Summerset taken. In which flight and chase were taken Henrie duke of Summerset, which before was reconciled to king Edward, the lord Roos, the lord Molins, the lord Hungerford, sir Thomas Wentworth, sir Thomas Husseie, sir Iohn Finderne, and manie other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Henrie was a good horsseman that day, for he rode so fast awaie that no man might ouertake him;King Henrie fled. and yet he was so néere pursued, that certeine of his henchmen were taken, their horsses trapped in blue veluet, and one of them had on his head the said king Henries helmet, or rather (as may be thought, & as some say) his high cap of estate, called Abacot, gar|nished with two rich crownes, which was presented to king Edward at Yorke the fourth day of Maie. The duke of Summerset was incontinentlie behea|ded at Exham;The duke of Summerset beheaded. the other lords and knights were had to Newcastell, and there (after a little respit) were likewse put to death. Beside these, diuerse other, to the number of fiue and twentie, were executed at Yorke, and in other places.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sir Humfrie Neuill, and William Tailbois, calling himselfe earle of Kime, sir Rafe Greie, and Richard Tunstall, with diuerse other, which esca|ped from this battell, hid themselues in secret places: but yet they kept not themselues so close, but that they were espied and taken.The earle of Kime, other|wise Angus, beheaded. The earle of Kime was apprehended in Riddesdale, and brought to New|castell, and there beheaded. Sir humfrie Neuill was taken in Holdernesse, and at Yorke lost his head. Af|ter this battell called Exham field, king Edward came to the citie of Durham, and sent from thence into Northumberland the earle of Warwike, the lord Montacute, the lords Fauconbridge & Scroope, to recouer such castels as his enimies there held, and with force defended.

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