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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Edward, though all things might séeme now to rest in good case,1464 Anno Reg. 4. yet he was not negligent, in making necessarie prouision against all attempts of his aduersarie king Henrie, and his partakers; and therefore raised bulworks, and builded fortres|ses on ech side of his realme, where anie danger was suspected for the landing of anie armie. He caused al|so espials to be laid vpon the marches, fore against Scotland, that no person should go out of the realme to king Henrie and his companie, which then soiour|ned in Scotland. But all the doubts of trouble that might insue by the means of king Henries being at libertie, were shortlie taken away and ended: for he himselfe, whether he was past all feare; or that hée was not well established in his wits and perfect mind; or for that he could not long kéepe himselfe se|cret, in disguised atire boldlie entred into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He was no sooner entred, but he was knowne and taken of one Cantlow,King Henrie taken. and brought toward the king, whom the earle of Warwike met on the way by the kings commandement, and brought him through London to the Tower, & there he was laid in sure hold. ¶But it is woorthie the noting, which I haue obserued in a late chronographers report tou|ching this matter; Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 717. namelie, that king Henrie was taken in Cletherwood, beside Bungerleie Hipping|stons in Lancashire, by Thomas Talbot sonne and heire to sir Edward Talbot of Basshall, and Iohn Talbot his cosin of Colebrie, which deceiued him be|ing at his dinner at Wadington hall, and brought him toward London, with his legs bound to the stir|rups, where he was met by the earle of Warwike, and arested at Esildon; doctor Manning deane of Windsor, doctor Bedle, and yoong Ellerton being in his companie, with their feet bound vnder the horsse bellies were brought also to the Tower of London.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Quéene Margaret, hearing of the captiuitie of hir husband, mistrusting the chance of hir sonne, all desolate and comfortlesse departed out of Scotland, and passed into France, where the remained with hir father duke Reiner, till she returned into Eng|land to hir harme, as after ye shall heare. The new duke of Summerset, and his brother Iohn, sailed in|to France, where they also liued in great miserie; till duke Charles, bicause he was of their kin, as descen|ded of the house of Lancaster by his mother, succou|red them with a small pension, which was to them a great comfort. The earle of Penbroke went from countrie to countrie,The earle of Penbroke. not alwaies at his hearts ease, nor in safetie of life. [As for his dignitie and reputa|tion, it was the more obscured, for that he had lost the title of his honor, Ab. Flem. and left at his wits end, doubtfull and vncerteine in contrarie factions (as manie more) what to say or doo for his best securitie. Neuer|thelesse he concealed his inward discontentment, and as oportunitie of time ministred matter, so he grew in courage, and fell to practises of force (with other complices) therby to accomplish the cloudie conceits of his troubled mind, being persuaded, that tempo|rall misfortunes are, if not vtterlie auoidable, yet manfullie to be withstood, or at least with audacitie & courage to be suffered, as the poet properlie saith:

Tu ne cede malis, [...]ed contra audentior ito. Vir. Ac [...]. 6. ]

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