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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle of Warwike, intending not to léese such opportunitie of aduantage, in the dead of the night, with an elect companie of men of warre (as secretlie as was possible) set on the kings field, killing them that kept the watch, and yer the king was ware (for he thought of nothing lesse than of that which then hapned) at a place called Wolnie,King Ed|ward taken prisoner. foure miles from Warwike, he was taken prisoner and brought to the castell of Warwike. And to the intent his friends should not know what was become of him, the earle caused him by secert iournies in the night to be con|ueied to Middleham castell in Yorkeshire,Middleham ca [...]tell. and there to be kept vnder the custodie of the archbishop of Yorke, and other his freends in those parties. King Edward being thus in captiuitie, spake euer faire to the archbishop, and to his other kéepers, so that he had leaue diuerse daies to go hunt. Abr. Flem. [Which exercise he vsed, as it should séeme, not so much for regard of his recreation, as for the recouerie of his libertie: which men esteeme better than gold, and being counted a diuine thing, dooth passe all the wealth, pleasure, and treasure of the world; according to the old saieng:

Non bene profuluo libertas venditur auro,
Hoc coeleste bonum praeterit orbis opes.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now on a daie vpon a plaine when he was thus abrode, there met with him sir William Stanleie,Sir William Stanleie. K. Edward is deliuered out of capti|uitie. sir Thomas a Borough, and diuers other of his friends, with such a great band of men, that neither his kee|pers would, nor once durst moue him to returne vn|to prison againe. Some haue thought that his kée|pers were corrupted with monie, or faire promises, and therfore suffred him thus to scape out of danger. After that he was once at libertie, he came to Yorke, where he was ioifullie receiued, and taried there two daies: but when he perceiued he could get no armie togither in that countrie to attend him to London, he turned from Yorke to Lancaster, where he found his chamberleine the lord Hastings well accompa|nied, by whose aid and such others as drew to him,He commeth to London. be|ing well furnished, he came safelie to the citie of London.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the earle of Warwike, and the duke of Cla|rence had knowledge how king Edward by the trea|son or negligence of them (whome they had put in trust) was escaped their hands, they were in a won|derfull chafe: but sith the chance was past, they be|gan eftsoones to prouide for the warre, which they saw was like to insue; and found much comfort, in that a great number of men, deliting more in discord than in concord, offered themselues to aid their side. But other good men desirous of common quiet, and la|menting the miserable state of the realme, to redresse such mischiefe as appeared to be at hand by these tu|mults, tooke paine, and road betweene the king, the earle, and the duke, to reconcile them ech to other.

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