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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Their charitable motion and causes alledged, bi|cause they were of the chiefest of the nobilitie, and therfore caried both credit and authoritie with them, so asswaged the moods both of the king, the duke, and the earle that ech gaue faith to other to came and go safelie without ieopardie. In which promise both the duke and earle putting perfect confidence, came both to London. At Westminster, the king, the duke, and the earle, had long communication togither for to haue come to an agreement: but they fell at such great words vpon rehersall of old matters, that in great furie without any conclusion they departed; the king to Canturburie, and the duke and the earle to Warwike, where the earle procured a new armie to be raised in Lincolneshire, and made capteine there|of sir Robert Welles, sonne to Richard lord Welles, a man of great experience in warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king aduertised hereof, without delaie prepa|red an armie, and out of hand he sent to Richard lord Welles, willing him vpon the sight of his letters, to repaire vnto him: which to doo he had oftentimes re|fused, excusing himselfe by sickenesse and feeblenesse of bodie. But when that excuse serued not, he thin|king to purge himselfe sufficientlie of all offense and blame before the kings presence, tooke with him sir Thomas Dimmocke, who had maried his sister,Sir Tho|mas Dim|mocke. and so came to London. And when he was come vp, being admonished by his fréends that the king was greatlie with him displeased, he [...]ith his brothe [...] in law tooke the sanctuarie at Wes [...]minster.

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