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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But king Edward, trusting to pa [...]ifie all this bu|sie tumult without anie further bloudshed, promised both those persons their pardons, causing them vpon his promise to come out of sanctuarie to his pre|sence, EEBO page image 674 and calling to him the lord Welles, willed him to write to his sonne to leaue off the warre, and in the meane season he with his armie went forward, hauing with him the lord Welles, and sir Thomas Dimmocke. Anno Reg. 10. And being not past two daies iournie from Stamford, where his enimies had ptiched their field, and hearing that sir Robert Welles, not regar|ding his fathers letters,The lord Welles and Thomas Dimmocke beheaded. kept his campe still, he cau|sed the lord Welles, father to the said sir Robert, and sir Thomas Dimmocke to be beheaded, contrarie to his promise.

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