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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle, hauing this aduertisement from his feigned enimie, with his nauie sailed toward Nor|mandie, and by the waie spoiled and tooke manie ships of the duke of Burgognies subiects, and at the last (with all his nauie and spoiles) he tooke land at Diepe in Normandie,The earle of Warwike la [...]|ded at Diepe. where the gouernor of the countrie friendlie welcomed him, and aduertised king Lewes of his arriuall. The French king, de|sirous of nothing more than to haue occasion to plea|sure the erle of Warwike, of whom the hie renowme caused all men to haue him in admiration, sent vn|to him, requiring both him and his sonne in law the duke of Clarence, to come vnto his castell of Am|bois, where he men soiourned.Ambois. The duke of Bur|gognie, hearing that the duke and earle were thus receiued in France, sent a post with letters vnto king Lewes, partlie by waie of request, and partlie by way of menacing, to dissuade him from aiding of his aduersaries, the said duke and earle.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But the French king little regarded this sute of the duke of Burgognie, and therefore answered, that he might and would succour his friends, and yet breake no leage with him at all. In the meane time, K. Edward made inquirie for such as were knowne to be aiders of the earle of Warwike within his realme, of whom some he apprehended as guiltie, and some (doubting themselues) fled to sanctuarie, and o|ther trusting to the kings pardon, submitted them|selues, as Iohn marques Montacute,Iohn mar|ques Mon|tacute. whom he cour|teouslie receiued. When quéene Margaret that so|iourned with duke Reiner hir father, heard tell that the earle of Warwike was come to the French court, withall diligence shée came to Ambois to sée him, with hir onelie sonne prince Edward.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 With hir also came Iasper earle of Penbroke, and Iohn earle of Oxford,The earles [...] Penbroke [...] Oxford. which after diuerse impri|sonments latelie escaped, fled out of England into France, and came by fortune to this assemblie. These persons, after intreatie had of their affaires, deter|mined by meanes of the French king to conclude a league and amitie betweene them.A league. And first to begin withall, for the sure foundation of their new intrea|tie,Edward prince of Wales m [...]|ried. Edward prince of Wales wedded Anne second daughter to the earle of Warwike, which ladie came with hir mother into France. After which mariage, the duke and the earles tooke a solemne oth, that they should neuer leaue the warre, till either king Henrie the sixt, or his sonne prince Edward, were restored to the crowne: and that the quéene and the prince EEBO page image 675 should depute and appoint the duke and the earle to be gouernors & conseruators of the common wealth, till time the prince were come to estate. Manie other conditions were agréed, as both reason & the weigh|tinesse of so great businesse required.

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