But was this a practise (thinke you) beséeming a man of worship, Abr. Flem. learning, and iudgement, to make awaie himselfe, bicause he saw a temporall interrup|tion of his prosperitie? Suerlie how much learning so euer he had in the lawes of the land, litle at all or none (as appeareth) had he in suffering the forces of aduersitie, whom the feare of it did so terrifie, that it droue him to his end. Wise therefore is the counsell of the comedie-writer, and worthie of imitation, that a man, when he is in best case and highest degrée of welfare, should euen then meditate with himselfe how to awaie with hardnesse, with penurie, perils, losse, banishment, and other afflictions: for so shall he prepare himselfe to beare them with patience when they happen: as souldiers trained vp in militarie ex|ercises at home, are so much the forwarder for the field, & fitter to incounter their foes (with lesse dread of danger) when they come abroad to be tried: and therefore it is wiselie (& to the purpose) said of Virgil:

—superando omnis fortuna ferendo est. [...]. 5.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to returne to the princes affaires. When the fame was once spred abroad that K. Edward was fled the relme, an innumerable number of people re|sorted to the earle of Warwike to take his part, but all K. Edwards trustie fréends went to diuerse sanc|tuaries,K. Edwards fréends take sanctuarie. and amongst other his wife quéene Eliza|beth tooke sanctuarie at Westminster, and there in great penurie forsaken of all hir friends, was deli|uered of a faire son called Edward,Queéne Eli|zabeth deliue|red of a prince which was with small pompe like a poore mans child christened, the godfathers being the abbat and prior of Westmin|ster, and the godmother the ladie Scroope. Ab. Flem. [But what might be the heauinesse of this ladies hart (thinke we) vpon consideration of so manie counterblasts of vnhappinesse inwardlie conceiued? Hir husband had taken flight, his adherents and hir fréends sought to shroud themselues vnder the couert of a new protec|tor, she driuen in distresse forsooke not that simple re|fuge which hir hard hap forced vpon hir; and (a kings wife) wanted in hir necessitie such things as meane mens wines had in superfluitie, & (a corosiue to a no|ble mind) a prince of renowmed parentage was (by constreint of vnkind fortune) not vouchsafed the so|lemnitie of christendome due and decent for so hono|rable a personage.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Kentishmen in this seson (whose minds be euer moueable at the change of princes) came to the sub|vrbs of London, spoiled mansions,The Kentish|men make an hurlie burlie. robbed béere|houses, and by the counsell of sir Geffrie Gates and other sanctuarie men, they brake vp the kings Bench and deliuered prisoners, and fell at Ratcliffe, Lime|house, & S. Katharins, to burning of houses, slaugh|ter of people, and rauishing of women. Which small sparkle had growne to a greater flame, if the earle of Warwike with a great power had not suddenlie quenched it, and punished the offendors: which benefit by him doone, caused him much more to be estéemed and liked amongst the commons than he was before. When he had settled all things at his pleasure,King Henrie fetched out of the Tower & restored to his kinglie go|uernement. vpon the twelfe daie of October he rode to the Tower of London, and there deliuered king Henrie out of the ward, where he before was kept, and brought him to the kings lodging, where he was serued according to his degrée.