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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Finallie, by the earnest trauell and diligence shew|ed by the said duches of Burgognie (who incessantlie sent to and fro such hir trustie messengers now to the king being on that side the seas, and then to the duke remaining héere in England) at length they were made fréends,K. Edward and his bro|ther of Cla|rence recon|ciled vnwit|ting to the earle of War|wike. and a perfect agréement concluded and ratified, with assurance betwixt them so strong|lie as might be. To the furthering whereof the kings chamberlaine the lord Hastings failed not to doo his best, so as by his good diligence, it was thought the king was the sooner induced to with to ioine eft|soones in true fréendship with his said brother of Clarence. And as it well appeared, the duke of Cla|rence acquitted himselfe faithfullie therein.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 For hearing now that his brother king Edward was landed and comming forward towards Lon|don, he gathered his people, outwardlie pretending to passe with them to the aid of the earle of War|wike against his brother:The dissimu|lation of the duke of Cla|rence. although inwardlie he meant the contrarie, and so accompanied with aboue foure thousand men, he marched foorth towards the place where he thought to find his brother. King Ed|ward being then at Warwike, and vnderstanding that his brother of Clarence approched, in an after|noone issued foorth of that towne with all his forces, and passed on till he came into a faire large field thrée miles distant from Warwike towards Banburie, where he might behold his brother of Clarence in good arraie of battell, comming towards him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they were now within halfe a mile appro|ched togither, the king placed his people in order of battell vnder their baners, and so left them standing still, and appointed them to kéepe their ground, whilest he taking with him his brother of Glocester, the lord EEBO page image 682 Riuers, the lord Hastings, & a few other, went foorth to méet his brother of Clarence: and in like sort the duke of Clarence tooke with him a few of the nobili|tie that were about him, and leauing his armie in good order, departed from them to meet the king, and so they met betwixt both the hoasts, with so swéet sa|lutations, louing demeanor, and good countenances, as better might not be deuised betwixt brethren of so high and noble estate.The brethren méet louinglie togither. O what a hearts ioy was this to the people, to sée such an accord and mutuall at|tonement betweene these peeres! It was the onelie pleasure in the world, to the which all other compared are but counterfet, and that dooth the psalmist testifie,

Buchan. in psal. 133. Nil charitate mutua fratrum, nihil
Iucundius concordia.

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