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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This doone, the king leauing his hoast againe, kee|ping their ground with the same few persons which he tooke with him before, went with his brother of Clarence vnto his armie, and saluting them with swéete and courteous words, was ioifullie of them welcomed: and so after this, they all came togither ioining in one. And either part shewing themselues glad thus to méet as fréends with the other, they went louinglie togither vnto Warwike with the king, where and in the countrie thereabouts they lod|ged, as they thought stood most with their ease and safeties. Herewith the duke of Clarence desired a|boue all things to procure some good and perfect ac|cord betwixt his brother the king, and the earle of Warwike.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this was he the more studious, bicause he saw that such an accord should bring great quietnesse to the land, and deliuer the common-wealth of manie dangers that might insue by reason of such numbers of partakers, as well lords as other that were confe|derat with the earle. The said duke treated with the king present,The duke of Clarence seé|keth to make peace betwixt the king and the earle of Warwike. and sent messengers vnto Couentrie to the earle, moouing as well the one as the other most instantlie to frame their minds vnto a pacifica|tion. The king at the instance of his brother was contented to offer large conditions, and verie benefi|ciall for the earle and his partakers if they would haue accepted them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But the earle, whether vtterlie despairing of his owne safetie, if he should agrée to anie peace; or else happilie for that he thought it stood with his honour to stand vnto such promises and couenants as he had made with the French king, and with the quéene Margaret, and hir sonne prince Edward (to whome he was bound by oth not to shrinke [...] swarue from the same) he refused all maner of such conditions as were offered. Insomuch that when the duke had sent to him, both to excuse himselfe of the [...] which he had doone, and also to require him to take some good waie with king Edward, now while he might, the earle (af|ter he had patientlie heard the dukes message) he sée|med greatlie to abhorre his vnfaithfull dealing, in turning thus from his confederats and alies, con|trarie to his oth and fidelitie.

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