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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king, vpon consideration hereof, and percei|uing he could not get the earle to come foorth of Co|uentrie, departed from Warwike, and eftsoones she|wing himselfe with his people before the citie of Co|uentrie, desired the earle and his power to come foorth into the fields, that they might end their quarrell by battell: which the earle and the other lords with him vtterlie refused as then to doo. This was the fift of A|prill being fridaie. The king herevpon was resolued to march towards London,K. Edward passeth Lon|don. where his principall ad|uersarie king Henrie remained, vsing his kinglie authoritie by diuerse such of the nobilitie as were a|bout him, whereby king Edward was barred and dis|appointed of manie aids and assistants, which he was sure to haue, if he could once breake that force of the roiall authoritie, that was still thus exercised against him in king Henries name.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wherefore (by the aduise of his brethren and others of his councell) accordinglie as it had beene ordeined before this his last setting foorth from Warwike, he kept on his waie towards London, comming to Dantrie on the saturdaie at night: & on the morow being Palmesundaie, he heard seruice in the church there, & after rode to Northhampton, where he was ioifullie receiued. From thense he tooke the next way towards London, leauing continuallie behind him (as he passed foorth) a competent band of speares and archers, to beat backe such of the earle of Warwiks people, as peraduenture he might send abroad to trouble him and his armie by the waie. Which proui|dence and foresight he thought it not vnnecessarie to vse; for that he knew well enough, that the heart of an enimie, frieng in the fire of hatefull hostilitie, will pretermit no opportunitie either of time or place to laie in wait for his destruction, against whom he bea|reth an inward grudge, with a desire of vengeance to the death.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while, that things passed in maner (as before ye haue hard) Edmund duke of Summer|set, & his brother Iohn marquesse Dorset, Thomas Courtneie earle of Deuonshire, and others being at London, had knowledge by aduertisements out of France, that quéene Margaret with hir sonne prince Edward, the countesse of Warwike, the prior of S. Iohns, the lord Wenlocke, and diuerse others their adherents and partakers, with all that they might make, were readie at the sea side, purposing with all spéed to saile ouer into England, and to arriue in the west countrie. Wherevpon they departed foorth of London, and with all hast possible drew westward, there to raise what forces they could, to ioine with those their fréends, immediatlie after they should once come on land, and so to assist them against king EEBO page image 683 Edward and his partakers.

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