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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king in the meane time, on the thursdaie in the after noone, came to the same ground called Sudburie hill, and there staied a certeine space, send|ing foorth scowriers, to hearken what they might vn|derstand of the enimies, whome he tooke to be some|where at hand. But when he could not heare anie cer|teintie of them, he aduanced forward, lodging his vant-gard in a vallie beyond the hill, towards the towne of Sudburie, and laie himselfe (with the resi|due of his people) at the same place, called Sudburie hill. About thrée of the clocke after midnight, he was EEBO page image 687 aduertised, that his enimies had taken their waie by Berkeleie, towards Glocester. Héerevpon, taking aduise of his councell what was best to doo, he was counselled to send some of his seruants with all spéed vnto Glocester, to Richard Beauchampe, sonne and heire to the lord Beauchampe of Powike, to whome he had (before this present) committed the rule and custodie of the towne and castell of Glocester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king sent therefore with all spéed vnto him, commanding him to doo his best to defend the towne and castell against his enimies, if they came to assaile the same, as it was supposed they intended: and if they so did, he promised to come with his whole armie presentlie to the rescue. The messengers did their di|ligence, and so being ioifullie receiued into Gloce|ster, the towne and castell, by the vigilant regard of the said Richard Beauchampe, was put in safe keep|ing. And this message was doone in good time, for true it is, there were diuerse in the towne, that could haue béene well contented that the quéene, and the lords with hir, should haue béene receiued there, and would haue aduentured to haue brought it to passe, if they had not béene thus preuented.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Againe, the quéene and the lords with hir had good intelligence, with diuerse in the towne, so as they were put in great hope to haue entred the same: wherevpon they trauelled their people right sore all that night and morning, comming before the towne of Glocester vpon the fridaie about ten of the clocke. And when they perceiued that they were disappoin|ted of their purpose, and their entrie flatlie denied, they were highlie therewith displeased; for they knew verie well, that diuerse within the towne bare their good willes towards them: but after they had vsed certeine menacing braueries, and made a shew as if they had meant to assalt the gates and walles, & so to haue entred by force, they departed their waies, marching with all speed possible towards Teukes|burie.

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