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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the sixtenth of Maie, king Edward set foorth of Couentrie towards London. But here ye haue to vnderstand, that when the bastard could not be recei|ued into the citie, neither by gentle persuasions, nor gréeuous threatnings, he made semblance to passe o|uer the Thames at Kingston bridge, ten miles from London, and thitherwards he drew with his whole power by land,The bastards purpose to spoile the suburbs of London. leauing his ships afore saint Katha|rines and thereabouts. His pretense was, to spoile and destroie Westminster, and the suburbs of the citie on that side, and after to assault the citie it selfe, to trie if he might enter by force, and so to be reuen|ged of the citizens that had refused to receiue him. [Notwithstanding all which stirring of coles & proud port, with hautinesse of hart & violence of hand thin|king to beare downe the people, as an innudation or flowing of water streams dooth all before it: yet he came short of his purpose, & pulled vpon his owne pate finall destruction: though he thought himselfe a man ordeined to glorie, & was tickled with the like flatring persuasion that one had in his hart, who said:

Magnum iter ascendo, sed dat mihi gloria vires.Prop. lib. 4. ]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now as he was onwards vpon his iornie, he was aduertised, that king Edward was preparing to come forwards against him,The bastard altereth his purpose. assisted in manner with all the great lords of the realme, and others in great number, more than he had beene at anie time before. By reason whereof, doubting what might follow, if passing the riuer he should fortune so to be inclosed, that he should be driuen there [...]y to incounter with the kings power at such ods, he thought it best to al|ter his purpose; and so returning, came backe againe before London, & mustered his people in S. Georges field, ranged and placed in one entier battell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And to the intent they might worke their purpo|sed feat, before the kings comming to the rescue, th [...]y resolued with all their forces to assault the citie, and to enter it if they could by plaine strength, that put|ting it to the sacke, they might conueie the riches to their ships, which laie in the riuer betwixt saint Ka|tharins and Blackewall, neere to Ratcliffe. Herevp|on hauing brought certeine peeces of artillerie foorth EEBO page image 690 of their ships, they planted the same alongst the wa|ter side, right ouer against the citie, and shot off lusti|lie, to annoie th [...]m within so much as was possible.

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