Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The bastard notwithstanding gathered his com|panies togither,The bastard incampeth on Blackeheath. and with such as were willing to re|maine with him incamped on Blackeheath, by the space of thrée daies next insuing, to wit, the sixteenth, seauentéenth, and eightéenth of Maie, vtterlie despai|ring of his wished preie, sith he had béene repelled from London, to his vtter confusion. And now to conclude, hearing that king Edward was comming with a right puissant armie, the said bastard and his people durst no longer abide; but brake vp and disper|sed themselues, some one waie, and some an other. They of Calis got them thither againe with all spéed, and such as were of other countries repaired likewise to their homes, and manie of the Kentish|men went also to their houses. The bastard with his mariners, and such riotous rebels, robbers, and wic|ked persons, as sought nothing but spoile, got them to shipboord, and with all their vessels drew downe to the coast.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Edward, hauing assembled an armie of thir|tie thousand men (as some write) and accompanied in maner with all the great lords of England, came to London the one and twentith of Maie, being tues|daie, where he was honourablie receiued by the ma|ior, aldermen, and other worshipfull citizens: where euen vpon their first meeting with him he dubbed di|uerse of them knights; as the maior, the recorder, & other aldermen, and worshipfull commoners of the citie, which had manfullie and valiantlie acquit them|selues against the bastard Fauconbridge & his wic|ked companie of rebels. Moreouer, here is to be re|membred, that poore king Henrie the sixt, a little be|fore depriued (as ye haue heard) of his realme and imperiall crowne, was now in the Tower spoiled of his life, Edw. Hall. king Henrie the sixt mur|thered in the Tower. by Richard duke of Glocester (as the con|stant fame ran) who (to the intent that his brother king Edward might reigne in more suertie) mur|thered the said king Henrie with a dagger.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Howbeit, some writers of that time, fauoring al|togither the house of Yorke, haue recorded, that af|ter he vnderstood what losses had chanced vnto his fréends, and how not onelie his sonne, but also all other his chéefe partakers were dead and dispatched, he tooke it so to hart, that of pure displeasure, indig|nation, and melancholie, he died the three and twen|tith of Maie. The dead corps on the Ascension euen was conueied with billes and glaues pompouslie (if EEBO page image 691 you will call that a funerall pompe) from the Tower to the church of saint Paule,The nine and twentith of Maie. and there laid on a beire or coffen bare faced, the same in presence of the be|holders did bléed; where it rested the space of one whole daie. From thense he was caried to the Black|friers, and bled there likewise: and on the next daie after, it was conueied in a boat, without priest or clerke, torch or taper, singing or saieng, vnto the monasterie of Chertfeie, distant from London fif|téene miles, and there was it first buried: but after, it was remooued to Windesor, and there in a new vawt, newlie intoomed. He reigned eight and thir|tie yeares, six moneths and od daies, and after his readeption of the crowne six moneths. He liued two and fiftie yeares, hauing by wife one onelie sonne, called Edward, prince of Wales.