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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The queene, being in this wise persuaded, such word sent vnto hir sonne, and vnto hir brother being about the king, and ouer that the duke of Glocester him|selfe and other lords the chiefe of his bend, wrote vn|to the king so reuerentlie, and to the quéenes fréends there so louinglie, that they nothing earthlie mistrus|ting, brought the king vp in great hast, not in good spéed, with a sober companie. Now was the king in his waie to London gone from Northampton, when these dukes of Glocester and Buckingham came thi|ther, where remained behind the lord Riuers the kings vncle, intending on the morrow to follow the king, and to be with him at Stonie Stratford [cer|teine] miles thence earlie yer he departed. So was there made that night much fréendlie chéere betwéene these dukes & the lord Riuers a great while. But incõ|tinent, after that they were openlie with great cour|tesie departed, and the lord Riuers lodged, the dukes secretlie with a few of their most priuie freends set them downe in councell, wherein they spent a great part of the night.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And at their rising in the dawning of the daie, they sent about priuilie to their seruants in their Ins & lodgings about,The practises of the duke of Buckingham & Glocester. giuing them commandement to make themselues shortlie readie, for their lords were to horsse backeward. Upon which messages, manie of their folke were attendant, when manie of the lord Riuers seruants were vnreadie. Now had these dukes taken also into their custodie the keies of the In, that none should passe foorth without their licence. And ouer this, in the high waie toward Stonie Stratford, where the king lay, they had bestowed cer|teine of their folke, that should send backe againe, and compell to returne, anie man that were gotten out of Northampton, toward Stonie Stratford, till they should giue other licence. For asmuch as the dukes themselues intended for the shew of their dili|gence, to be the first that should that daie attend vp|on the kings highnesse out of that towne. Thus bare they folke in hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But when the lord Riuers vnderstood the gates closed, and the waies on euerie side beset, neither his seruants nor himselfe suffered to gone out, percei|uing well so great a thing without his knowledge not begun for naught, comparing this manner pre|sent with this last nights chéere, in so few houres so great a change, maruellouslie misliked. Howbeit, sith he could not get awaie, and keepe himselfe close, he would not, least he should séeme to hide himselfe for some secret feare of his owne fault, whereof he saw no such cause in himselfe; he determined vpon the suertie of his owne conscience, to go boldlie to them, and inquire what this matter might meane. Whom assoone as they saw, they began to quarrell with him and saie, that he intended to set distance be|tweene the king and them, and to bring them to con|fusion, but it should not lie in his power.

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