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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And when he began (as he was a verie well spo|ken man) in goodlie wise to excuse himselfe, they tar|ried not the end of his answer, but shortlie tooke him, and put him in ward,The lord Ri|uers put in [...]. and that doone, foorthwith went to horssebacke, and tooke the waie to Stonie Strat|ford, where they found the king with his companie, readie to leape on horssebacke, and depart forward to leaue that lodging for them, bicause it was too streight for both companies. And assoone as they came in his presence, they light adowne with all their companie about them. To whome the duke of Buc|kingham said; Go afore gentlemen, & yeomen kéepe your roomes. And thus in a goodlie araie, they came to the king, and on their knées in verie humble wise saluted his grace, which receiued them in verie ioious and amiable manner, nothing earthlie knowing nor mistrusting as yet.

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