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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But euen by and by in his presence they piked a quarrell to the lord Richard Greie,The lord Greie is qua|relled against. the kings other brother by his mother, saieng, that he with the lord marquesse his brother, & the lord Riuers his vncle, had compassed to rule the king and the realme, and to set variance among the states, and to subdue and destroie the noble bloud of the Realme. Toward the accõplishing wherof they said that the lord marquesse had entered into the Tower of London, & thence ta|ken out the kings treasure, and sent men to the sea. All which things these dukes wist well were doone for good purposes and necessarie, by the whole councell at London, sauing that somewhat they must saie.

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