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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 31 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 715)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Unto which words the king answered; What my brother marquesse hath doone I cannot saie, but in good faith I dare well answer for mine vncle Riuers and my brother here, that they be innocent of anie such matter. Yea my liege (quoth the duke of Buc|kingham) they haue kept their dealing in these mat|ters farre fro the knowledge of your good grace. And foorthwith they arested the lord Richard and sir Tho|mas Uaughan knight, in the kings presence; and brought the king and all backe vnto Northampton, where they tooke againe further counsell. And there they sent awaie from the king, whom it pleased them, and set new seruants about him, such as liked better them than him. At which dealing he wept, and was nothing content; but it booted not.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 32 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 715)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And at dinner, the duke of Glocester sent a dish from his owne table vnto the lord Riuers, prai|eng him to be of good chéere: all should be well inough. And he thanked the duke, and praied the mes|senger to beare it to his nephue the lord Richard, with the same message for his comfort, who he thought had more néed of comfort, as one to whome such aduersitie was strange. But himselfe had béene all his daies in vre therewith, & therefore could beare it the better.The death of the lord Ri|uers & other. But for all this comfortable courtesie of the duke of Glocester, he sent the lord Riuers, and the lord Richard, with sir Thomas Uaughan into the north countrie, into diuerse places to prison, and af|terward all to Pomfret, where they were in conclu|sion beheaded.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 33 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 715)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this wise the duke of Glocester tooke vpon himselfe the order and gouernance of the yoong king, whome with much honor and humble reuerence he conueied vpward towards the citie. But anon, the tidings of this matter came hastilie to the queene a a little before the midnight following, and that in the sorest wise; that the king hir son was taken, hir bro|ther, hir sonne, & hir other fréends arrested, and sent no man wist whither, to be doone with God wot what. With which tidings the quéene in great flight & hea|uinesse, bewailing hir childes reigne, hir freends mis|chance, and hir owne infortune, damning the time that euer she dissuaded the gathering of power about the king, gat hir selfe in all the hast possible with hir yoonger sonne and hir daughters out of the palace of Westminster, in which she then laie,The quéene taketh sanc|tuarie. into the sanctua|rie, lodging hir selfe and hir companie there in the abbats place.

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