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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: 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.

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: 34 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 715)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now came there one in likewise not long after midnight from the lord chamberleine, to doctor Ro|theram the archbishop of Yorke, then chancellor of England, to his place not farre from Westminster, And for that he shewed his seruants that he had ti|dings of so great importance, that his maister gaue EEBO page image 716 him in charge, not to forbeare his rest, they letted not to wake him, nor he to admit this messenger in, to his bed side. Of whom he heard that these dukes were gone backe with the kings grace from Stonie Stratford vnto Northampton. Notwithstanding sir (quoth he) my lord sendeth your lordship word, that there is no feare: for he assureth you that all shall be well. I assure him (quoth the archbishop) be it as well as it will, it will neuer be so well as we haue seene it.

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