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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 He neuer thought himselfe sure. Where he went abroad, his eies whirled about,The outward and inward troubles of tyrants by meanes of a grudging conscience. his bodie priuilie fen|sed, his hand euer vpon his dagger, his countenance and maner like one alwaies readie to strike againe, he tooke ill rest a nights, laie long waking and mu|sing, sore wearied with care and watch, rather slum|bered than slept, troubled with fearefull dreames, sud|denlie sometime start vp, lept out of his bed, and ran about the chamber; so was his restlesse heart conti|nuallie tossed and tumbled with the tedious impres|sion and stormie remembrance of his abhominable déed. Now had he outward no long time in rest. For herevpon, soone after began the conspiracie, or rather good confederation, betweene the duke of Bucking|ham and manie other gentlemen against him. The occasion where vpon the king and the duke fell out, is of diuerse folke in diuerse wise pretended.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This duke (as I haue for certeine béene informed) as soone as the duke of Glocester, vpon the death of king Edward, came to Yorke, & there had solemne funerall seruice for king Edward, sent thither in the most secret wise he could, one Persinall, saith Ed. Hall. Persall his trustie ser|uant, who came to Iohn Ward a chamberer of like secret trust with the duke of Glocester, desiring that EEBO page image 736 in the most close and couert maner, he might be ad|mitted to the presence and spéech of his maister. And the duke of Glocester aduertised of his desire, caused him in the dead of the night (after all other folke a|uoided) to be brought vnto him in his secret cham|ber, where Persall (after his maisters recommenda|tions) shewed him that he had secret sent him to shew him, that in this new world he would take such part as he would, & wait vpon him with a thousand good fellowes, if need were.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The messenger sent backe with thanks, & some se|cret instruction of the protectors mind, yet met him a|gaine with further message from the duke his master within few daies after at Notingham: whither the protector from Yorke with manie gentlemen of the north countrie, to the number of six hundred horsses, was come on his waie to London-ward, & after se|cret méeting and communication had, eftsoones de|parted. Wherevpon at Northampton, the duke met with the protector himselfe with thrée hundred hors|ses, and from thense still continued with him part|ner of all his deuises; till that after his coronation, they departed (as it séemed) verie great fréends at Glocester. From whense as soone as the duke came home, he so lightlie turned from him, and so highlie conspired against him, that a man would maruell whereof the change grew. And suerlie, the occasion of their variance is of diuerse men diuerselie repor|ted.

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