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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some haue I heard say, that the duke a little be|fore his coronation,Causes of the duke of Buc|kingham and K. Richards falling out. among other things, required of the protector the duke of Herefords lands, to the which he pretended himselfe iust inheritor. And forso|much as the title, which he claimed by inheritance, was somwhat interlaced with the title to the crowne by the line of king Henrie before depriued, the pro|tector conceiued such indignation, that he reiected the dukes request with manie spitefull and minato|rie words. Which so wounded his heart with hatred and mistrust, that he neuer after could indure to looke aright on king Richard, but euer feared his owne life; so far foorth, that when the protector rode through London toward his coronation, he feined himselfe sicke, bicause he would not ride with him. And the other also taking it in euill part, sent him word to rise, and come ride, or he would make him be caried. Wherevpon he rode on with euill will, and that not|withstanding on the morow, rose from the feast, fei|ning himselfe sicke, and king Richard said it was doone in hatred and despite of him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And they said, that euer after continuallie, each of them liued in such hatred and distrust of other,The duke of Buckingham and king Ri|chard mistrust each other. that the duke verelie looked to haue beene murthered at Glocester: from which nathelesse, he in faire maner departed. But suerlie some right secret at that daie denie this: and manie right wise men thinke it vn|likelie (the déepe dissembling nature of both those men considered, and what néed in that gréene world the protector had of the duke, and in what perill the duke stood, if he fell once in suspicion of the tyrant) that either the protector would giue the duke occasion of displeasure, or the duke the protector occasion of mistrust. And verelie, men thinke, that if king Ri|chard had anie such opinion conceiued, he would ne|uer haue suffered him to escape his hands. Uerie truth it is, the duke was an high minded man, and euill could beare the glorie of another; so that I haue heard of some that say they saw it, that the duke, at such time as the crowne was first set vpon the pro|tectors head, his eie could not abide the sight thereof, but wried his head another way.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But men say, that he was of truth not well at ease, and that both to king Richard well knowne, and not euill taken; nor anie demand of the dukes vncourteouslie reiected; but he both with great gifts, and high behests, in most louing and trustie maner departed at Glocester. But soone after his comming home to Brecknocke, hauing there in his custodie by the commandement of king Richard doctor Mor|ton bishop of Elie, who (as ye before heard) was ta|ken in the councell at the Tower, waxed with him familiar, whose wisedome abused his pride to his owne deliuerance, and the dukes destruction. The bishop was a man of great naturall wit,Doctor N [...]ton bishop of Elie, & what pageants h [...] plaied. verie well learned, and honorable in behauior, lacking no wise waies to win fauour. He had béene fast vpon the part of king Henrie, while that part was in wealth; and nathelesse left it not, nor forsooke it in wo, but fled the realme with the queene & the prince, while king Ed|ward had the king in prison, neuer came home, but to the field.

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