Compare 1577 edition: 1 In good faith sir (said the bishop) if it did, the thing that I was about to say, taken as well as (afore God) I ment it, could deserue but thanke: and yet taken as I wéene it would, might happen to turne me to to little good, and you to lesser. Then longed the duke yet much more to wit what it was. Where|vpon the bishop said; In good faith (my lord) as for the late protector, sith he is now king in possession, I purpose not to dispute his title; but for the weale of this realme, whereof his grace hath now the gouer|nance, and whereof I am my selfe one poore member, I was about to wish, that to those good habilities whereof he hath alreadie right manie, little néeding my praise, it might yet haue pleased God, for the bet|ter store, to haue giuen him some of such other excel|lent vertues, meet for the rule of a realme, as our Lord hath planted in the person of your grace: and there left againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke somewhat maruelling at his sudden pauses,Here endeth sir Thomas Moore, & this that followeth is taken out [...] master Hall. as though they were but parentheses, with a high countenance said: My lord, I euidentlie per|ceiue, and no lesse note your often breathing, and sud|den stopping in your communication; so that to my intelligence, your words neither come to anie direct or perfect sentence in conclusion, whereby either I might perceiue and haue knowledge, what your in|ward intent is now toward the king, or what affecti|on you beare toward me. For the comparison of good qualities ascribed to vs both (for the which I my selfe acknowledge and recognise to haue none, nor looke for no praise of anie creature for the same) ma|keth me not a little to muse, thinking that you haue some other priuie imagination, by loue or by grudge, ingrauen and imprinted in your heart, which for feare you dare not, or for childish shamefastnesse you be a|bashed to disclose and reueale; and speciallie to mee being your fréend, which on my honor doo assure you, to be as secret in this case, as the deafe and dumbe person is to the singer, or the tree to the hunter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bishop being somewhat bolder, considering the dukes promise, but most of all animated and in|couraged bicause he knew the duke desirous to bee exalted and magnified;Bishop Mor|ton buildeth vpõ the dukes ambition. and also he perceiued the in|ward hatred and priuie rancor which he bare toward king Richard: was now boldened to open his sto|mach euen to the verie bottome, intending thereby to compas [...] [...] to destroie, and vtterlie confound king Richa [...], and to depriue him of his dignitie roi|all; or else to set the duke so on fire with the desire of ambition, that he himselfe might be safe and escape out of all danger and perill. Which thing he brought shortlie to conclusion, both to the kings destruction, and the dukes confusion, and to his owne safegard, and finallie to his high promotion.