Compare 1577 edition: 1 By my truth, quoth the duke, we will begin with the ladie Richmond, the earles mother, which know|eth where he is, either in captiuitie, or at large in Bri|taine. For I heard saie, that the duke of Britaine re|stored him to libertie, immediatlie after the death of king Edward, by whose means he was restreined. Sith you will begin that waie (said the bishop) I haue an old fréend with the countesse, a man sober, se|cret, and well witted, called Reginald Braie; whose prudent policie I haue knowne to haue compassed things of great importance, for whome I shall se|cretlie send, if it be your pleasure; and I doubt not but he will gladlie come and that with a good will. So with a little diligence the bishop wrote a letter to Reginald Braie, requiring him to come to Breck|nocke with speed, for great and vrgent causes tou|ching his mistresse: and no other thing was declared in the letter. So the messenger rode into Lancashire where Braie was with the countesse, and lord Tho|mas Stanlie hir husband, and deliuered the letter: which when he had read, he tooke it as a signe or pre|sage of some good fortune to come.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then he (with the messenger) came to the castell of Brecknocke, where the duke and the bishop decla|red what thing was deuised, both for to set the relme in a quiet stedfastnesse, as also for the high prefer|ment of the earle of Richmond, sonne to his ladie and mistresse: willing hir first to compasse how to obteine the good will of quéene Elizabeth, and also of hir eldest daughter bearing the same name: and af|ter secretlie to send to hir sonne into Britaine, to de|clare what high honor was prepared for him, if he would sweare to marrie the ladie Elizabeth assoone as he was king, and in roiall possession of the relme. Reginald Braie with a glad heart, forgetting no|thing giuen to him in charge, in great hast and with good spéed returned to the countesse his ladie and mistresse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When Braie was departed, and this great doubt|full vessell once set abroach,Bishop Mor|tons deuise for to be at his owne li|bertie in his b [...]shoprike of Elie. the bishop thirsting for nothing more than for libertie: when he saw the duke pleasant and well minded toward him; he told the duke, that if he were in his Ile of Elie, he could make manie fréends to further their enterprise: and if he were there and had but foure daies warning, he lit [...]le regarded the malice of king Richard, his coun|trie was so strong. The duke knew well all this to be true, but yet loth he was that the bishop should de|part: for he knew well, that as long as the bishop was with him, he was sure of politike aduise, sage counsell, and circumspect procéeding. And so he gaue the bishop faire words, saieng, that he should shortlie depart, and that well accompanied for fea [...]e of eni|mies.