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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Bishop being as wittie as the duke was wi|lie, did not tarrie till the dukes companie were as|sembled, but secretlie disguised, in a night departed (to the dukes great displeasure) and came to his sée of Elie; where he found monie and fréends; and so sailed into Flanders,The bishop of Elie saileth into Flan|ders to the earle of Rich|mond. where he did the earle of Rich|mond good seruice, and neuer returned againe, till the erle of Richmond (after being king) sent for him, and shortlie promoted him to the see of Canturburie. Thus the bishop woond himselfe from the duke when he had most néed of his aid, for if he had taried still, the duke had not made so manie blabs of his coun|sell, nor put so much confidence in the Welshmen, nor yet so temerariouslie set forward (without know|ledge of his fréends) as he did, which things were his sudden ouerthrowe (as they that knew it did report) [and might perhaps haue béene auoided by the bi|shops wisdome for the dukes saftie, as his owne, sith

Qui sapit, ille potest alios sapuisse docere.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When Reginald Braie had declared his message and priuie instruction to the countesse of Richmond his mistresse, no maruell though she were ioious and glad, both of the good newes, and also for the obtein|ing of such a high fréend in hir sonnes cause as the duke was. Wherefore she willing not to sléepe thi [...] matter, but to further it to the vttermost of hir pow|er and abilitie, deuised a means how to breake this matter to quéene Elizabeth then being in sanctua|rie at Westminster. And therevpon she, hauing in hir familie at that time (for the preseruation of hir health) a certeine Welshman called Lewes, learned in physicke, which for his grauitie and experience, was well knowne, and much esteemed amongest great estates of the realme, brake hir mind to him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 For with this Lewes she vsed sometime liberallie and familiarlie to talke, and now hauing oportuni|tie and occasion to expresse hir hart vnto him in this weightie matter, declared that the time was come that hir sonne should be ioined in marriage with la|die Elizabeth, daughter and heire to king Edward; and that king Richard being taken and reputed of all men for the common enimie of the relme, should out of all honor & estate be deiected, & of his crowne and kingdome be cléerelie spoiled and expelled: and required him to go to quéene Elizabeth (with whome in his facultie he was of counsell) not as a messen|ger, but as one that came fréendlie to visit and conso|late hir, and (as time & place should require) to make hir priuie of this deuise; not as a thing concluded, but as a purpose by him imagined.

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