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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Maister Lewes with all dexteritie so sped his busi|nesse, that he made and concluded a finall end and de|termination of this enterprise betwene the two mo|thers. And bicause he was a physician, and out of all suspicion and misdéeming, he was the common cur|ror and dailie messenger betweene them, aiding and setting foorth the inuented conspiracie against king Richard. So the ladie Margaret countesse of Rich|mond, brought into a good hope of the preferment of hir sonne, made Reginald Braie hir most faithfull seruant, chiefe sollicitor and priuie procuror of this conspiracie; giuing him in charge secretly to inuegle and attract such persons of nobilitie to ioine with hir and take hir part, as he knew to be ingenious, faith|full, diligent, and of actiuitie. This Reginald Braie within few daies brought vnto his lure (first of all taking of euerie person a solemne oth to be true and secret) sir Giles Daubneie, sir Iohn Cheinie knight, Richard Gilford, and Thomas Rame esquiers, and diuers other. The countesse of Richmond was not so diligent for hir part, but quéene Elizabeth was as vigilant on the other side, and made friends, and ap|pointed councellors to set forward and aduance hir businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane season, the countesse of Richmond tooke into hir seruice Christopher Urswike,The countesse of Richmond vttereth the matter to Urs+wike hir chap+leine, swearing him to be secret. an honest and wise priest, and (after an oth of him for to be se|cret taken and sworne) she vttered to him all hir mind and counsell, adhibiting to him the more confi|dence and truth, that he all his life had fauoured and taken part with king Henrie the sixt, and as a speci|all iewell put to hir seruice by sir Lewes hir physi|cian. So the mother, studious for the prosperitie of hir son, appointed this Christopher Urswike to saile into Britaine to the earle of Richmond, and to de|clare and reueale to him all pacts and agréements betwene hir & the quéene agréed and concluded. But suddenlie she remembring that the duke of Buc|kingham was one of the first inuentors, and a secret founder of this enterprise, determined to send some personage of more estimation than hir chapleine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon she elected for a messenger Hugh Con|weie esquier,Hugh [...] esquire [...] ouer to the [...] of Rich [...] to informe [...] of his [...] preferment & sent him into Britaine with a great sum of monie to hir sonne, giuing him in charge, to declare to the earle the great loue and especiall fauor that the most part of the nobilitie of the realme bare toward him, the louing hearts & beneuolent minds which the whole communaltie of their owne free will frankelie offered, and liberallie exhibited to him, wil|ling and aduising him not to neglect so good an occa|sion apparantlie offered; but with all speed and dili|gence, to addict and settle his mind & full intention how to returne home againe into England, where he was both wished and looked for: giuing him further monition and counsell, to take land and arriuall in the principalitie of Wales, where hée should not doubt to find both aid, comfort and friends.

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