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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Richard not being content with this excuse, would in no wise admit the same; but incontinent directed to the duke other letters, of a more rougher and hautier sort, not without tawnting and biting tearmes, and checking words, commanding him (all excuses set apart) to repaire without anie delaie to his roiall presence. The duke made to the messeng a determinate answer,The duke of Buckingham [...] professed enimie to king Richard. that he would not come to his mortall enimie, whome he neither loued, nor fa|uoured: and immediatlie prepared open warre a|gainst him, and persuaded all his complices and par|takers, that euerie man in his quarter, with all dili|gence should raise vp people & make a commotion. And by this means almost in one moment Thomas marques Dorset came out of sanctuarie, where since the begining of K. Richards daies he had continued, whose life by the onelie helpe of sir Thomas Louell was preserued from all danger & perill in this trou|blous world, gathered togither a great band of men in Yorkeshire.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sir Edward Courtneie, and Peter his brother bishop of Excester, raised an other amie in Deuon|shire and Cornewall. In Kent Richard Gilford and other gentlemen collected a great companie of souldiers, and openlie began warre. But king Ri|chard,K. Richards [...] in the disposing of his armie. who in the meane time had gotten togither a great strength and puissance, thinking it not most for his part beneficiall, to disperse and diuide his great armie into small branches, and particularlie to persecute anie one of the coniuration by himselfe, de|termined (all other things being set aside) with his whole puissance to set on the chiefe head, which was the duke of Buckingham. And so remoouing from London, he tooke his iournie toward Salisburie, to the intent that in his iournie he might set on the dukes armie, if he might know him in anie place in|camped, or in order of battell arraied.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king was scarse two daies iournie from Sa|lisburie,The duke of Buckinghãs power of wild Welshmen (falseharted) doo [...]aile him. when the duke of Buckingham accompani|ed with a great power of wild Welshmen, whom he (being a man of great courage and sharpe speech) in maner against their willes had rather thereto infor|ced and compelled by lordlie and streict commande|ment, than by liberall wages and gentle demenour, which thing was the verie occasion why they left him desolate, & cowardlie forsooke him. The duke with all his power marched through the forrest of Deane, in|tending to haue passed the riuer Seuerne at Gloce|ster, & there to haue ioined his armie with the Court|neis, and other westerne men of his confederacie and affinitie. Which if he had doone, no doubt but king Richard had béene in great ieopardie, either of priua|tion of his realme, or losse of his life, or both.

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