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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But sée the chance. Before he could atteine to Se|uerne side, by force of continuall raine and moisture, the riuer rose so high that it ouerflowed all the coun|trie adioining,A sore floud or high water dooing much harme, called the duke of Buckinghãs great water. insomuch that men were drowned in their beds, and houses with the extreame violence were ouerturned, children were caried about the fields swimming in cradels, beasts were drowned on hilles. Which rage of water lasted continuallie ten daies, insomuch that in the countrie adioining they call it to this daie, The great water; or, the duke of Buckinghams great water. By this floud the passages were so closed, that neither the duke could come ouer Seuern to his adherents, nor they to him. During the which time, the Welshmen lingring ide|lie, and without monie, vittels, or wages, suddenlie scattered and departed: and for all the dukes faire promises, threatnings, and inforcements, would in no wise either go further nor abide.