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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when it was knowne to his adherents, which were redie to giue battell, that his host was scatred, and had left him almost alone, and was fled, & could not be found; they were suddenlie amazed & striken with a sudden feare, that euery man like persons des|perate shifted for himselfe & fled. Some went to sanc|tuarie, and to solitarie places; some fled by sea, where|of the most part within a few daies after arriued safelie in the duchie of Britaine.The dukes adherents & their powers dispersed. Among which num|ber were these persons; Peter Courtneie bishop of Excester, and sir Edmund Courtneie his brother, by king Henrie the seuenth after created earle of Deuonshire; Thomas marquesse Dorset, Iohn lord EEBO page image 744 Welles, sir Iohn Bourchier, sir Edward Wooduile, a valiant man in armes, brother to quéene Eliza|beth, sir Robert Willoughbie, sir Giles Daubneie, sir Thomas Arundell, sir Iohn Cheinie and his two brethren, sir William Barkelie, sir William Bran|don, & Thomas his brother, sir Richard Edgecombe: all these for the most part being knights, Iohn Hal|lowell, and Edward Poinings, apolitike capteine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At this verie season, Iohn Morton bishop of Elie, and Christopher Urswike priest, and an other compa|nie of noble men soiourned in Flanders; and by let|ters and messengers procured manie enimies a|gainst king Richard, which vsing a vigilant eie, and a quicke remembrance, being newlie come to Salis|burie, hauing perfect notice and knowledge how the duke was sled, and how his complices intended to passe out of the realme; first he sent men of warre to all the next ports and passages, to kéepe streictlie the sea coast, so that no person should passe outward, nor take land within the realme without their assent and knowledge;A proclama| [...]o [...] for the a [...]prehension of the duke of Buckinghã with large re|w [...]rds to the apprehendor. secondarilie he made proclamati|on, that what person could shew and reueale where the duke of Buckingham was, should be highlie re|warded; if he were a bondman, he should be infran|chised and set at libertie; if he were of frée bloud, he should haue a generall pardon, and be rewarded with a thousand pounds.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Furthermore, bicause he vnderstood by Thomas Hutton, which (as you haue heard) was newlie retur|ned out of Britaine, that Francis duke of Britaine not onelie refused to kéepe the earle of Richmond as a prisoner, at his contemplation, and for his sake; but also that he was readie to aid and succour the said earle, with men, monie, and all things necessarie for his transporting into England: he therefore rigged and sent out ships of warre, well furnished and dec|ked with men and artillerie,K. Richard sendeth foorth a name to [...]c [...]wre the sea ouer a|gainst Bri|taine. to scowre and kéepe that part of the sea that lieth ouer against Britaine, to the intent that if the earle of Richmond would aduen|ture to saile toward England, either he should be ta|ken captiue, or be beaten and driuen from the coast of England. And moreouer, to the intent that euerie coast, waie, passage, and corner, should be diligentlie watched & kept, he set at euerie doubtfull and suspec|ted place men of warre, to séeke, search, and inquire, if anie creature could tell tidings of the duke of Buc|kingham; or of anie or his confederation, adherents, fautors or partakers.

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