Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane season king Richard apprehended in diuerse parts of the realme certeine gentlemen of the earle of Richmonds faction, & confederation,Diuerse of th [...] earle of Rich|monds faction apprehended and executed. which either intended to saile into Britaine toward him, or else at his landing to assist and aid him. A|mongst whome sir George Browne, sir Roger Clif|ford, and foure other were put to execution at Lon|don, and sir Thomas Sentleger which had married the duchesse of Excester the kings owne sister, and Thomas Rame, and diuerse other were executed at Excester. Beside these persons, diuerse of his hous|hold seruants, whome either he suspected or doubted, were by great crueltie put to shamefull death. Abr. Flem [By the obseruation of which mens names, the place, and the action here mentioned, with the computation of time, I find fit occasion to interlace a note (newlie receiued from the hands of one that is able to saie much by record) deliuering a summarie (in more am|ple sort) of their names, whome king Richard did so tyrannicallie persecute and execute: as followeth.]

King Richard (saith he) came this yeare to the ci|tie, EEBO page image 746 but in verie secret maner, Iohn Hooker, aliàs Vowel. K. Richard commeth to Excester, and is receiued with pre|sents. whome the maior & his brethren in the best maner they could did receiue, and then presented to him in a purse two hundred nobles; which he thankefullie accepted. And during his abode here he went about the citie, & viewed the seat of the same, & at length he came to the castell: and when he vnderstood that it was called Rugemont, suddenlie he fell into a dumpe,A prophesie, the memorie whereof did appall the kings spirits. and (as one astonied) said; Well, I sée my daies not long. He spake this of a pro|phesie told him, that when he came once to Rich|mond, he should not long liue after: which fell out in the end to be true, not in respect of this castle, but in respect of Henrie earle of Richmond, who the next yeare following met him at Bosworth field where he was slaine. But at his being here, he did find the gentlemen of this countrie not to be best affected to|wards him, and after his departure, did also heare that the marquesse of Dorset, the bishop of Excester, and sundrie other gentlemen were in a confederacie against him for the assisting of the erle of Richmond.

Wherefore he sent downe Iohn lord Scroope with a commission to keepe a session;Lord Scroope by the kings commission kept a session against di|uerse indicted of high treson. who sat at To|rington, & then & there were indicted of high treason, Thomas marquesse Dorset, Peter bishop of Exce|ster, Thomas Sentleger, and Thomas Fulford knights as principals, and Robert Willoughbie and Thomas Arundell knights, Iohn Arundell deane of Excester, Dauid Hopton archdeacon of Excester, Oliuer abbat of Buckland, Bartholomew Sentle|ger, William Chilson, Thomas Gréenefield, Ri|chard Edgecombe, Robert Burnbie, Walter Court|neie, Thomas Browne, Edward Courtneie, Hugh Lutterell,More than fiue hundred indicted, whereof some escaped, and some were ex|ecuted. Iohn Crocker, Iohn Hallewell, and fiue hundred others were indicted as accessaries. All which fled and shifted for themselues, some into Bri|taine, and some else where; sauing sir Thomas Sent|leger, and one sir Iohn Rame; who were brought to Excester, and there at the Carefor were beheaded.]