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.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, king Richard called a parlement, in the which he atteinted the earle of Richmond and all o|ther persons which were fled out of the realme for feare, The earle of Richmõd at|teinted in par|lement, and all other that fled ouer sea to take his part. or anie other cause, as enimies to him, and to their naturall countrie; & all their lands, goods, & pos|sessions, were confiscate and seized to the kings vse. And yet not content with this preie, which no doubt was of no small valour and moment, he laid on the peoples necks a great tax and tallage, and suerlie ne|cessitie to that act in maner him compelled. For what with purging and declaring his innocencie concer|ning the murther of his nephues toward the world, and what with cost to obteine the loue and fauour of the communaltie (which outwardlie glosed, and open|lie dissembled with him) he gaue prodigallie so manie and so great rewards, that now both he lacked, and scarse wist honestlie how to borow.