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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Besides this, to declare vnto them that they should doo verie well, to returne into England with all such power as they might get before the feast of S. Luke the euangelist next insuing; for so they might receiue all the whole reuenues of the realme due at the feast of saint Michael next before the said feast of saint Luke. And that if the said earle of Richmond and his partakers,Collingborne purpose to [...] the erle a [...] his arriuall at Pole in Dor|setshire. following the counsell of the said Colling|borne, would arriue at the hauen of Pole in Dor|setshire, he the said Collingborne and other his asso|ciats would cause the people to rise in armes, and to leuie warre against king Richard, taking part with the said earle and his freends; so that all things should be at their commandements. Moreouer, to mooue the said earle to send the said Iohn Cheineie vnto the French king, to aduertise him that his ambassadors sent into England should be dallied with, onelie to driue off the time till the winter season were past, and that then in the beginning of summer king Richard meant to make warre into France, inuading that realme with all puissance: and so by this meanes to persuade the French king to aid the earle of Rich|mond and his partakers, in their quarell against king Richard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Further, that the said William Collingborne, be|ing confederate with the said earle and other his ad|herents, as well within the realme as without, the eightéenth day of Iulie, in the said second yeare, with|in the parish of saint Gregories in Faringdon ward within,Collingborne indicted to be a libeller a|gainst king Richard. had deuised certeine bils and writings in rime, to the end that the same being published, might stir the people to a commotion against the king. And those bils and writings in rime so deuised and writ|ten, the same Collingborne the daie and yeare last mentioned, had fastened and set vpon diuerse doores of the cathedrall church of saint Paule, for the more speedie furthering of his intended purpose. Thus EEBO page image 747 farre the indictement. But whether he was giltie in part or in all, I haue not to saie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard being thus disquieted in mind, and doubtfull for the suertie of his owne estate, called to remembrance that confederations, honest bands and pacts of amitie, concluded and had betwixt princes and gouernours, are the efficient cause that realmes and common-wealths are strengthened with double power, that is, with aid of fréends abroad, and their owne forces at home. Wherevpon the deuised how to conclude a league and amitie with his neigh|bour the king of Scots: who not long before had made diuerse incursions and roads into the realme of England. And although he had not much got|ten; yet verelie he lost not much. And now euen as king Richard could haue wished, he of himselfe made sute for peace or truce to be had betwixt him and king Richard; who willinglie giuing eare to that sute, commissioners were appointed to méete about the treatie thereof,Sée Scot|land pag. 284, 285. as in the historie of Scotland it maie appeare.

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