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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The noble men somewhat suspicious of things newlie imagined, without any tarieng, scowring the waies as fast as their horsses could runne, came out of the duchie of Britaine into the duchie of Aniou in the dominion of France, where they taried the erles comming, which two daies after departed out of Uannes,The earles small traine for a policie. onelie accompanied with flue seruitors, as though he had gone secretlie to visit a familiar friend of his, in a small village adioining. No man suspec|ted that he would depart, considering that a great multitude of Englishmen were left and continued in the citie. But after that he had passed directlie fiue miles forward, he suddenlie turned into a solitarie wood next adioining, where clothing himselfe in the simple coat of his poore seruant, made and appointed his said minister leader and maister of his small com|panie,The earle ap|parelled like a page attẽdeth vpõ one of his men as his maister. & he as an humble page diligentlie followed and serued his counterfeit gouernor, neither resting nor refreshing themselues, except the baiting of their horsses, till they by waies vnknowne, now this way, now turning that way, came to their companie a|biding them in Angiers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fourth day after the earle of Richmond was thus departed, that craftie merchant Peter Lan|doise, thirsting still after his preie promised by king Richard, was readie to set forward his crew of soul|diers, which he priuilie had consigned, with certeine trustie capteins for that onelie purpose appointed and elected, to performe and atchiue his pretended enter|prise; dissembling and feining them to be conducted and hired by him to serue the earle of Richmond, and him to conduct in his returne toward his natiue countrie: meaning no other thing but to apprehend him, and the other noble men in his retinue, which no such fraud suspected, nor yet anie treason imagined, vnware and vnprouided, and destitute of all aid, and them to cast and commit suddenlie into continuall captiuitie and bondage, to the intent that by this his wretched and naughtie act, he might satisfie the cha|ritable request and louing desire of good king Ri|chard, more for his owne profit than king Richards gaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But when this craftie dissembler Peter Landoise, which was no wilier than an old fox,Pe [...]er Lan|doise his ex|pectation dis|appointed by the priuie and vnknowne de|parting of the earle. perceiued that the earle was departed (thinking that to be true that he imagined) Lord how currors ran into euerie coast! how light horssemen gallopped in euerie street! to follow and deteine him, if by anie possibilitie hee could be met with and ouertaken, and him to appre|hend and bring captiue into the citie of Uannes. The horssemen made such diligence, and with such celeri|tie set forward their iournie, that nothing was more likelie than they to haue obteined, yea and seized their preie. For the earle of Richmond was not en|tered into the realme of France scarse one houre, but the followers came to the limits and confines of Britaine, and durst aduenture no further, but vainlie (without their desire) sorrowfullie returned.

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