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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At which season were left at Uannes about the number of three hundred Englishmen, which not be|ing called to counsell, and vnware of this enterprise, but knowing of the earles sudden departure, were so incontinentlie astonied, that in maner they were all in despaire, both of him, and their owne suertie and safegard. But fortune turned his saile, and otherwise it happened than their feare them incumbered. For the duke of Britaine,The duke of Britains [...] to the earle of Richmond, & the care of [...] safetie. now being somewhat recoue|red, was sore displeased, and nothing contented, that the earle of Richmond was in his dominion so vn|courteouslie vsed and intreated, that he should be by fraud and vntruth compelled to leaue and flie out of his duchie and countrie, contrarie to his honour. Wherfore he tooke verie great displeasure with Pe|ter Landoise his treasuror, to whome (although he knew not, and was ignorant that all the drift was driuen and deuised by him) he laid the fault, and impu|ted the crime.

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