Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But in conclusion, euill counsell preuailed in a wit latelie minded to mischeefe, and turned from all goodnesse. So that his vn [...]ratious desire ouercame EEBO page image 751 his honest feare. And first to enter into the gates of his imagined enterprise, he absteined both from the bed and companie of his wife.A lo [...]ged cõ|plaine of king Richard a|gainst his wi [...] t [...] be rid of h [...]r. Then he complained to diuerse noble men of the realme, of the infortu|nate sterilitie and barennesse of his wife, bicause she brought foorth no fruit and generation of hir bo|die. And in especiall he recounted to Thomas Rothe|ram archbishop of Yorke (whome latelie he had deli|uered out of ward and captiuitie) these impediments of his queene, and diuerse other, thinking that he would reueale to hir all these things, trusting the se|quele hereof to take due effect, that she hearing this grudge of hir husband, & taking therefore an inward thought, would not long liue in this world.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Of this the bishop gathered (which well knew the complexion and vsage of the king) that the quéenes daies were short, and that he declared to certeine of his secret freends. After this he procured a common rumor (but he would not haue the author knowne) to be published and spred abroad among the common people,A rumor spred abroad o [...] the qu [...]enes death a [...] the procurement of king Ri|chard. that the quéene was dead; to the intent that she taking some conceit of this strange fame, should fall into some sudden sicknesse or gréeuous maladie: and to prooue if afterwards she should fortune by that or anie other waies to lease hir life, whether the people would impute hir death to the thought or sick|nesse, or thereof would laie the blame to him. Now when the quéene heard tell that so horrible a rumor of hir death was sprung amongst the communaltie, she sore suspected and iudged the world to be almost at an end with hir. And in that sorowfull agonie she with lamentable countenance and sorowfull cheare, repaired to the presence of the king hir husband, de|manding of him what it should meane, that he had iudged hir worthie to die.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king answered hir with faire words, and with smiling and flattering leasings comforted hir, and bid hir be of good cheere, for (to his knowledge) she should haue no other cause. But howsoeuer that it fortuned, either by inward thought and pensiuenesse of hart, or by infection of poison (which is affirmed to be most likelie) within few daies after the queene de|parted out of this transitorie life,The quéene [...] to king Richard the third sudden| [...] dead. and was with due solemnitie buried in the church of S. Peter at West|minster. This is the same Anne, one of the daugh|ters of the earle of Warwike, which (as you haue heard before) at the request of Lewes the French king was maried to prince Edward, sonne to king Henrie the sixt. The king thus (according to his long desire) losed out of the bonds of matrimonie, began to cast a foolish fantasie to ladie Elizabeth his néece, making much sute to haue hir ioined with him in lawfull matrimonie.K Richard ca [...]eth his [...] on his [...]éece purpo|sing [...]o ma| [...] hir.