Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Which condition the earle of Oxford, comming onelie for that purpose to deliuer his louing fréends out of all perill and danger, and chieflie of all, his old hostesse Iane Blunt, wife to Iames Blunt the cap|teine, would in no wise forsake or refuse: and so lea|uing the castell bare and vngarnished both of vittels and artillerie, came safelie to the earle of Richmond soiourning in Paris. During this time, king Ri|chard was crediblie informed of his inquisitors and espials, that the earle of Richmond was with long sute in the court of France sore wearied; and desi|ring great aid, could obteine small reliefe: in somuch that all things went so farre backwards, that such things as were with great diligence (and no lesse de|liberation) purposed and determined to be set for|ward, EEBO page image 752 were now dashed and ouerthrowne to the ground.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard either being too light of credence, or seduced and deluded by his craftie taletellers, great|lie reioised, as though he had obteined the ouer hand of his enimies with triumphant victorie, and thought himselfe neuer so suerlie deliuered of all feare and dreadfull imaginations: so that he néeded now no more once for that cause either to wake, or to breake his golden sleepe.K. Richard calleth home his ships of warre from the narrow seas. Wherefore he called home againe his ships of warre, which he had appointed to kéepe the narrow seas, and dispatched all such souldiers as he had deputed to kéepe certeine garrisons, and to stop certeine passages (as you haue heard before.) Yet least he might for lacke of prouision be sudden|lie trapped, he streightlie charged and gaue in com|mandement to all noblemen, and especiallie such as inhabited néere the sea coast, and on the frontiers of Wales, that (according to the vsage of the countrie) they should kéepe diligent watch and strong ward, to the intent that his aduersaries in no wise should haue anie place opportune easilie to take land, without de|fense or rebutting backe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 For the custome of the countries adioining néere to the sea is (especiallie in the time of warre) on eue|rie hill or high place to erect a beacon with a great lanterne in the top,The vse of beacons in countries néere the sea coasts. which may be séene and discerned a great space off. And when the noise is once bruted that the enimies approch neere the land, they sudden|lie put fire in the lanternes, and make shouts and outcries from towne to towne, and from village to village. Some run in post from place to place, admo|nishing the people to be readie to resist the ieopardie, and defend the perill. And by this policie the fame is soone blowne to euerie citie and towne, in somuch that aswell the citizens as the rurall people be in short space assembled and armed, to repell and put backe the new arriued enimies. [Whereas if the ne|cessarie vse of this visible warning were neglected, the policie of the enimie might priuilie so preuaile, as that the people should sooner fall into perill irre|couerable, than they could thinke on (much lesse pro|uide) meanes to auoid it.]