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Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that all things were in readinesse, the earle being accompanied onelie with two thousand men, and a small number of ships, weied vp his anchors, and halsed vp his sailes in the moneth of August, and sailed from Harfléet with so prosperous a wind, that the seuenth daie after his departure, he arriued in Wales in the euening,The earle ar|riueth at Milford ha|uen. at a place called Milford hauen, and incontinent tooke land, and came to a place called Dalle; where he heard saie that a cer|teine companie of his aduersaries were laid in gar|rison to defend his arriuall all the last winter. And the earle at the sunne rising remooued to Hereford west, being distant from Dalle not full ten miles, where he was ioifullie receiued of the people, and he arriued there so suddenlie, that he was come and en|tered the towne at the same time when the citizens had but knowledge of his comming.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A false rumor of ill newes.Here he heard newes, which were as vntrue as they trulie were reported to him in Normandie; that Rice ap Thomas, and Iohn Sauage, with bodie and goods, were determined to aid king Richard. While he and his companie were some what astonied at these new tidings, there came such message from the inhabitants of the towne of Penbroke, that refresh|ed and reuiued their frosen harts and daunted cou|rages. For Arnold Butler a valiant capteine, which first asked pardon for his offenses before time com|mitted against the earle of Richmond, and that ob|teined, declared to him that the Penbrochians were readie to serue and giue their attendance on their naturall and immediat lord Iasper earle of Pen|broke. The earle of Richmond, hauing his armie thus increased, departed from Hereford west to the towne of Cardigan, being fiue miles distant from thence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 While the souldiers were refreshing and trim|ming themselues in their campe, strange tidings sproong among them without anie certeine author; that sir Walter Herbert, which laie with a great crue of men at Carmarden, was now with a great armie readie to approch and bid them battell. With which newes the armie was sore troubled, and eue|ry man assaied his armour and prooued his weapon, and were prest to defend their enimies. And as they were in this fearfull doubt, certeine horssemen, which the earle had sent to make inquirie and search, retur|ned and reported all the countrie to be quiet, and no let nor impediment to be laid or cast in their iournie. And euen at the same time,The earle of Richmonds power made stronger by accesse of con|federats. the whole armie was greatlie recomforted, by reason that the comming of Richard Griffith, a man of great nobilitie, the which notwithstanding that he was confederate with sir Walter Herbert, and Richard ap Thomas; yet at that verie instant he came to the earle of Richmond with all his companie; which were of no great num|ber. After him the same daie came Iohn Morgan with his men.

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