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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the earle aduanced forward in good hast, ma|king no repose or abode in anie one place. And to the intent to passe forward with sure and short expediti|on, he assaulted euerie place where his enimies had set anie men of warre; which with small force, and lesse difficultie, he brieflie did ouercome & vanquish. And suddenlie he was by his espials ascerteined, that sir Walter Herbert, and Rice ap Thomas were in harnesse before him, readie to incounter with his armie, and to stop their passage. Wherefore like a va|liant capteine he first determined to set on them, and either to destroie or to take them into his fauour, and after with all his power and puissance to giue battell to his mortall enimie king Richard. But to the in|tent his fréends should know in what readinesse he was, and how he procéeded forward;The erle sen|deth secret word to his mother and other his fréends that he meant a direct passage to London & their confe|rence. he sent of his most secret and faithfull seruants with letters and instructions to the ladie Margaret his mother, to the lord Stanleie and his brother, to sir Gilbert Talbot, and to other his trustie fréends; declaring to them that he being succoured and holpen with the aid and reliefe of his fréends, intended to passe ouer the riuer of Seuerne at Shrewesburie, and so to passe directlie to the citie of London.