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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Richmond raised his campe,The earle of Richmond re|moueth his power to Tamworth. and de|parted from Lichfield to the towne of Tamworth thereto néere adioining, and in the mid way passing, there saluted him sir Walter Hungerford, and sir Thomas Bourchier knights, and diuerse other which yeelded and submitted themselues to his pleasure. For they, being aduertised that king Richard had them in suspicion and gelousie, a little beyond stonie Stratford left and forsooke priuilie their capteine Ro|bert Brakenberie; and wandering by night, and in maner by vnknowne paths, and vncerteine waies searching, at the last came to earle Henrie. Diuerse other noble personages, which inwardlie hated king Richard woorse than a tode or a serpent, did likewise resort to him with all their power and strength, wi|shing and working his destruction, who otherwise would haue béene the instrument of their casting away.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There happened in this progression to the earle of Richmond a strange chance worthie to be noted.A strange chance that happened to the earle of Richmond. For albeit he was a man of valiant courage, & that his armie increased, and dailie more and more he waxed mightier and stronger; yet he was not a litle afeard, bicause he could in no wise be assured of his father in law Thomas lord Stanleie, which for feare of the de|struction of the lord Strange his sonne (as you haue heard) as yet inclined to neither partie. For if he had gone to the earle, and that notified to king Richard, his sonne had béene shortlie executed. Wherefore he accompanied with twentie light horssemen lingered in his iournie, as a man musing & imagining what was best to be doone. And the more to aggrauate his pensiuenesse, it was shewed him, that king Richard was at hand with a strong power & a great armie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 While he thus heauilie dragged behind his host, the whole armie came before the towne of Tam|woorth; and when he for the deepe darknesse could not perceiue the steps of them that passed on before, and had wandered hither & thither, séeking after his com|panie, and yet not once hearing anie noise or whispe|ring of them; he turned to a verie little village, be|ing about thrée miles from his armie,The earle of Richmond put to [...] shift. taking great thought, and much fearing least he should be espied, and so trapped by king Richards scoutwatch. There EEBO page image 755 he taried all night, not once aduenturing to aske or demand a question of any creature, he being no more amazed with the ieopardie & perill that was passed, than with this present chance, sore feared that it shuld be a prognostication or signe of some infortunate plage afterward to succeed. As he was not merie be|ing absent from his armie, so likewise his armie much maruelled, and no lesse mourned for his sudden absence.

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