Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the lord Stanleie saw the good will and glad|nesse of the people,The lord Stanleie set|teth y^ [...] crowne on king Hen|ries head. he tooke the crowne of king Ri|chard which was found amongst the spoile in the field, and set it on the earles head; as though he had béene elected king by the voice of the people, as in ancient times past in diuerse realmes it hath beene accusto|med: and this was the first signe and token of his good lucke and felicitie. ¶I must put you here in re|membrance, how that king Richard (putting some diffidence in the lord Stanleie) had with him as an hostage the lord Strange, his eldest sonne, which lord Stanleie (as ye haue heard before) ioined not at the first with his sonne in lawes armie, for feare the king would haue slaine the lord Strange his heire.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When king Richard was come to Bosworth, he sent a purseuant to the lord Stanleie, commanding him to aduance forward with his companie, and to come to his presence; which thing if he refused to doo, he sware by Christes passion, that he would strike off his sonnes head before he dined. The lord Stanleie answered the purseuant that if the king did so,The lord Stanlies bold answer to K. Richards purseuant. he had more sonnes aliue; and as to come to him, he was not then so determined. When king Richard heard this answer, he commanded the lord Strange incon|tinent to be beheaded; which was at that verie same season, when both the armies had sight ech of other. But the councellors of king Richard pondered the time and cause, knowing also the lord Strange to be innocent of his fathers offense, & persuaded the king that it was now time to fight, & no time to execute.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Besides that, they aduised him to kéepe the lord Strange as prisoner till the battell were ended, and then at leisure his pleasure might be accomplished. So (as God would) king Richard brake his holie oth, and the lord was deliuered to the keepers of the kings tents, to be kept as prisoner. Which, when the field was doone, and their maister slaine, and procla|mation made to know where the child was,Proclama [...] made to [...] in the lord Strange. they sub|mitted themselues as prisoners to the lord Strange, and he gentlie receiued them, and brought them to the new proclamed king; where, of him and of his fa|ther he was receiued with great ioy. After this the whole campe remooued with bag and baggage.