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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Upon this letter, the chéefe dooers in this businesse spred the signification thereof abroad through the realme, to the intent to stirre the people to some new tumult and commotion: but it was doone by such a secret craft, that no man could tell who was the au|thor of that rumor. The king perceiued that this vaine fable was not vanished out of the mad brains of the common people. To prouide therefore against all perils that might thereby insue, he sent certeine knights that were skilfull men of warre, with com|petent bands of soldiers, to kéepe the sea coasts and hauens, to vnderstand who came in and went out of the realme; doubting least some great conspiracie were in brewing against him. He also sent into the low countries certeine persons, to learne the truth of this forged dukes progenie,Perkins true linage. where some of them that were so sent, comming to Tournie, got know|lege that he was borne in that citie, of base linage, and named Perkin Warbecke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king then aduertised not onelie by his espi|als vpon their returne, but also from other his tru|stie freends, determined with all spéed to haue the fraud published, both in Englan [...] and forren parts: and for the same cause sent sir Edward Poinings knight,Ambassadors sent to Philip archduke of Burgognie. & sir William Warram doctor of the laws vnto Philip archduke of Burgognie, and to his coun|cellors (bicause he was not of age able to gouerne of himselfe) to signifie to him and them, that the yoong man, being with the ladie Margaret, had falselie and vntruelie vsurped the name of Richard duke of Yorke, which long before was murthered with his brother Edward in the Tower of London, by the commandement of their vncle king Richard, as ma|nie men then liuing could testifie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The ambassadors comming to the court of Phi|lip the archduke, were honorablie interteined of him and of his councell, and willed to declare the effect of their message. William Warram made to them an eloquent oration, and in the later end somewhat inueihed against the ladie Margaret, not sparing to declare, how she now in hir later age had brought foorth (within the space of a few yeares togither) two detestable monsters, that is to saie, Lambert (of whom yée heard before) and this same Perkin War|becke, and being conceiued of these two great babes,The sum of D. Waria [...]s spéech to the archduke. was not deliuered of them in eight or nine moneths as nature requireth; but in one hundred and eightie moneths, for both these at the lest were fiftéene yéers of age, yer she would be brought in bed of them, and shew them openlie; and when they were newlie crept out of hir wombe, they were no infants but lustie yoonglings, and of age sufficient to bid battell to kings. Although these rawnts angred the ladie Mar|garet to the hart, yet Perkin was more vexed with the things declared in this oration, and especiallie bi|cause his cloaked iuggling was brought to light.

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