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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To be breefe, the king by his meanes, and other such diligent inquisition as he made, tried out such as he suspected, partlie to be deuisers of mischéefe a|gainst him, and partlie to beare no sincere affection towards his person, so that he could readilie name them: whereof a great part were within few daies apprehended and taken. And amongst them Willi|am lord Courtneie, sonne to the earle of Deuon|shire, which maried the ladie Katharine, daughter to king Edward the fourth; lord William de la Poole, brother to the foresaid earle of Suffolke, sir Iames Tirrell, & sir Iohn Windam. Both the Williams were rather taken of suspicion, bicause they were so neere of kin to the conspirator, than for anie prooued matter. But sir Iames Tirrell and Ioh [...] Windam, bicause they were traitors,Tirrell and Windam beheaded. and so attainted, the sixt daie of Maie after their apprehension, they were on the Tower hill beheaded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the earle of Suffolke heard what fortune thus happened to his fréends, as one in v [...]ter despaire to haue anie good successe in his pretensed enter|prise, wandred about all Germanie and France, to purchase som [...] aid and succour, if by anie means he might. But when he perceiued no stedfast ground to catch anchor hold vpon, he submitted himselfe vnder the protection of Philip archduke of Austrich. But his brother Richard, being a politike man, so wiselie ordered himselfe in this stormie tempest, that he was not intrapped either with net or snare. The king not yet out of all doubt of ciuill sedition, bicause a great number of euill disposed persons partakers of this conspiracie were fled into sundrie sanctuaries, deuised to haue all the gates of sanctuaries and pla|ces priuileged shut and locked vp, so that none should issue out from thence to perturbe and disquiet him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And for that intent he wrote vnto pope Alexan|der, desiring him by his authoritie to adiudge all Englishmen, being fled to sanctuarie for the offense of treason as enimies to the christian faith, interdic|ting and prohibiting the refuge and priuilege of san|ctuarie to all such, as once had enioied the libertie and protection of the same, and after that fled out, and eftsoones returned againe. Which thing after that the pope had granted, [...] restrained. turned to the great quietnesse of the king and his realme. For manie that had of|fended, for feare to fall into danger, returned to the due subiection of their prince; and other that were yet frée from perill, durst not hazard themselues so boldlie as they durst haue doone before, vpon hope of such starting holes.

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