Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreover, on the tenth daie of September, in the said eleuenth yere of this kings reigne, at Bleching|lie, in the countie of Surrie, walking in the gallerie there with George neuill knight, lord Aburgauen|nie, the duke murmuring against the kings coun|cellors, and there gouernment, said vnto the said George; that if the king died, he would haue the rule of the realme in spite of who so euer said the contra|rie; and withall said, that if the said lord Aburga|uennie would say, that the duke had spoken such words, he would fight with him, and lay his sword vpon his pate: & this he bound vp with manie great oths. These were the speciall articles & points com|prised in the indictment, and said to his charge: but how trulie, or in what sort prooued, I haue not fur|ther to say, either in accusing or excusing him, other than as I find in Hall and Polydor, whose words in effect, I haue thought to impart to the reader, and without anie parciall wrestling of the same either to or fro.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sauing that (I that) I maie without offense saie, that (as the rumour then went) the cardinall chieflie procured the death of this noble man, no lesse fauou|red and beloued of the people of this realme in that season, than the cardinall himselfe was hated and en|uied. Which thing caused the dukes fall the more to be pitied and lamented, sith he was man of all EEBO page image 865 other, that chieflie went about to crosse the cardinall in his lordlie demeanor, & headie procéedings. But to the purpose. Shortlie after that the duke had béene in|dicted (as before ye haue heard) he was arreigned in Westminster hall,The duke of [...]ingham [...] at [...]minster. before the duke of Norffolke, be|ing made by the kings letters patents high steward of England, to accomplish the high cause of appeale of the péere or péeres of the realme, and to discerne and iudge the cause of the péeres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were also appointed to sit as peeres and iudges vpon the said duke of Buckingham, the duke of Suffolke, the marques Dorset, the earls of Wor|cester,The names [...] duk [...]s [...] for his [...]. De [...]o [...]shire, Essex, Shrewesburie, Kent, Or|ford, and Derbie, the lord of saint Iohns, the lord de la Ware, the lord Fitz Warren, the lord Willough|bie, the lord Brooke, the lord Cobham, the lord Her|bert, and the lord Morleie. There was made within the hall at Westminster a scaffold for these lords, and a presence for a iudge, railed and counterrailed about, and barred with degrées. When the lords had taken their place, the duke was brought to the barre, and vpon his arreignement pleaded not guiltie, and put himselfe vpon his péeres. Then was his indict|ment read, which the duke denied to be true, and (as he was an eloquent man) alledged reasons to falsi|fie the indictment; Pol [...]do [...]. [...]. Hall. pleading the matter for his owne iustification verie pithilie and earnestlie. The kings attourneie against the dukes reasons alledged the examinations, confessions, and proofes of witnesses.