Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon there were sundrie of the nobles, that lamented these mischéefes, and speciallie shewed their greefes vnto such, by whose naughtie counsell they vnderstood the king to be mi [...]ed; and this they did, to the end that they being about him, might either turne their copies, and giue him better counsell; or else he hauing knowledge what euill report went of him, might mend his maners misliked of his nobles. But all was in vaine, for so it fell out, that in this parlement holden at Shrewsburie,The duke of Hereford ap|pealeth the duke of Nor|folk of treson. Henrie duke of Hereford accused Thomas Mowbraie duke of Nor|folke, of certeine words which he should vtter in talke had betwixt them, as they rode togither latelie before betwixt London and Brainford, sounding highlie to the kings dishonor. And for further proofe thereof, he presented a supplication to the king, Thom. Wals. wherein he ap|pealed the duke of Norfolke in field of battell, for a traitor, false and disloiall to the king, and enimie vn|to the realme. This supplication was red before both the dukes, in presence of the king: which doone, the duke of Norfolke tooke vpon him to answer it, de|claring that whatsoeuer the duke of Hereford had said against him other than well he lied falselie like an vntrue knight as he was. And when the king as|ked of the duke of Hereford what he said to it: he ta|king his hood off his head, said;

My souereigne lord, euen as the supplication which I tooke you importeth, right so I saie for truth, that Thomas Mowbraie duke of Norfolke is a traitour, false and disloiall to your roiall maiestie, your crowne, and to all the states of your realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the duke of Norfolke being asked what he said to this, he answered:

Right déere lord, with your fauour that I make answer vnto your coosine here, I saie (your reuerence saued) that Henrie of Lan|caster duke of Hereford, like a false and disloiall trai|tor as he is, dooth lie, in that he hath or shall say of me otherwise than well.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now after the dissoluing of the parlement at Shrewsburie, there was a daie appointed about six wéeks after, for the king to come vnto Windsor, to heare and to take some order betwixt the two dukes, which had thus appealed ech other.The order of the procéeding in this ap|peale. There was a great scaffold erected within the castell of Windsor for the king to sit with the lords and prelats of his realme: and so at the daie appointed, he with the said lords & prelats being come thither and set in their places, the duke of Hereford appellant, and the duke of Nor|folke defendant, were sent for to come & appeare be|fore the king, sitting there in his seat of iustice. And then began sir Iohn Bushie to speake for the king, declaring to the lords how they should vnderstand, that where the duke of Hereford had presented a sup|plication to the king, who was there set to minister iustice to all men that would demand the same, as apperteined to his roiall maiestie, he therefore would now heare what the parties could say one against EEBO page image 494 an other, and withall the king commanded the dukes of Aumarle and Surrie, the one being constable, and the other marshall, to go vnto the two dukes, appel|lant and defendant, requiring them on his behalfe, to grow to some agréement: and for his part, he would be readie to pardon all that had beene said or doone amisse betwixt them, touching anie harme or dishonor to him or his realme: but they answered both assuredlie, that it was not possible to haue anie peace or agréement made betwixt them.