Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time, king Richard being in the castell of Conwaie sore discomfited, and fearing lest he could not remaine there long in safetie, vpon knowledge had by his trustie fréends Iohn Paulet, and Richard Seimour, of the dealings and approch of his aduersaries, sent the duke of Excester to talke with the duke of Lancaster, who in this meane while had caused one of king Richards faithfull and trustie freends,Perkin a Lee. sir Piers a Leigh, commonlie called Per|kin a Lée, to lose his head, & commanded the same to be set vp, vpon one of the highest turrets about all the citie; and so that true and faithfull gentleman, for his stedfast faith, and assured loialtie to his louing souereigne, thus lost his life. There came to him a|bout the same time, or somewhat before, the dukes of Aumarle and Surrie, the lord Louell, and sir Iohn Stanleie, beséeching him to receiue him into his fa|uour.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 ¶ By some writers it should seeme, not onelie the duke of Excester,Out of master Dees booke. but also the duke of Surrie were sent vnto duke Henrie from king Richard, and that duke Henrie staied them both, and would not suffer them to returne to the king againe, kéeping the duke of Excester still about him, and committing the duke of Surrie to prison, within the castell of Chester. The king herewith went to Beaumaris, & after to Car|naruan: but finding no prouision either of vittels or other things in those castels, no not so much as a bed to lie in, he came backe againe to Conwaie, and in the meane time was the castell of Holt deliuered to the duke of Hereford,Holt castell deliuered to the duke. by those that had it in kéeping wherein was great store of iewels, to the value of two hundred thousand marks, besides an hundred thousand marks in readie coine. After this, the duke, with aduise of his councell,Some [...], that the arch|bishop of C [...]turburie and the earle of Westmerland wẽt also [...] the earle of Northumber|land to Con|waie. sent the earle of Nor|thumberland vnto the king, accompanied with foure hundred lances, & a thousand archers, who comming to the castell of Flint, had it deliuered vnto him; and from thence he hasted foorth towards Conwaie. But before he approched néere the place, he left his power behind him, hid closelie in two ambushes, behind a craggie mounteine, beside the high waie that lea|deth from Flint to Conwaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This doone, taking not past foure or fiue with him, he passed foorth, till he came before the towne, and then sending an herald to the king, requested a safe conduct from the king, that he might come and talke with him, which the king granted, and so the earle of Northumberland passing the water, entred the ca|stell, and comming to the king, declared to him,The earle of Northumber|lands message to the king. that if it might please his grace to vndertake, that there should be a parlement assembled, in the which iustice might be had, against such as were enimies to the common-wealth, and had procured the destruction of the duke of Glocester, and other noblemen, and here|with pardon the duke of Hereford of all things wher|in he had offended him, the duke would be readie to come to him on his knées, to craue of him forgiue|nesse, and as an humble subiect, to obeie him in all dutifull seruices. The king taking aduise vpon these offers,The king lea|ueth Conwaie castell, and be|taketh him|selfe to his enimies. and other made by the earle of Northumber|land on the behalfe of the duke of Hereford; vpon the earles oth, for assurance that the same should be per|formed in ech condition, agréed to go with the earle to méete the duke, and herevpon taking their horsses, they rode foorth, but the earle rode before, as it were, to prepare dinner for the king at Rutland, but com|ming to the place where he had left his people, he staied there with them.