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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now by the going awaie thus of his capteins and people, that purpose was disappointed. And An|drew Trollop thus departed, he was now as much discomforted, as before by trust in him he was in|couraged: for all his counsell and purpose by Andrew disclosed,

The estima|tion of An|drew Trol|lop.

The duke of Yorke and his complices [...].

he thought it better for him & his to depart in suertie, than to abide the imminent danger. Wher|vpon he with his yoonger sonne Edmund earle of Rutland, secretlie fled into Wales, and so passed in|to Ireland, where he was with all ioy and honour gladlie receiued, all the Irish offering to liue and die with him; as if they had béene his liege subiects, and he their lord and prince naturallie borne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of March sonne and heire apparant to the said duke, accompanied with the earles of Salis|burie and Warwike, and sir Iohn Wenlocke, got awaie the same night, and came into Deuonshire: where, by the meanes of Iohn Dinham esquier (which after was high treasuror of England, in the daies of king Henrie the seauenth) they bought a ship which cost a hundred and ten marks at Exmouth, and sailed into Gerneseie, after came to Calis, where be|ing let in at the posterne, they were ioifullie wel|comed of their fréends, namelie of sir William Ne|uill lord Fauconbridge, that was the earle of War|wikes vncle, and brother to the earle of Salisburie, who had the towne and castell in kéeping. All these be|ing assembled cast their heads togither, and euerie one seuerallie had his deuise for the perfecting of their purpose, whereto there wanted in them neither will nor hardinesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now to returne to the king. When in the morning he was aduertised that the duke of Yorke and his partakers were fled and gone, he caused all his horssemen to follow them; although in vaine: for they were got farre enough out of danger (as before ye haue heard.) The king pardoned all the poore soul|diers, sauing certeine ringleaders; of the which some he punished and fined, and some he hanged and quar|tered. After this he remooued to Ludlow, and there brake vp his host, and spoiling the towne and castell, he sent the duchesse of Yorke with hir two yoong sonnes to be kept in ward with the duchesse of Buc|kingham hir sister. This doone,The lords proclamed traitors. he proclamed these lords, traitors to him, enimies to their countrie, and rebels to the crowne, confiscating their lands, goods, and offices: and committed the gouernance of the north parts to the earle of Northumberland, and to the lord Clifford, as to his trustie and most faithfull fréends,The duke of Summerset made capteine of Calis. & of his towne of Calis he made capteine Henrie the new duke of Summerset.

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