[1] But now to speake of the conspiracie, which was contriued by the abbat of Westminster as chéefe in|strument thereof. Ye shall vnderstand, that this ab|bat (as it is reported) vpon a time heard king Henrie saie, when he was but earle of Derbie, Hall. and yoong of yeares, that princes had too little, and religious men too much. He therfore doubting now,What mooue [...] the abbat of Westminster to conspire against the king. least if the king continued long in the estate, he would remooue the great beame that then greeued his eies, and pricked his conscience, became an instrument to search out the minds of the nobilitie, and to bring them to an as|semblie and councell, where they might consult and commen togither, how to bring that to effect, which they earnestlie wished and desired; that was, the de|struction of king Henrie, and the restoring of king Richard. For there were diuerse lords that shewed themselues outwardlie to fauor king Henrie, where they secretlie wished & sought his confusion. The ab|bat after he had felt the minds of sundrie of them, called to his house on a day in the terme time, all such lords & other persons which he either knew or thought to be as affectioned to king Richard, so enuious to the prosperitie of king Henrie, whose names were, Iohn Holland earle of Huntington late duke of Ex|cester,The lords that conspi|red against the duke. Thomas Holland earle of Kent late duke of Surrie, Edward earle of Rutland late duke of Au|marle sonne to the duke of Yorke, Iohn Montacute earle of Salisburie, Hugh lord Spenser late earle of Glocester, Iohn the bishop of Carleill, sir Thomas Blunt, and Maudelen a priest one of king Richards chappell, a man as like him in stature and propor|tion in all lineaments of bodie, as vnlike in birth, dignitie, and conditions.