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Show 1 ST'O TH e el yn lo fo r th s nd fr en qu th t be deper fetled: in their ftomackes : then a long ac- an cuftomed, malice many yeres rooted With thefe wordes apd writynges and fuche other that they nothynge earthelye my ftruftynge, broughte de fp o g i no te ha at gr i vp the kyng the duke of Gloucelter fone fet a fyre, them-tha were of themfelf ethe to kindle, and in efpecial his way twayne Edwarde duke of Buckingham and Rich arde lorde Haltinges and chaumberlayn, both me The tone by long of honour and of great power fucceflion from- his anceftrie, -the tother by nis offic Thefe two not bearing ech and the kinges fauor to other fo muche loue, as hatred bothe vnto th quenes parte: in this poynte accorded togethe wyth the duke of Gloucefter, that they wold viterlye amoue fro the kinges companye, all hi mothers frendes, vnder the name of their enemyes Vpon this concluded, the duke of Gloucefter vnder ftandyng, that the lordes whiche at that tyme wer aboute the kyng, entended to bryng him vppe t his coronacion, accoumpanied with fuche power o theyr frendes that it thoulde hee harde for hy t bryng his purpofe to paffe, without the gatherin and great affemble of people and in maner of ope Nowe was the kingi with a fober coumpanye fro gone Londo t Northamptop a g y c B an ft uc Gl o e du f th e w came thither. ~ Where remained behynd, the lorde Ryuers the kynges vncle, entendyng on the mo. rowe to folow the kynge, and bee with bym ap miles thence, earely o Stonye Stratfor So was there made that nyght hee departed muche frendely chere betwene the_fe'dukes and the lorde Riuers a greate while. But incontinente aftep that they were oppenlye with greate courtelye de parted, and the lorde Riuers lodged, the dukes fecretelye with a fewe of the mofte priuye frendes; fette them downe in counfayle, wherin they fpenta great parte of the nyght. And at their r'ifinge n th dawnyng of the day, thei fent about priuily to their feruantes in the innes and lodgynges about, geuvinge them commaundemente to mak them {elfe {hortel and in which the kyng being on their fide, his par fhould haue the face and name of a rebellion: h readye, for their lordes wer tohorfebackward Vppon whiche meffages, manye of their folke were . attendaunt, when manye of the lorde Riuers fers Nowe hadde thefe duke uantes were vnreadye fecretly therefore by diuers: meanes, caufed th quene to be perfwaded and brought in the mynd that none fhoulde pafle foorth without theyr li. warre whero th end that it neither wer nede ous, the kin to com he wift wa doubtous and alfo thold be ieopard vp ftrong For where a nowe euery lorde loued other, and none other thin ftudyed vppon, but aboute the coronacion and honoure of the king: if the lordes of her kinre fhold affemble in the kinges name muche people thei fhould geue the lordes atwixte whome an them hadde bene fommetyme debate, to feare an fufpeéte, lefte thei fhoulde gather thys people, no for the kynges fauegarde whome no manne empugned, but for theyr deftruccion, hauying mor regarde to their old variaunce, then their newe atFor whiche caufe thei fhoulde affembl tonement on the other partie muche people agayne for thei defence, whofe power the wyfte wel farre ftretched An And thus fhould al the realme. fall on arore of al the hurte that therof fhould enfue which wa likely not to be litle, and the moft harme there lik to fal wher the left would, al the worlde would put her and her kinred in the wyght, and fay tha thel had vnwylelye and vatrewlye alfo, broken th amitie and peace that the kyng her hufband fo prudentelye made, betwene hys kinne and hers in hi death, bed, and whiche the other party faithfull obferued The quene being in this wife perfwaded, fuch woorde fent vnto her fonne, and vnto her brothe being, aboute the kynge, and ouer that the duke o Gloucefter hymfelfe and other lordes the chiefe o hys bende, wrote vato the kynge foo reuerentlye taken alfo into their cuftodye the kayes of the inne; cence And ouer this in the hyghe waye towarde Stonye Stratforde where the kynge laye, they hadde bees ftowed certayne of theyr tolke, that {houlde fend backe agayne, and compell to retourne, anye mann tha wer Stony lycence gotte Northampto oute o Stratforde they fhoul tyl towar geue other For as muche as the dukes themlelfe en tended for the fhewe of theire dylygence, tobeethe fyrfte that fhoulde: that daye attende vppon the kynges highnefle-oute of that towne: thus bar they folke in hande Bu when the lorde Ryuer vnderftode the gates clofed, and the wayes on eueryjé fide befeste, neyther hys feruauntes nor hymfelf fuf fered to go oute, parceinyng well fo greate a thyn without his knowledge not begun for noughte; comparyng this maner prefent with this laft nighte chere, in fo few houres fo gret a chaunge maruel ouflye mifliked Ho b 1t fithe hee -coulde no get awaye, and keepe himfelfe clofe, hee would not, lefte he fhoulde feem to hyde himfelfe for fome: fecret feare of hys owne faulte, whereof he faw no fuch caufe in hym felf: he determined vppor the furetie of his own confcience to them meane an inquir wha thy ta goe boldelj matte myght Whaome as foone as they fawe, they bet ganne to quarrell with hym, and faye, that heein: tended to fette diltaunce beetweene the kynge L them, and to brynge them to confufion, but¥ fhoulde,finot lye in hys pewer, = And when hee bés |