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chiefly out of that quiver. And she bare such a mor 

 tal hatred to the house of Lancaster, and personally 

 to the king, as she was no ways mollified by the con 

 junction of the houses in her niece s marriage, but 

 rather hated her niece, as the means of the king s 

 ascent to the crown, and assurance therein. Where 

 fore with great violence of affection she embraced 

 this overture. And upon counsel taken with the 

 Earl of Lincoln, and the Lord Lovel, and some other 

 of the party, it was resolved with all speed, the two 

 lords, assisted with a regiment of two thousand 

 Almains, being choice and veteran bands, under the 

 command of Martin Swart, a valiant and experi 

 mented captain, should pass over into Ireland to the 

 new king ; hoping, that when the action should have 

 the face of a received and settled regality, with 

 such a second person as the Earl of Lincoln, and the 

 conjunction and reputation of foreign succours, the 

 fame of it would embolden and prepare all the party 

 of the confederates and malcontents within the 

 realm of England, to give them assistance when they 

 should come over there. And for the person of the 

 counterfeit, it was agreed, that if all things succeeded 

 well he should be put down, and the true Plantage- 

 net received ; wherein nevertheless the Earl of Lin 

 coln had his particular hopes. After they were come 

 into Ireland, and that the party took courage, by 

 seeing themselves together in a body, they grew 

 very confident of success ; conceiving and discours 

 ing amongst themselves, that they went in upon far 

 better cards to overthrow King Henry, than King 



