Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Ralfe Coghshall sheweth this matter otherwise, and saith, that there were two men and two women brought before the archbishop at this councell, of the which one of the men being a deacon, was accused to be an apostata, & for the loue of a woman that was a Iew, he had circumcised himselfe: & being herof con|uicted & disgraded, he was committed to the secular power, & so burnt by the seruants of Fouks de Brent. The other being a yoong man, was accused of con|temning the sacraments of the church, & that he suf|fered himselfe to be crucified, hauing the prints of the fiue wounds appearing in his bodie, and counterfei|ting himselfe to be Christ, reioised to haue the two women giue out and spread the rumour abroad, that he was Christ in déed, one of the which women being verie aged, was also accused of witcherie, ha|uing EEBO page image 204 with hir so [...]cerie and witchcraft brought that yoong man vnto such wicked fo [...]ie and madnesse. They two being hereof conuicted, were closed vp be|twixt two walles, where they remained till they died, the other woman being sister to the yoong man, was pardoned and let go, bicause she had reuealed the di|uelish practise of the other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare also was the building of the stéeple be|longing to the church of S. Paule in London fini|shed. And this yeare also vpon saint Iames day the citizens of London kept a plaie of defense and wre|stling at the hospitall of saint Iames, Matth. Paris. against other their neighbours of the suburbes, and the quarters next ad [...]ning. In the end whereof it so fortuned, that the Londoners had the vpper hand: Matt. Paris. Matt [...]. West. and amongst other that were put to the foile, the steward of the ab|bat of Westminster with his folkes went awaie with the worst, to their great gréefe. Wherevpon the same steward deuised an other game of wrestling to be holden at Westminster on Lammas day next following, and that whosoeuer could get the vpper hand there, should haue a ram for the price, which the steward had prepared.A [...] wedder some saie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the day appointed, there was a great assem|blie, and the steward had got togither out of all parts the best wrestlers that might be heard of, so that there was hard hold betwixt them and the Londo|ners. But finallie, the steward vpon desire of re|uenge,A not com|mitted vnder pretense of wrestling. procured them to fall togither by the eares without any iust cause, so that the Londoners were beaten and wounded, and constreined to flée backe to the citie in great disorder. The citizens sore offen|ded to see their people so misused, rose in tumult, and rang the common bell to gather the more companie to them.Robert Serle maior of Lon|don. Robert Serle maior of the citie would haue pacified the matter, persuading them to let the iniu|rie passe, till by orderlie plaint they might get re|dresse, as law and iustice should assigne. But a cer|teine stout man of the citie namedConstantine Fitz Arnulfe,Constant [...]ne, a citizen of London pro|cureth the ci|tizens to re|uenge their cause by waie of rebellion. Matth. Paris. of good authoritie amongst them, aduised the multitude not to harken vnto peace, but to seeke reuenge out of hand (wherein he shewed himselfe so farre from true manhood, that he bewraied himselfe rather to haue had a womans heart,

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