Compare 1577 edition: 1 Further, there was as then a truce betwixt Eng|land and France, and before that England could be subdued, much giltlesse bloud should be spilt. Also, the christians in the holie land were sore oppressed, and looked dailie for the arriuall of the king of France, and therefore he would be loth to attempt any new enterprise to hinder his iornie thither. But about the feast of the Epiphanie, other news came out of Pro|uance, that troubled the king of England worse than the other before,The countesse of Prouance dealeth vniust lie with the king of Eng|land hir sonne in law. as thus, That the countesse Beatrice his wiues mother had deliuered vp the countie of Prouance into the French kings hands, togither with sixtéene castels, which in right of the queene ought to haue remained vnto the king of England. For the safe keeping wherof to his vse, the said coun|tesse Beatrice had receiued yeerelie for the terme of fiue yeares last past, the summe of foure thousand marks of the king of England, and yet now in the deliuering of them, with the residue of the countrie vnto the French king, she neuer made any mention of his right.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Shortlie after also, Charles the French kings bro|ther maried the ladie Beatrice,Charles the French kings brother is made earle of Prouance. yoongest daughter of earle Raimond, and had with hir the same countie of Prouance, and so was intituled earle thereof, as in the French historie appeareth. Moreouer, the archbi|shop of Canturburie procured a grant from the pope to recouer for one yeare the first fruits of all cures that chanced to be void within the citie,The archb. of Canturburie purchaseth grant of the pope to leuie monie. diocesse, and prouance of Canturburie, by and during the tearme of seauen yeares then next following, till the summe of ten thousand marks were leuied, towards the dis|charge of the said archbishops debts. The collection of the which ten thousand marks was assigned by the popes bulles vnto the bishop of Hereford, who should also leauie two thousand marks of the reuenues belonging to the church of Canturburie, to be con|uerted to the same vse. The king at the first was sore offended herewith, but shortlie after, he was pacified and so the archbishop had his will.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, about the beginning of the next spring, Dauid prince of Wales departed this life,Dauid prince of Wales de|parteth this life. after great pensifenesse of mind, for the destruction and miserie into the which his countrie had béene brought through the present warres with the Englishmen. After his deceasse, the Welshmen elected to succeed in his place, the sonne of Griffin,Ap Griffin chosen prince of Wales. whom king Henrie had reteined in seruice, and honourablie vsed, euen of a child: but now that he heard that the Welshmen had elected him to their prince, he stale away, and fled into Wales. ¶On the day of the purification of our ladie, a robberie was committed vpon certeine Iewes at Oxenford, for the which fact,Iews robbe [...] in Oxenford. fiue and fortie of the offendors were put in prison, but at the suit of Robert bishop of Lincolne, they were deliuered by the kings commandement, bicause no man impea|ched them of anie breach of peace, or other crime. The citizens of London also about the beginning of the spring, were compelled to paie a talage,The Londo|ners paie a talage. wherewith they found themselues sore aggreeued.