Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The same yeare the bishop of Lincolne visited the religious houses within his diocesse,The bishop of Lincolne visi|teth abbeies. to vnderstand what rule was kept amongst them, vsing the matter somewhat strictlie (as they thought:) for he entred in|to the chambers of the moonks & searched their beds. And comming to the houses of the nuns, he went so néere as to cause their breasts to be tried, that he might vnderstand of their chast liuings. In Lent following he was suspended by the pope,The bishop of Lincolne sus|pended by the pope, bicause he would not suffer an Italian that had no skill of the English toong to inioy a prebend in his church, which the pope had giuen to the same Italian. In this sea|son,Wales subiect to the English lawes. Wales was brought to be subiect vnto the Eng|lish lawes, and that part which ioineth to Cheshire, was committed to the custodie of Alain lord Zouch,Alain lord Zouch. [...]he which gaue, for hauing of the profits thereof to farme, 11 hundred marks, and supplanted lord Iohn Graie which should haue had it for fiue hundred. Cer|teine vsurers and strangers borne called Caorsini,Usurers cal|led Caorsini. had bought faire houses at London, and so remained there as inhabitants, occupieng their trade without controlment, for the prelats durst not speake against them, bicause they alleged themselues to be the mer|chants of the popes highnesse: and the citizens durst not trouble them bicause they were defended by cer|teine noble men, whose monie (as was said) they oc|cupied, to gaine after the manner of the court of Rome. Howbeit at length they were called before the ciuill magistrate by the kings procurement, and grieuouslie accused for their vnlawfull occupieng of vsurie, and some of them committed to prison, the re|sidue hid themselues out of the way, till at length for a summe of monie they were licenced to be at rest, and so continued for a season. The Iewes reioised hereat, to haue fellowes with them in their miserie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this season also there depended a controuersie betwixt the archbishop of Canturburie with the bi|shop of London and his canons of Paules,Contro [...]ersie betwixt pre|lats. so that the said bishop of London & the deane of Paules, and other of the [...] were excommunicated. But the bishop perceiuing which way the world went, recon|ciled himselfe: as for the deane, he stood long in the matter, & at length went himselfe to the pope to vtter his gréefe. This controuersie hanged long betwixt them, and was handled in such wise, that [...]aie-men laughed at their dooings, for now and then whom the pope commanded to be absolued, their aduersaries by colour of the popes authoritie would command to be excommunicated.The earle of Leicester pro|spereth in Gascoigne. The first day of Iulie the earle of Leicester in Gascoigne ouercame manie of the kings enimies, and tooke from them a fortresse called Chattellon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On S. Dunstans day there was a maruellous sore tempest of weather,A sore tem|pest of thun|der & light|ning. the aire being darkened on euerie side from the foure corners thereof, and with|all chanced such a thunder as few the like had béene heard of. First it began as it had béene a great way off, but after it burst out with such terrible crackes as was woonderfull. But one amongst the rest excée|ded, and withall such lightening flashed foorth, as put men in great feare and terror. The chimnie of the chamber, wherein the quéene and hir children then were, was beaten downe to dust, and the whole buil|ding sore shaken. This was at Windsore,Windsore. where in the parke, okes were rent in sunder, and turned vp by the roots, and much hurt doone; as milles with the millers in them, shéepfolds with their shepheards, and plowmen, and such as were going by the way were destroied and beaten downe. About the same time the sea on the coasts of England arose with higher tides than the naturall course gaue,High tides. by the space of six féet.