Compare 1577 edition: 1 The residue of such fruits as then remained, wi|thered awaie, so that scarse a tenth part was left, and yet there was indifferent store. For if the abundance which the blossomes promised had come forward, the trées had not béene able to haue borne the same. The grasse was so burned vp in pastures and medowes, that if a man tooke vp some of it in his hands, and rubbed the same neuer so little, it streight fell to poul|der, and so cattell were readie to starue for lacke of meat. And bicause of the excéeding hot nights, there was such abundance of fleas, flies, and gnats, that people were vexed and brought in case to be wearie of their liues. And herewith chanced manie diseases,Manie disea|ses reigned. as sweats, agues, and other. In the haruest time fell there a great death and murren amongst cattell,A murren of cattell. and speciallie in Northfolke, in the fens and other parts of the south. This infection was such, that dogs and rauens feeding on the dead carrens, swelled streight|waies and died, so that the people durst eat no beefe, least the flesh happilie might be infected.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also this was noted not without great woonder, that yoong heifers and bullockes followed the milch|kine, & as it had beene calues sucked the same kine. Also appletrées and pearetrées, now after the time of yeelding their ripe fruit, began againe to blossome, as if it had beene in Aprill.The cause of the death of cattell. The cause of the death of cattell was thought to come hereof. After so great a EEBO page image 246 drought (which had continued by all the space of the moneths of Aprill, Maie, Iune, and Iulie) when there folowed good plentie of raine, the earth began to yeeld hir increase most plentiouslie of all growing things, though not so wholesome nor of such kindlie sub|stance, as in due time and season she is accustomed to bring foorth, and so the cattell which before were hungerstarued, fed now so greedilie of this new grasse sproong vp in vndue season, that they were sud|denlie puffed vp with flesh, and such vnnaturall hu|mors, as bred infections amongst them, whereof they died.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The bishop of Lincolne.The bishop of Lincolne would haue inforced all the beneficed men within his diocesse to be preests, but they purchased a licence from Rome, to remaine at the Uniuersities for certeine yeares, without ta|king the order of préesthood vpon them. ¶ The king meaning to go (as he pretended) into the holie land, had grant of the pope to leuie a tenth of his subiects both spirituall and temporall.The Gas|coigns meane to complaine of the earle of Leicester. The Gascoignes sore repining at the earle of Leicester his streict gouer|nance (who handled them more roughlie than they had béene accustomed) sent the archbishop of Bur|deaux ouer into England to exhibit a complaint a|gainst him in all their names. The earle of Leice|ster aduertised thereof, followed him, and comming to the court, found the archbishop readie to aduouch the information which he had made against the said earle, cheefelie in that he had sought the destruction of those to whom the earle of Cornewall when he was ruler there, had granted life and peace, and whom sir Henrie Trubleuile, and Waleran the Dutchman, late stewards of Gascoigne, vnder the king, had che|rished and mainteined. With manie other things the archbishop charged him,The earle dis|proueth the allegations of his accusers. the which the earle witti|lie refelled and disprooued, so as he was allowed in his iustification by those that stood by, as the earle of Cornewall and others.