Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king hauing this repulse at the bishops hands,The king as|saieth to get monie of the lords tem|porall. began to fall in talke with the lords of the temporal|tie touching the troubles in Gascoigne, where things were in broile by the hard dooings of the earle of Lei|cester, against whom the Gascoignes ceassed not to make warre still, and of late hauing besieged him in the castell of Mountalbon, droue him to such shift, that to escape the present danger he was glad to set at libertie certeine rebels, which he had before taken EEBO page image 247 captiues. Therefore to reduce that countrie vnto quietnesse, the king determined to go thither him|selfe, and to remooue the earle of Leicester out of his office: but when he came to the pith of the mat|ter, which was to desire their aid both of men and monie, the lords would not agree to grant him anie. And where he sought to burthen the erle of Leicester with misgouerning things against his honour, they excused the same earle, and so the lords also departed in displeasure of the king as well as the bishops. Howbeit the king got of the Londoners by way of princelie praier twentie thousand marks of gold at that time.The Londo|ners helpe at a pinch. And to their further gréefe for better meane to be reuenged against the bishop of Elie, he caused the said Londoners to kéepe saint Edwards faire for fiftéene daies togither at Westminster, and in the meane time to keepe their shops shut through all the citie. Which thing (by reason of the foule wea|ther chancing at that time) was verie greeuous vnto them, albeit there was such repaire of people thither, that London had not beene fuller to the iudgement of old ancient men neuer at anie time in their daies to their remembrance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This yeare died sir Nicholas Samford knight, a man of great reputation and valiancie.The death of sir Nicholas Samford. Also on the twentith day of October, the countesse of Winche|ster daughter to the earle of Hereford departed this life at Grobie,The countesse of Winchester departeth this life. a manour place belonging to hir hus|band the earle of Winchester, a little besides Leice|ster, and was buried at Braklie. The said earle short|lie after married an other wife in hope of issue. For neither by this his last wife, neither by his first that was daughter to the lord Alane de Galowaie had he any children. Matth. Paris. Also the same yeare, that noble ladie Margaret countesse of Lisle surnamed Riuers,The deceasse of the coun|tesse de Lisle de Wight. som|time wife to Fouks de Brent, departed out of this world, about the second day of October. In the sea|uen and thirtith yeare of king Henries reigne, one of the popes notaries called Albert came into Eng|land to offer vnto Richard earle of Cornewall the kings brother, Anno Reg. 37. The pope of|fereth the kingdome of Sicill vnto the earle of Cornewall. the kingdoms of Naples and Sicill. But the earle supposing it not to stand with his ho|nour, to depriue his nephue Henrie, sonne to the em|peror Frederike the second, by his wife the empresse Isabell that was sister to the said erle, refused to take that honour vpon him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, that is to say, on the octaues of saint Martin, Boniface the archbishop of Cantur|burie arriued in England, comming from the court of Rome, where he had beene long resiant. ¶ At the same time there chanced a great occasion of strife betwixt the said archbishop, and the bishop of Win|chester. For where maister Eustace de Lin, officiall to the said archbishop had first excommunicated, and after for his contumacie caused to be attached a preest which by authoritie of the elect of Winchester as diocesane there, was entred into possession of an hospitall in Southwarke, as gouernour thereof, by the name of prior, without consent of the officiall: who pretended title as patrone in his maisters name. The said elect of Winchester caused a riotous sort of persons after the maner of warre to seeke re|uenge hereof, the which after manie outrages doone, came to Lambeth, and there by violence tooke the said Eustace out of his owne house, and led him to Farnham, where he was kept as prisoner.