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Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the quindene of Easter,A parlement. there was a parle|ment holden at London, at the which were assembled all the states of the realme in greater number than EEBO page image 251 had béene commonlie seene. This parlement was chéefelie called, to let them vnderstand the kings ne|cessitie of monie for discharging of his debts, and to require them of their aid towards the same.The states re+fu [...]e to grant a subsidie. But whereas he requested more than was thought stood with reason, they would not agrée therevnto, but de|sired that he would confirme, and without all cauilla|tion sweare to obserue the liberties which by the char|ter he had promised to hold. Moreouer they required, that by the common councell of the realme they might choose to them the cheefe iustice, the chancellour and treasuror, but they were answered plainelie by some of the priuie councell, that this request would at no hand be granted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, the prelats complained, that they were driuen to paie the tenths which they promised conditionallie, as it were now by constreint and of dutie, to the preiudice of the liberties of the church. The Nobles also found themselues gréeued for the exactions which they saw at hand, but finallie, after manie things had beene debated touching these mat|ters, the parlement was adiourned till Michaelmas next,The parlemẽt adiourned. and euerie man departed to his home, with no great trust of the kings good will towards them, nor anie hartie thanks receiued of him for their paines, as may be thought by that which writers haue recor|ded. Two Noble men, to whom the custodie and gui|ding of the king and quéene of Scots was commit|ted, that is to say, Robert de Ros, and Iohn de Baili|oll,Rob. de Ros & Iohn Bai|lioll accused. were accused, for misusing themselues in the trust and charge which they had taken vpon them. King Henrie was the same time at Notingham. The information came foorth by a physician, who was sent from the queene of England, vnto hir daughter the quéene of Scots, to be about hir for gard of hir health, but bicause the same physician (whose name was Reignold of Bath) perceiued the quéene of Scots to be impaired in health through anguish of mind,Reignold de Bath a phy|sician. by reason of the misdemeanor of such as had the gouernement of hir and hir husband, he sticked not to blame and reprooue them in their dooings, for the which he was poisoned, as some thinke: for the truth was, he shortlie after sickened and died, signifi|eng vpon his death-bed vnto the quéene of England what he misliked and thought amisse in those that had the dooings about hir daughter and hir husband the Scotish king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 An eclipse.The moone suffered a maruellous eclipse on the night following the day of S. Margaret in Iulie. It began afore midnight, and continued foure houres. The king in the behalfe of his daughter the queene of Scots raised a power, and drew northwards, sending before him the earle of Glocester,The earle of Glocester & Iohn Man|sell sent into Scotland. and Iohn Mansell that was his chapleine and one of his coun|cell. These two so vsed the matter, that they came to Edenburgh, where the king and queene of Scots then laie in the castell, into the which the [...] entred, and altred the order of the houshold, so as stood with the contentation of the king and queene, which were in such wise vsed before that time, that they were not suffered to lie togither, nor scarse come to talke togither.

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