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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In Iune the king of Almaine tooke shipping and sailed ouer into Dutchland,

The king of Almaine go|eth ouer into Germanie. Fabian.

The king ha|uing licence passeth ouer into France.

and king Henrie at a folkemote holden at Paules crosse the sundaie af|ter S. Peters day, had licence to saile into France, and the morrow after he departed from London to|wards the sea side, with the quéene and other lords, his two sonnes prince Edward and the earle of Lanca|ster being at that present in Guien. When he had béene a season in France, he went vnto Burdeaux, and there fell sicke of a feuer quartane,He falleth sick of a feuer quartane. by occasi|on whereof he taried in those parties till S. Nicholas tide next following. There were few that went ouer with him that escaped frée without the same disease, Chro. Dun. so that in maner all his companie were taken and fore handled therewith. Manie died thereof to the number of thréescore,Death of no|ble men. and amongst them as chéefe were these, Baldwine de Lisle earle of Deuonshire, Ingram de Percie, and William de Beauchampe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this yeare died Richard the Clare earle of Glocester,The earle of Glocester de|parteth this life. and his sonne sir Gilbert de Clare was earle after him, vnto whome his father gaue great charge that he should mainteine the ordinances of Oxford. In the 47 yeare of king Henries reigne, Anno Reg. 47. by reason that a Iew had wounded a christian man at London within Colechurch, in the ward of cheap,Iewes slaine. not onelie the said Iew was slaine by other christi|ans that followed him home to his house, but also manie other Iewes were robbed and slaine in that furie and rage of the people. The Welshmen with their prince Leolin made wars against the men and tenants of Roger de Mortimer; Matth. Westm. The Welsh|men warre against ye lord Mortimers tenants. and tooke two of his castels (the one called Kenet) and raced them both to the ground. The said Roger being sore gréeued herwith, got such assistance as he could of other lords there in the marches,He séeketh his reuenge against them. and watching the Welshmen at aduantage, distressed diuerse companies of them, sometime thrée hundred, sometime foure hundred, and other whiles fiue hundred. But at one time he lost thrée hundred of this footmen that were entred the countrie, and so inclosed that they could make no shift to escape.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Upon the euen of S. Thomas the apostle, Fabian. the king landed at Douer, and came to London the Wednes|daie before the twelfe day in Christmasse.Thames frosen. In this yeare the frost began about S. Nicholas daie, and continued for the space of a moneth and more, so ex|treamelie, that the Thames was frosen, so that men passed ouer on horssebacke. ¶ The same winter the kings little hall at Westminster, with manie other houses therevnto adioining, was consumed with fire, by negligence of one of the kings seruants.Uariance be|twixt the ci|tizens of Lõ|don and the constable of the towre. Ua|riance rose betwixt the citizens of London, and the constable of the towre, for that contrarie to the liber|ties of the citie he tooke certeine ships passing by the towre with wheat and other vittels into the towre, EEBO page image 264 making the price thereof himselfe. The matter was had before sir Philip Basset lord cheefe iustice and o|thers, who vpon the sight and hearing of all such eui|dences and priuiledges as could be brought foorth for the aduantage of both the parties, tooke order that the constable should (when he lacked prouision of graine or vittels) come into the market holden within the ci|tie, and there to haue wheat two pence in a quarter within the maiors price, and other vittels after the same rate.

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