Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Prince Edward the kings sonne returning from the parts beyond the sea, Matth. West. Prince Ed|ward goeth against the Welshmen. went with a great power (as well of Englishmen as strangers) against the Welshmen towards Snowdon hils: but the eni|mies withdrawing themselues to their strengths within the woods and mounteines, he could not much indamage them, wherevpon after he had fortified cer|teine castels in those parts, with men, numition, and vittels, he returned being sent for backe of his father. The archbishop of Canturburie foreseeing the trou|ble that was like to insue betwixt the king and his barons,The archb. of Canturburie goeth to Rome. got licence of the king to go vnto Rome, a|bout such businesse as he fained to haue to doo with the pope, and so departed the land, and kept him a|waie till the trouble was appeased. Fabian. Upon Midlent sundaie, at a folkemote holden at Paules crosse, be|fore sir Philip Basset and other of the kings councell, the maior of London was sworne to be true to the king,The lord ma|ior of London sworne to be true to the king. and to his heires kings of England, and vpon the morrow at the Guildhall euerie alderman in presence of the maior tooke the same oth. And vpon the sundaie following, euerie inhabitant within the citie, of the age of 12 yeares and aboue, before his al|derman in his ward was newlie charged with the like oth.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Cloked malice bursteth out.Then began the displeasure betwéene the king and his barons to appeare, which had béene long kept se|cret, diuers of whom assembling togither in the mar|ches of Wales,The barons raise people. gathered vnto them a power of men, and sent a letter vnto the king, vnder the seale of sir Roger Clifford,The lord Clifford. beséeching him to haue in remem|brance his oth and manifold promises made for the obseruing of the statutes ordeined at Oxford. But although this letter was indited and written verie effectuallie, yet receiued they no answer from the king, who minded in no wise to obserue the same sta|tutes, as by euident takens it was most apparant. Wherevpon they determined to attempt by force to bring their purpose to passe.Chron. Dun. The king and the quéene for their more safegard got them into the towre of London, and prince Edward laie at Clerkenwell, but in such necessitie and discredit for monie, that nei|ther had they any store to furnish their wants, nei|ther was there any man that would trust them with a groat.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Prince Edward not able to abide such dishonor, in the feast of the apostle Peter and Paule,Prince Ed|ward taketh monie out of ye treasurie of the temple. taking with him Robert Waleran, and certeine others, went to the new temple, and there easling for the kée|per of the treasure-house, as if he meant to see his mothers iewels, that were laid vp there, to be safelie kept, he entred into the house, and breaking the cof|fers of certeine persons that had likewise brought their monie thither, to haue it in more safetie, he tooke away from thence the value of 1000 pounds.
Mars. lib. 11. Hor. lib. car. 3. ode 24. —ô quantum cogit egestasMagnum pauperies opprobrium iubetQuiduis & facere & pati,Virtutisque viam deserit arduae.