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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This homage in forme aforesaid did king Edward receiue, his owne and others right saued. Then did the king of England without delaie restore vnto the said Iohn Balioll the kingdome of Scotland,1293 with all the appurtenances.Richard Bagley. This yeare, as one Richard Bagley an officer of the shiriffes of London led a prisoner towards the gaile,A prisoner rescued. three persons rescued the said prisoner, and tooke him from the officer, the which were pursued and taken, and by iudgement of law then vsed, were brought into Westcheape, and there had their hands striken off by the wrists.

The offen|ders lost their hand.

A great snow and tempest of wind in Maie

On the 14 daie of Maie fell a woonderfull snow, and therewith blew such an excéeding wind, that great harme was doone thereby in sundrie places of England. In the same yeare died frier Iohn Peckham archbishop of Canturburie,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie de|ceasseth. and then was Robert of Winchelsie elected archbishop the 48 in number that had ruled that sée. About the middle of September following, the earle of Bar a Frenchman, married the ladie E|lianor the kings daughter in the towne of Bristow.The kings daughter ma|ried to the earle of Bar. ¶ This yeare wheat was sold at London for two shil|lings a bushell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare also the war was begun betwéene the kings of England and France.War betwixt England and France. For whereas king Edward had furnished foorth six ships of warre, and sent them vnto Burdeaux for defense of the coasts thereabouts, two of them, as they sailed alongst the coast of Normandie, and fearing no hurt by enimies, were taken by the Norman fléet, and diuerse of the mariners hanged.Two Eng|lish ships ta|ken. The lord Robert Tiptost that was admerall of the English fleet aduertised therof, got togither a great number of ships, and directed his course with them streight towards Normandie, and finding no ships of the Normans abroad in the seas, vpon a desire to be reuenged,The lord Ad|merall of Eng|land setteth vpõ the Nor|man ships. entered the mouth of the riuer of Saine, and set vpon the Norman ships that laie there at anchor, slue manie of the mariners, & tooke six ships awaie with him, and so returning to the sea againe, cast anchor not far off from the land, to prouoke the Frenchmen to come foorth with their fléet to giue battell. And as he laie at anchor, it chan|ced that certeine Norman ships fraught with wine came that waies, as they returned out of Gascoigne. The lord Tiptost setting on them, tooke them with little adoo, and sleaing neere hand the third part of all the mariners, sent the ships into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen to reuenge this act, prepared a nauie, and furnishing the same with souldiers went foorth to the sea, to incounter the Englishmen: but yer they met, messengers were sent to and fro, the Englishmen accusing the Frenchmen of truce-brea|king, and the Frenchmen againe requiring restitu|tion of their goods taken from them by violence. And now forsomuch as this businesse had beene mooued rashlie betwixt the Englishmen and the Normans, without any commission of their princes their minds therefore were not so kindled in displeasure, but that there had béen good hope of agréement betwixt them, if Charles earle of Ualois the French kings brother (being a man of a hot nature & desirous of reuenge) had not procured his brother to seeke reuengement by force of armes.Charles earle of Ualois pr [...]+cureth warre betwixt Eng|land and France. Wherevpon the French fléet made toward the Englishmen, who minding not to detract the batell, sharplie incountred their enimies in a cer|teine place betwixt England and Normandie, where they had laid a great emptie ship at anchor, to giue token where they meant to ioine. There were with the Englishmen both Irishmen and Hollanders, and with the Normans there were Frenchmen and Fle|mings, and certeine vessels of Genowaies.

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