Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The bishops taking councell togither, required of him that the statute of Mortmain might be repealed,The prelates require to haue the sta|tute of Mort|main repealed which they saw to be most preiudiciall to their order. But the king answered them, that without the whole consent of a parlement he could not breake that ordi|nance, which by authoritie of parlement had beene once established, and therefore he wished that they would not require that thing which laie not in him to grant,The K. shif|teth them off. and so by that means he shifted them off. The spiritualtie was not onelie charged with this subsi|die, but they of the temporaltie were also burthened. For the citizens and burgesses of good townes gaue to the king the sixt part of their goods, N. Triuet. and the residue of the people gaue the tenth part.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, about the same time, the Welshmen eftsoones rebelled against the king,The Welsh|men are busie. and in diuerse parts made diuerse rulers amongst them. Those of Northwales which inhabited about Snowdon hils, hauing to their capteine one Madoc, of the line of their former prince Leolin,Madoc. Carnaruan burnt. burned the towne and ca|stell of Carnaruan, sleaing a great multitude of Englishmen, which doubting no such matter, were come thither to the faire. Those of the west part ha|uing chosen to their ruler one Malgon on the parts of Penbroke and Carmardin shires,Malgon. did much mis|cheefe. And one Morgan hauing them of Southwals at his commandement,Morgan dri|ueth the earle of Glocester out of Glamor+ganshire. expelled and droue the earle of Glocester out of his countrie of Glamorgan, which earle had before time disherited the ancestors of the same Morgan. The king therefore to represse the Welshmens attempts, called backe his brother Edmund earle of Lancaster, and the earle of Lin|colne, being readie to haue sailed ouer into Gas|coine,The earles of Lancaster & Lincolne van+quished by the Welshmen. the which earles as they approched néere vnto the castell of Denbigh vpon saint Martins day, the Welshmen with great force incountred them, and giuing them battell, droue them backe and discomfi|ted their people. Polydor iudgeth that this ouerthrow happened to the Englishmen, the rather for that the armie was hired with such monie as had béene wrongfullie taken out of the abbeis and other holie places, howbeit it is but his opinion onelie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king kept his Christmasse at Aber [...]onwey in Wales, Anno Reg. [...]3. 1295 and hearing that the new archbishop of Canturburie, doctor Robert Winchelsey, being re|turned from Rome (where, of pope Celestine he had receiued his pall) was comming towards him, he sent one of his chapleines named Iohn Berwike with a power of souldiers to conduct him safelie vn|to his presence And after the archbishop had doone his fealtie to the king, accordinglie as of dutie and custome he was bound, he was licenced to returne with great honour shewed vnto him at the kings hands. Upon the day of the circumcision of our Lord,Baion yéel|ded to the Englishmen was the citie of Baion rendred vnto the lord Iohn saint Iohn, the which the day before had beene taken by the mariners by force of assault. Manie of the ci|tizens which were knowne to be cheefe enimies vnto the king of England,The castell of Baion w [...]n. were apprehended and sent in|to England. The castell was then besieged, and after eight daies taken. The lord of Aspermont with diuerse others that held it,Two French gallies taken. were committed to prison. There were also taken two gallies, which the French king had caused to be made, and appointed to be remaining there vpon defense of that citie.Saint Iohn de Sordes. Short|lie after the towne of saint Iohn de Sordes was de|liuered vnto the Englishmen, who wan manie other townes and fortresses, some by surrender of their owne accord, and some by force and violence. The English armie greatlie increased within a while, af|ter the deceit of the Frenchmen once appeared,The Gas|coins aid the English|men. for the Gascoins returned vnto the English obedience, in such wise that foure thousand footmen and two hundred horsemen came to aid the English capteins.