Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The quéene was deliuered of hir second sonne at Hatfield, Th. [...] Croxden. who was therfore named William of Hat|field, who liued but a short time,13 [...] departing this world when he was but yoong. The king being returned home out of Scotland,The king [...] dieth toge|ther [...] mainte [...] [...] warres. sought by all waies possible how to recouer monie, both to supplie his charges for the Scotish wars, and also to furnish the other wars which he meant to take in hand against the French king: he got so much into his hands (as it is reported by writers) that it was verie scant and hard to come by throughout the whole realme: by reason of which EEBO page image 353 scarsitie and want of monie, or vpon some other ne|cessarie cause,Great [...]eap|nesse of w [...]rs end scarsitie of monie. vittels, and other chaffer and merchan|dize were excéeding cheape: for at London a quar|ter of wheat was sold for two shillings, a fat oxe for [...] shillings eight pence, a fat shéepe for six pence or eight pence, halfe a doozen of pigeons for one penie, a fat goose for two pence, a pig for one penie, and so all other v [...]tels after the like rate.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare was the warre proclamed betwixt England and France, cheefelie by the procurement of the lord Robert Dartois, a Frenchman, as then banished out of France, vpon occasion of a claime by him made vnto the earldome of Artois. This lord Robert after he was banished France, fled ouer vn|to king Edward, who gladlie receiued him and made him earle of Richmond. ¶ All the goods of the Italians were by the kings commandement this yeare confiscate to his vse, and so likewise were the goods of the moonks of the Cluniake and Cisterce|aur orders. ¶ This yeare also a comet or blasing|starre appeared, with long and terrible streames pas|sing from it. In the eleauenth yeare of his reigne, the king held a parlement at Westminster,1338 Anno Reg. 11. about the time of Lent, during the which, of the earledome of Cornewall he made a duchie, Thom. Wals. Ran. Higd. Polydor. Fabian. and gaue it vnto his eldest sonne Edward, that was then earle of Che|ster, whom also (as some write) he created at the same time prince of Wales.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer in reward of seruice, there were six no|ble men at this parlement aduanced to the honour and title of earles, as the lord Henrie sonne to the earle of Lancaster was created earle of Derbie,Creations of noble men. or after some writers, earle of Leicester; William Bo|hun was created earle of Northampton, William Montacute earle of Salisburie, Hugh Audeley earle of Glocester, William Clinton earle of Hun|tingdon,Additions to Hen. Marle. Croxden. and Robert Ufford earle of Suffolke. This creation was on the second sundaie in Lent, and the same day were twentie knights made, whose names for breefenesse we doo here omit.An act of ar|raie, against sumptuous apparell. In this parlement it was enacted, that no man should weare any man|ner of silke in gowne, cote, or doublet; except he might dispend of good and sufficient rent an hundred pounds by yeare, which act was not long obserued. For the nature of man is such, that of it owne cor|rupt & euill inclination, it withstandeth good things, and chooseth rather to follow whatsoeuer is forbidden yea though the same be starke naught and offensiue to law and conscience: which preposterous and o|uerthwart disposition the poet noteth well, saieng,
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