Compare 1577 edition: 1 Beside this, the citizens and burgesses of cities and good townes, granted to giue the ninth part of all their goods; and the forren merchants and other not liuing of gaine, nor of bréeding cattell, nor of shéepe, should giue the fiftéenth part of all their goods lawfullie to the value: for the which he granted that as well now in time of warre as of peace, all mer|chants, denizens and forreiners (those excepted that were of the enimies countries) might without let safelie come into the realme of England with their goods and merchandize, and safelie tarie, and likewise returne, paieng the customs, subsidies, and profits, resonable thereof due, so alwaies that the franchises and frée customs granted by him or his predecessours reasonablie to the citie of London, and other cities, burroughes, and townes, might alwaies to them be saued. Moreouer, there was granted vnto him the ninth sheafe, the ninth fléece, and ninth lambe, to be taken by two yeares next comming. And for the le|uieng thereof, the lords of euerie shire through the land, were appointed to answer him, euerie one for the circuit within the which he dwelled. And bicause the king must néeds occupie much monie yer the re|ceit of this subsidie could come to his hands, he boro|wed in the meane time manie notable summes of diuerse cities, and particular persons of this land,The citie of London len|deth the king monie. a|mongst the which he borrowed of the citie of Lon|don 20000 marks, to be paied againe of the monie comming of the foresaid subsidie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meane while, now that king Edward was come backe into England, the warres were hotlie pursued against his fréends, that had their lands néere to the borders of France, and namelie against sir Iohn de Heinault lord Beaumont, for the French men burned all his lands of Chimaie, except the for|tresses, and tooke from thence a great preie.The fronti|ers of France full of men of warre. All the frontiers were full of men of warre, lodged within townes in garrison, as at Tournie, Mortaigne, S. Amond, Dowaie, Cambrie, and in other smaller fortresses. These men of warre late not idle, but were dooing oftentimes in Flanders, and sometime other|where, neither was the countrie of Heinault spared, though the earle (as yee haue heard) did not onelie re|fuse to serue the king of England against France, but also when the same king entred France, he resor|ted to the French king, and serued him; yet by the suggestion of the bishop of Cambrie, who complai|ned of the Hainniers, for the damages which they had doone him, the French garrisons of the frontiers thereabouts were commanded to make a road into that countrie, which they did,The towne of Asper burnt. burning the towne of Asper, and brought from thence a great bootie. The earle of Heinault sore mooued therewith to haue his lands so spoiled and burnt, defied the French king,The erle of Heinault defi|eth the Frẽch king. and ioining with his vncle the lord Beaumont, en|tred with an armie into Thierasse, tooke & destroied EEBO page image 358 Aubenton,Townes burnt in Thierasse. with Mawbert, Fonteine, Daubecuille, and diuerse other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 In this meane time the French king procured the pope to pronounce his cursse against the Flemings for their rebellion, and to suspend all diuine seruice that ought to be said in anie hallowed place,Flanders in|terdicted. so that there were no priests to be found that would take vp|on them to saie any diuine seruice: wherevpon the Flemings sent ouer into England certeine messen|gers to giue notice to king Edward how they were intreated, but he sent them word that he would bring at his comming ouer vnto them, priests that should saie masses and other seruice, whether the pope would or not, for he had priuilege so to doo. ¶ In Aprill, Wil|liam Melton archbishop of Yorke departed this life, after whome variance rose in the election of a new gouernour to that church, so that two were elected, William la Zouch, Ad. Merim. and William Killesbie: but at length William la Zouch tooke place, being the 43 archbishop that had sit in that seat. ¶ The earles of Salisburie and Suffolke, Adam Me|rimuth. Iac. Meir. which were left in Flan|ders by king Edward to helpe the Flemings, short|lie after Ester, or (as other haue) in the time of Lent, were discomfited by the garrison of Lisle, and taken prisoners as they would haue passed by that towne, to haue ioined with Iaques Arteueld,The earles of Salisburie & Suffolke ta|ken. meaning to besiege Tournie; but now by the taking of those two earles that enterprise was broken. The duke of Nor|mandie with a great armie entered into Heinault, burning and wasting the countrie,The countrie of Heinault inuaded. euen to the gates of Ualenciennes and Quesnoy. And thus were they occupied in those parts, whilest the king of England prepared himselfe with all diligence to returne into Flanders.