Compare 1577 edition: 1 This man was borne in Essex (as some write) who at the first became a tailor in London, & afterwards going to the warres in France, serued in the roome of an archer, but at length he became a capteine and leader of men of war, highlie commended and liked of amongst the souldiers, in so much that, when by the peace concluded at Bretignie, in the yeare 1360, great numbers of soldiers were discharged out of wages, they got themselues togither in companies, and without commandement of any prince, by whose authoritie they might make warre, they fell to of themselues, and sore harried and spoiled diuerse countries in the realme of France, as partlie yée haue heard: amongst whome this sir Iohn Hawke|wood was one of the principall capteins, & at length went into Italie, to serue the marques of Montfer|rato, against the duke of Millane: although I re|member that some write, how he came into that countrie with the duke of Clarence, but I thinke the former report be true: but it may well be, that he was readie to attend the said duke at his comming into Italie. And thus much concerning such famous capteins as serued this noble king Edward the third, although for bréefenesse I passe ouer diuerse o|ther, no lesse famous and worthie for their high man|hood and tried valiancie to be remembred, than these afore mentioned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of learned men, these we find by Iohn Bale re|gistred in the Centuries; Iohn Baconthrop borne in Blackney in Northfolke, a frier Carmelite, and prouinciall of his order, so excellentlie learned, as well in diuinitie, as in both the ciuill and canon lawes, that he procéeded doctor in either facultie at Oxenford and Paris, and wrote diuerse treatises, to his high and singular commendation; William O [...]|kam, Iohn Bloxham a Carmelite frier, Nicholas Triuet borne in Northfolke, sonne to sir Thomas Triuet knight, & one of the kings iusticiers, prooued excellentlie learned, and wrote diuerse treatises, and amongst other, two histories, and one booke of an|nales, he was by profession a blacke frier, and de|parted this life about the second yeare of this king EEBO page image 414 Edward the third, in the yeare of Christ 1328; Wil|liam Alnewike borne in Northumberland, in the towne whereof he tooke name, a frier Minor; Iohn Tanet borne in the Ile of Tanet, an excellent musi|cian, and a moonke in Canturburie; Hugh of saint Neot, a Carmelite frier in Hertfordshire, a notable diuine as those daies gaue; William Alton borne in Hampshire, a blacke frier and a diuine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, Richard Stradley borne in the mar|ches of Wales, a moonke and a diuine, writing cer|teine treatises of the scripture; William Herbert a Welshman and a frier Minor, wrote also certeine goodlie treatises of diuinitie; Richard Coming|ton a frier of the order of the Cordeliers, a preacher, and a writer of diuinitie; William Exeter a doc|tor of diuinitie, and a prebendarie canon in Exe|ter, whereas it is thought he was borne; Lucas Bosden a westerne man, and by profession a Car|melite frier; Thomas Walleis a Dominike frier, a great diuine, as by such bookes as he wrote it may appeare; Thomas Pontius a moonke of Canturbu|rie, Iohn Ridewall a graie frier, Henrie Costesay or Cossey a frier Minor, Geffrie Aleuant borne in Yorkeshire, a frier Carmelite; Iohn Euersden, a moonke in Burie in Suffolke, an historiographer; Simon Burneston, a doctor of the Uniuersitie of Cambridge, and prouinciall of the friers Dominike or blacke friers, as they called them here in Eng|land; Walter Burlie a doctor of diuinitie, who in his youth was brought vp, not onlie in Martine college in Oxford, but also in the Uniuersities and schooles a|broad beyond the seas, in France and Germanie, & afterwards for his wisedome, good demeanor & lear|ning, he was reteined with the bishop of Ulmes in Suabenland, a region in high Germanie.