Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Before the Scots made this iournie into Eng|land, whilest the mortalitie was most in force, they calling to certeine of the English borderers, asked of them how it came to [...], that so great a death reigned amongst them. The Englishmen, as good, plaine, and simple meaning men, told them, that trulie they knew not the cause, for Gods iudgements were hid from them in such behalfe. But one thing they knew, that all calamitie, death, and aduersitie that chanced vnto them, came by the speciall grace of God, to the end that being punished for their sinnes, they might learne to repent and amend their wicked liues. The Scots hearing this, when they should en|ter this land, vnderstanding lewdlie what the Eng|lishmen had told them concerning the disease, and the grace of God, deuised a blessing forsooth to be said euerie morning, of the most ancient person in eue|rie familie, as; Benedicite, said he: Dominus, said the residue. Then began he againe, saieng; God and saint Mango, saint Romane and saint Andro, shield vs this daie fra Gods grace, and the fewle death that Englishmen dien vpon. Thus the senselesse men misconstruing this word the grace of God, praied for their owne destruction, which if not in this world, yet for their brutish crueltie vsed at that present, against the miserable creatures, whom the hand of God had spared in time of that gréeuous mortalitie, it is to be feared, least in another world it came to them, as the verie words of their praiers imported.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, Iohn Schakell esquier was set at libertie, the king compounded with him for his prisoner, giuing fiue hundred marks in redie monie, and lands to the value of a hundred marks by yeare. When he should bring foorth his prisoner, and deliuer him to the king, this is to be noted, as a thing verie strange and woonderfull. For when he should appeare, it was knowne to be the verie groome that had ser|ued him in all the time of his trouble, and would ne|uer vtter himselfe what he was before that time, ha|uing serued him as an hired seruant all that while in prison, and out of prison, in danger of life, when his o|ther maister was murthered,A notable ex|ample of a faithfull pri|soner. where, if he would haue vttered himselfe, he might haue beene enterteined in such honorable state, as for a prisoner of his degrée had beene requisit, so that the faithfull loue and assu|red constancie in this noble gentleman was highlie commended and praised, and no lesse maruelled at of all men.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of S. Nicholas, in this third yeare of king Richards reigne, there went to sea an armie of men, that should haue passed ouer into Britaine, to the aid of the duke there, vnder the conduct of sir Iohn Arundell, sir Hugh Caluerlie, sir Thomas Percie, sir William Elmham, sir Thomas Morews, sir Tho|mas Banester, & manie other knights and esquires, too long to rehearse, a sufficient power vndoubted|lie to haue doone a great enterprise: but they were no sooner on the sea, but suddenlie there arose such an hideous tempest of wind and stormes, that they loo|ked presentlie to be all cast awaie, they were scatte|red here and there,The English [...]ame scatte| [...]d by a terri| [...]le tempest. and driuen they wist not whither. The ship wherein sir Iohn Arundell was aboord, chanced to be cast on the coast of Ireland, and there driuen to forsake his ship, that was readie to be bro|ken in péeces by rage of waues, beating it there a|gainst the rocks: he was drowned before he could win to land, in an Ile, neere to the which they had thrust in the ship.