Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke laie with his people in the suburbs, and euerie daie when they went to the parlement house at Westminster, both parts went thither in armour, to the great terror of those that were wise and graue personages,The lords sit in armour in the parlement house. fearing some mischiefe to fall foorth of that vnaccustomed manner of their going armed to the parlement house, contrarie to the ancient vsage of the realme. At length, to quiet the parties and to auoid such inconueniences,The K. ma|keth an agrée|mẽt betwéene the duke of Lancaster & the earle of Northum|berland. as might haue growen of their dissention, the king tooke the matter into his hands, and so they were made fréends, to the end that some good might be doone in that parlement, for refor|mation of things touching the state of the realme, for which cause it was especiallie called: but now af|ter it had continued a long time, and few things at all concluded, newes came that the ladie Anne sister to the emperour Wenslaus, & affianced wife to the king of England, was come to Calis, whervpon the parlement was proroged till after Christmas, that in the meane time the marriage might be solemnized, which was appointed after the Epiphanie: and foorth|with great preparation was made to receiue the bride, that she might be conueied with all honor vn|to the kings presence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such as should receiue hir at Douer repaired thi|ther, where at hir landing,

The empe|rours sister affianced to K Richard, is receiued at Douer.

A water|shake.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After that the solemnitie of the marriage was fi|nished, the parlement eftsoones began, in the which many things were inacted, for the behoofe of the com|monwealth. And amongst other things it was ordei|ned, that all maner manumissions, obligations, re|leasses, and other bonds made by compulsion, dures, and menace, in time of this last tumult and riot a|gainst the lawes of the land; and good faith, should be vtterlie void and adnihilated. And further, that if the kings faithfull liege people did perceiue any gathe|ring of the cõmons in suspected wise, to the number of six or seauen, holding conuenticles togither, they should not staie for the kings writ in that behalfe for their warrant, but foorthwith it should be lawfull for EEBO page image 440 them to apprehend such people, assembling togither, and to laie them in prison, till they might answer their dooings. These and manie other things were established in this parlement, of the which, the most part are set foorth in the printed booke of statutes, where ye may read the same more at large.