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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In time of this parlement William Ufford the earle of Suffolke, being chosen by the knights of the shires, to pronounce in behalfe of the common|wealth, certeine matters concerning the same: the verie daie and houre in which he should haue serued that turne,The sudden death of the earle of Suf|folke. as he went vp the staires, towards the vp|per house, he suddenlie fell downe and died in the hands of his seruants, busie about to take him vp, whereas he felt no gréefe of sickenesse when he came into Westminster, being then and before merrie and pleasant inough, to all mens sights. Of his sudden death, manie were greatlie abashed, for that in his life time, he had shewed himselfe courteous and ami|able to all men. ¶ The parlement shortlie therevpon tooke end, after that the merchants had granted to the king for a subsidie certeine customes of their wools, which they bought and sold, called a maletot, to endure for foure yeares. ¶ The lord Richard Scroope was made lord chancellor, & the lord Hugh Segraue lord treasuror.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle of March his good seruice whilest he was deputie in Ireland. Wicliffes doc|trine.About the same time, the lord Edmund Mortimer earle of March, the kings lieutenant in Ireland, de|parted this life, after he had brought in manner all that land to peace and quiet, by his noble and pru|dent gouernement. In this season, Wicliffe set forth diuerse articles and conclusions of his doctrine, which the new archbishop of Canturburie, William Courtneie, latelie remooued from the sée of London, vnto the higher dignitie, did what he could by all shifts to suppresse, and to force such as were the set|ters foorth and mainteiners thereof, to recant, and vtterlie to renounce. What he brought to passe, in the booke of acts and monuments set foorth by mai|ster I. Fox, ye may find at large. The tuesday next af|ter the feast of saint Iohn Port latine, an other par|lement began, in which at the earnest sute and re|quest of the knights of the shires,Iohn Wraie. Iohn Wraie priest that was the chiefe dooer among the commons in Suffolke, at Burie, and Mildenhall, was adiudged to be drawen, and hanged, although manie beleeued, that his life should haue béene redeemed for some great portion of monie.