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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A lewd fellow that tooke vpon him to be skilfull in physicke and astronomie, caused it to be published thorough the citie of London, that vpon the Ascensi|on euen, there would rise such a pestilent planet, that all those which came abroad foorth of their chambers, before they had said fiue times the Lords praier, then commonlie called the Pater noster, and did not eate somewhat that morning, before their going foorth, should be taken with sicknesse, & suddenlie die there|of. Manie fooles beléeued him, and obserued his or|der; but the next day, when his presumptuous lieng could be no longer faced out, he was set on horsse|backe, with his face towards the taile, which he was compelled to hold in his hand in stéed of a bridle,A co [...]prophet serued aright. and so was led about the citie, with two iorden pots a|bout his necke, and a whetstone, in token that he had well deserued it, for the notable lie which he had made.