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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time, certeine English ships of Rie,Ships of Rie win a good price. and other places, went to the sea, and meeting pirats, fought with them, and ouercame them, ta|king seuen ships, with thrée hundred men in them. One of those ships had béene taken from the Eng|lishmen afore time, and was called the falcon, be|longing to the lord William Latimer. They were all richlie laden with wine, wax, and other good mer|chandize. This yeare the maior of London Iohn de Northampton,Iohn de Northa [...] maio [...] o [...] L [...]|don, & [...] punis [...] [...] [...]|dulterie [...] [...]me. otherwise called Iohn de Comber|ton, did punish such as were taken in adulterie, ve|rie extremelie: for first he put them in the prison, cal|led the tunne, that then stood in Cornehill, and after caused the women to haue their haire cut, as théeues in those daies were serued that were appeachers of others, and so were they led about the stréets with trumpets & pipes going before them. Neither were the men spared more than the women, being put to manie open shames and reproches. But bicause the punishment of such offenses was thought rather to apperteine vnto the spirituall iurisdiction, than to the temporall, the bishop of London, and other of the cleargie, tooke it in verie euill part: but the maior be|ing a stout man, would not forbeare, but vsed his au|thoritie héerein to the vttermost.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time also, when the archbishop of Canturburie sate in iudgement vpon a processe that was framed against one Iohn Aston,The Londo|ners [...] of Wicliffes doctrine. a maister of art, that was an earnest follower of Wicliffes doctrine, the Londoners brake open the doores, where the archbishop with his diuines sate, and caused them to giue ouer, so that they durst procéed no further in that matter. The same yéere were the fishmoongers of London sore disquieted by the foresaid maior,The fishmoon|gers sore tr [...]+bled by the maior. who sought to infringe their liberties, granting licence to forreners to come and sell all manner of fish, as freelie and more fréelie than any of the companie of fishmoongers: for they might not buie it at the forre|ners hands to sell it againe by any meanes, and so that companie which before had beene accompted one of the chiefest in the citie, was now so brought downe, as it séemed to be one of the meanest, being compelled to confesse, that their occupation was no craft, nor worthie so to be accompted amongst other the crafts of the citie.