Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle of Flanders was iudged most in blame, for that no peace could be accorded, bicause he would not that the Gauntiners should be comprised therin, but the Englishmen would not agree either to truce or peace, except regard might be had of the Gaunti|ners, as their fréends and alies. The kings of Spaine and Scotland were comprised in this truce as confe|derats to the Frenchmen, which should haue signified the same into Scotland, but did not, till great harme followed through negligence vsed in that matter, as after yée shall perceiue. Tho. Walsin. ¶ The same yeare in the night of the feast of the Purification of our ladie, great lightenings and thunders chanced, which p [...]t manie in no small feare, so huge and hideous was that tempest. Shortlie after, there rose no small [...] in the citie of London about the election of their ma|ior:Great conten|tion about the election of the maior of Lon|don. for such as fauoured the late maior Iohn de Northampton, otherwise called Iohn de Comber|ton, stood against sir Nicholas Bram [...]re knight that was chosen to succéed the said Iohn de Northamp|ton, insomuch that a shoomaker who was one of the same Iohn de Northamptons partakers, presumed through a number of voices that were readie to fa|uour him, to take vpon him as maior:Sir Robert Knolles. but through the counsell of sir Robert Knolles knight, he was suddenlie apprehended, drawne, and beheaded, as a rebell and troubler of the kings peace.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the Lent season, the duke of Lancaster with his brother the earle of Buckingham went towards the borders,The duke of Lancaster in|uadeth Scot|land with an armie. hauing with him a mightie power of knights, esquiers, and archers, and after he had re|mained a certeine time vpon the borders, about Ea|ster he entered Scotland, and comming within thrée miles of Edenburgh, he staied there three daies,Edenburgh left desolate. in which meane time the Scots conueied all their goods out of the towne ouer the water of Firth: so that when the armie came thither, they found nothing but bare walles, which gréeued the soldiers not a little. The Scots would not come foorth to giue anie bat|tell to the Englishmen, but got them into woods and mounteines, or else passed ouer the riuer of Firth, suffering the Englishmen to fight with the vehe|ment cold wether that then sore annoied those parts, in so much that on Easter daie at night, through snow that fell, and such extreame cold and boisterous stormes as sore afflicted the armie, being incamped within the compasse of a marish ground for their more suertie there died aboue fiue hundred horsses, to let passe the losse of men that perished at the same time, of whom we make no mention. To conclude,Great death of horsses and men in the English host, by reason of extreme cold. after the duke and his brother the earle had remai|ned a time thus in Scotland, and burned certeine townes, they returned into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, to wit, in the quindene of Easter,A parlement at Salisburie. a parlement of the nobles was holden at Salisburie, during the which an Irish frier of the or|der of the Carmelits, being a bacheler in diuinitie,An Irish frier appeacheth the duke of Lãca|ster of treason. exhibited to the king a bill against the duke of Lan|caster, charging him with heinous treasons: as that he meant vpon a sudden to destroie the king, and to vsurpe the crowne, shewing the time, the place, and circumstances of the whole contriued matter. The king being yoong both in yeares and discretion, when he had heard the friers information, called two of his chapleins vnto him, one sir Nicholas Slake, and an other, and asked their aduise what they thought good to be doone in such a weightie cause. Now as they were busie in talke about the same, the duke of Lancaster came into the kings chamber after his woonted manner, not vnderstanding anie thing of the matter wherof they were in talke. The king with a sterne countenance beheld the duke, not dooing him the honor that he was accustomed. The duke suspecting that the king had somewhat in his head that touched his person, withdrew. In the meane time those two that were thus in counsell with the king, fearing happilie the dukes power, or el [...]e vpon good will they [...]are towards him, persuaded the king that in anie wise he should call him, to see and heare what was laid to his charge.