Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But now to the parlement. At length, when the K. had obteined of the laitie a grant of an halfe fiftéenth the same parlement was dissolued. In the summer following the borderers of England and Scotland made rodes ech into others countries,A rode into Scotland. to the great disquieting of both the realmes. Among other rodes that the Englishmen made, shortlie after Easter (as Froissard saith) the earles of Northumberland and Nottingham, raising an armie of 2000 speares, and six thousand archers, entered Scotland by Rockes|burgh, burnt the countrie euen to Edenburgh, and so returned without damage. In the meane time came messengers from the French king, to aduertise the Scots of the conclusion of the truce. But the Scots prouoked with this last inuasion made by the Englishmen into their countrie, would not heare of any truce, till they had in part reuenged their disple|sure vpon the Englishmen: and so with certeine men of armes of France,One mischief asketh ano|ther. that latelie before were come thither, not yet vnderstanding of any truce, they ro|ded into Northumberland, doing what mischiefe they might: so that for the summer season of this yeare, either part sought to indamage other (as Walsing|ham saith) though Froissard writeth, that through the earnest trauell of the messengers that came to inti|mate the abstinence of war taken, the parties now that their stomachs were well eased with the inter|change of indamaging either others confins, agréed to be quiet, and so the truce was proclamed in both realmes, and accordinglie obserued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Anno Reg. 8. The duke of Lãcaster sent into France to treat of a peace.About the beginning of August in the eight yéere of this kings reigne, the duke of Lancaster went o|uer againe into France, to treat of peace; but after he ha [...] remained there a long time, & spent no small store of treasure, he returned with a truce, to indure onelie till the first daie of Maie then next insuing. While the duke of Lancaster was foorth of the relme, Iohn de Northampton,Iohn de Nor|thampton late maior of Lon|don cõdemned to perpetuall prison and all his goods con|fiscated. that had borne such rule in the citie of London whilest he was maior, and al|so after (as partlie ye haue heard) was accused by a chaplaine (that he had in his house) of seditious slurs, which he went about, so that being arreigned thereof, he was in the end condemned to perpetuall prison, and the same not to be within the space of one hun|dred miles at the least of the citie of London. All his goods were confiscated, and so he was sent to the ca|stell of Tintagill in Cornewall, and the Kings offi|cers [...] vpon his goods & cattels. ¶ About the feast of saint Martine, a parlement was called at Lon|don, in which, monie, was demanded of the cleargie and temporaltie, towards the maintenance of the kings [...],

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A combat.During this parlement also a combat was fought within lists betwixt an English esquier named Iohn Walsh, and an esquier of Nauarre that accused the said Walsh of treason, though not iustlie, but moo|ued through displeasure, conceiued of an iniurie doone to him by the same Walsh whilest he was vn|der capteine or vicedeputie (as we may call him) of Chierburgh, in abusing the Nauarrois wife. Where|vpon when the Nauarrois was vanquished and con|fessed the truth,The appel|lant being vanquished, is adiudged to be hanged. Abraham Fle|ming out of Henrie Knigh|ton canon of Leicester abbeie. he was adiudged by the king to be drawne vnto the place of execution and hanged, not|withstanding that the queene and diuerse other made sute for him. ¶ Henrie Knighton maketh report hereof in somewhat a differing maner: but the issue of his tale falleth out to be like to the other. On a wednesdaie (saith he) at S. Andrews tide, Iohn Wal|lise of Grimsbie fought in lists with Martilet of Nauarre esquier, at Westminster, in presence of K. Richard & of Iohn the good duke of Lancaster: in so much that the said Iohn Wallise slue his aduersarie, whervpon at the kings cõmandement being made knight, he was inriched with manie gifts, as well of the kings and the dukes bestowing, as also of other great men and peeres of the realme. As for Martilet, after he was slaine, he was presentlie drawne, han|ged, and headed.