Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke of Lancaster re|turneth into Englãd foorth of Gascoigne.In Nouember, the duke of Lancaster came foorth of Gascoigne into England, after he had remained first in Spaine, and after in Gascoigne, thrée yeares togither. Of his successe in Spaine is spoken before, & likewise of the agréement betwixt the king of Ca|st [...]le, & the said duke, which was not in all points con|firmed, till a little before his returne now into Eng|land.A councell hol+den at Reding where y^e duke of Lancaster reconcileth the king and the lords. About the same time the king had called a coun|cell of his nobilitie at Reading, to the which the duke of Lancaster made the more hast to come, bicause he knew that the king would shew no good countenance to some of the noblemen; and therefore he doubted least malicious offenses might arise betwixt them, which to appease he meant the best he could, and his trauell came to good effect: for he did so much, that as well the king as the lords departed from the councell as freends, the lords taking their leaues of him in lo|uing maner, and he courteouslie bidding them fare|well: and so each of them resorted vnto their homes well pleased for that present. ¶ The king held his Christmasse this yéere at Woodstoke, and the duke of Lancaster laie at his castell of Hertford.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At the same time the lord Iohn de Hastings earle of Penbroke, as he was practising to learne to iust, through mishap was striken about the priuie parts,The earle of Penbroke as he was lear|ning to iust is wounded to death. by a knight called sir Iohn S. Iohn, that ran against him, so as his inner parts being perished, death pre|sentlie followed. The losse of this earle was greatlie bemoned by men of all degrees, for he was liberall, gentle, humble, and courteous to each one, aboue all the other yoong lords in the land of his time. Of this earles ancestors this is reported for a thing strange and maruelous, that from the daies of Aimer de Ua|lence earle of Penbroke, that was one amongst o|ther that sat in iudgement of Thomas earle of Lan|caster, there was not anie earle of Penbroke succée|ding the same Aimer de Ualence, vnto the daies of this yoong earle by misfortune thus slaine, that euer saw his father, nor yet anie of their fathers might reioise in the sight of anie of their sonnes, being still called hence, before the time came for them so to doo.

¶Now héere, bicause this Iohn Hastings, being the last of that surname and armes of the whole blood, Francis Thin, out of diuerse ancient mo|numents be|longing to the Hastings and others. which of that line inioied anie title of honor, I thinke it not vnfit for this place (since other occasion will not be giuen therefore) to talke of the Hastings som|what higher than this man: though not from the shell to perpetuate the memorie of them, the which I haue now doone, least otherwise by ingrate obliuion it might neuer hereafter come to light. In which I will not begin from the first honourable Hastings, whose bloud by manie descents continued, is thought by most ancient monuments, which I haue séene and read, to haue béene a baron before the con|quest in this land, and to haue borne the same cote in the field, which this now slaine earle of Penbroke did: whereof hereafter in my descriptions and lines of the earles of Penbroke I will make more ample discourse in a new booke (if God giue good successe therein) onelie at this time making some small repe|tition from that Henrie Hastings, from whome the Hastings (in respect of the mariage of Alda daugh|ter to Dauie earle of Huntington, brother to Wil|liam king of Scots) did descend: who (amongst o|thers) in the reigne of Edward the first, made title to the kingdome of Scotland. The originall of which name in this treatise I will neither flatteringlie de|fend, nor obstinatlie reiect, to haue growne from Ha|stings the Dane, who in the reigne of Alured (long before the conquest, about the yeare of our redempti|on 890) came with Rollo into England, and for a cer|teine space infes [...]ed this nation, departing aside to France. And now to the purpose.