Compare 1577 edition: 1 On Newyeares day this yeare, the riuer that pas|seth betwixt Suelleston or Snelston, and Harewood, two villages not far from Bedford, sudenlie ceassed his course, so as the chanell remained drie by the space of thrée miles, that any man might enter into, and passe the same drie foot at his pleasure. This di|uision, which the water made in that place, the one part séeming as it were not to come néere to the o|ther, was iudged to signifie the reuolting of the sub|iects of this land from their naturall prince. It may be, that the water of that riuer sanke into the ground, and by some secret passage or chanell tooke EEBO page image 496 course till it came to the place where it might rise a|gaine as in other places is likewise [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ye haue heard before, how the archbishop of Can|turburie Thomas Arundell, was banish the [...], and Roger Walden was made archbishop o [...] that [...]ee, Fabian. who was a great fauourer of the citie of London, the which was eftsoones about this season falle [...] the kings displeasure: but by the diligent labour of this archbishop, and of Robert Braibrooke then bi|shop of London, vpon the humble supplication of the citizens,Blanke char|ters. the kings wrath was pacif [...]ed. But yet to content the kings mind, manie blanke charters were deuised, and brought into the citie, which manie of the substantiall and wealthie citizens were s [...]me to seale, to their great charge, as in the end appeared. And the like charters were sent abroad into all shires within the realme, whereby great grudge and mur|muring arose among the people: for when they were so sealed, the kings officers wrote in the same what liked them, as well for charging the parties with pai|ment of monie, as otherwise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The death of the duke of Lancaster.In this meane time, the duke of Lancaster depar|ted out of this life at the bishop of Elies place in Holborne, and lieth buried in the cathedrall church of saint Paule in London, on the northside of the high altar, by the ladie Blanch his first wife. The death of this duke gaue occasion of increasing more hatred in the people of this realme toward the king, for he seized into his hands all the goods that belonged to him, and also receiued all the rents and reuenues of his lands which ought to haue descended vnto the duke of Hereford by lawfull inheritance, in reuoking his letters patents, Tho. Walsi. which he had granted to him be|fore, by vertue wherof he might make his attorneis generall to sue liuerie for him, of any maner of in|heritances or possessions that might from thence|foorth fall vnto him, and that his homage might be re|spited, with making reasonable fine: whereby it was euident, that the king meant his vtter vndooing.