Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Glocester chéefe instrument of this mischéefe, to what end he came ye haue heard. And al|though his nephue the duke of Hereford tooke vpon him to reuenge his death, yet wanted he moderation and loialtie in his dooings, for the which both he him|selfe and his lineall race were scourged afterwards, as a due punishment vnto rebellious subiects; so as deserued vengeance seemed not to staie long for his ambitious crueltie, that thought it not inough to driue king Richard to resigne his crowne and regall dignitie ouer vnto him, except he also should take from him his guiltlesse life. What vnnaturalnesse, or rather what tigerlike crueltie was this, not to be con|tent with his principalitie? not to be content with his treasure? not to be content with his depriuation? not to be content with his imprisonment? but being so neerelie knit in consanguinitie, which ought to haue moued them like lambs to haue loued each other, wooluishlie to lie in wait for the distressed creatures life, and rauenouslie to thirst after his bloud, the spil|ling whereof should haue touched his conscience so, as that death ought rather to haue béene aduentured for his safetie, than so sauagelie to haue sought his life after the losse of his roialtie

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But to let this passe to the consideration of the learned: according to our order, I will shew what writers of our English nation liued in his daies, as we find them in Iohn Bales centuries. First Hen|rie Bederie, otherwise surnamed of Burie, after the name of the towne where he is thought to haue béene borne, an Augustine frier; Simon Alcocke, Uthred Bolton a moonke of Durham, borne in the borders of Walles beyond Seuerne; William Iordan a blacke frier, Iohn Hilton a frier Minor, Iohn Clipton a Carmelite [...]ier in Notingham, Henrie Daniell a blacke frier and a good physician, Ralfe Marham, Iohn Marchele [...] a grate frier or cordelier as some call them, Thomas Broome a Carmelite frier of London, Iohn Bridlington borne in Yorkeshire, William Tho [...]ne an Augustine frier of Canturbu|rie, an historiographer, Adam Meremouth a canon of saint Paules church in London, that wrote two tre|tises of historicall matters, the one intituled Chroni|con 40 annorum, and the other Chronicon 60 annorum; Simon Bredon borne in Winchcombe a doctor of physicke and a skilfull astronomer, Iohn Thompson borne in Norfolke in a village of that name, and a Carmelite frier in Blacknie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 More, Thomas Winterton borne in Lincolnshire, an Augustine frier in Stamford; William Pack|ington secretarie sometime to the Blacke prince an excellent historiographer, [...]e [...]traie Hingham a ci|uilian, Iohn Botlesham borne in Cambridgeshire a blacke frier, William Badbie a Carmelite frier, bi|shop of Worcester, and confessor to the duke of Lan|caster; William Folleuill a frier Minor borne in Lincolnshire, Iohn Bourgh parson of Collingham in Notinghamshire a doctor of diuinitie, and chan|cellor of the Uniuersitie of Cambridge; William Sclade a moonke of Buckfast abbie in Deuonshire, Iohn Thoresbie archbishop of Yorke and lord chan|cellor of England, was admitted by pope Urbane the fift into the college of cardinals, but he died be|fore K. Richard came to the crowne, about the eight and fourtith yeare of king Edward the third, in the yeare of our Lord 1374. Thomas Ashborne an Au|gustine frier, Iohn Astone an earnest follower of Wickliffes doctrine, and therfore condemned to per|petuall prison; Casterton a moonke of Norwich and an excellent diuine, Nicholas Radelife a moonke of saint Albons, Iohn Ashwarbie a diuine and a fa|uourer of Wickliffes doctrine, Richard Maidstone so called of the towne in Kent where he was borne, a Carmelite frier of A [...]lesford.