Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thom. Wals. Hall. Moreouer, the kings eldest sonne Henrie alreadie created (as heire to his father, and to the crowne) prince of Wales, duke of Cornewall, and earle of Chester, was also intituled duke of Aquitaine: and to auoid all titles, claimes, and ambiguities, there was an act made for the vniting of the crowne vnto king Henrie the fourth,The crowne intailed. and to the heires of his bodie lawfullie begotten, his foure sonnes, Henrie, Tho|mas, Iohn, and Humfrie, being named, as to whom the right should descend successiuelie by waie of in|taile, in case where heires failed to any of them. By force of this act king Henrie thought himselfe firme|lie set on a sure foundation, not néeding to feare any storme of aduerse fortune. But yet shortlie after he was put in danger to haue béene set besides the seat, by a conspiracie begun in the abbat of Westmin|sters house, which, had it not béene hindred, it is doubt|full whether the new king should haue inioied his roi|altie, or the old king (now a prisoner) restored to his principalitie. But God (of whome the poet saith,
had purposed a disappointment of their coniuration, and therefore no maruell though the issue of their la|bours were infortunat by their flattering hope.—humana rotatInstar volucris pulueris actiTurbine celeri mobilis aurae)
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to make an end with this parlement. After that things were concluded and granted, so as was thought to stand with the suertie of the king, and good quiet of the realme, the king granted a free par|don to all his subiects, those excepted that were at the murther of the duke of Glocester, and such as had committed wilfull murther, or rape, or were knowne to be notorious théeues. And those that were to take benefit by this pardon, were appointed to sue foorth the charters therof, betwixt that present and the feast of All saints next insuing, and so was this parlement dissolued. Immediatlie after, the king (according to an order taken in the same parlement, Tho. Walsi. to giue to vn|derstand vnto all princes and countries about him, by what title and occasion he had taken to him the kingdome) sent ambassadors vnto them to signifie the same.Ambassadors sent to forren princes. Into Rome were sent, Iohn Treneuant bishop of Hereford, sir Iohn Cheinie knight, & Iohn Cheinie esquier. Into France, master Walter Skir|low bishop of Durham, and Thomas Persie earle of Worcester. Into Spaine, Iohn Trenour bishop of saint Asaph, and sir William Parre knight. Into Al|manie the bishop of Bangor, and two others.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The Scots in time of the late parlement, taking occasion of the absence of the northerne lords, and al|so by reason of great mortalitie that afflicted the nor|therne people that yeare, inuaded the borders, tooke the castell of Warke,The castell of Warke taken by the Scots. Sir Thom. Greie. that was assigned to the safe kéeping of sir Thomas Greie knight, who then was at the parlement, as one of the knights of the shire, by meanes of whose absence, the enimies the sooner (as is to be thought) obteined their desire, and so kept that castell a certeine time, and finallie spoi|led it, and ouerthrew it to the ground. Besides all this, they did manie other mischeefes in the countrie, to the vndooing of manie of the kings subiects.The death of the duke of Norffolke. This yeare Thomas Mowbraie duke of N [...]ffolke died in exile at Uenice, whose death might haue béene wor|thilie bewailed of all the realme, if he had not béene consenting to the death of the duke of Glocester. The same yeare deceassed the duchesse of Glocester, tho|rough sorrow (as was thought) which she conceiued for the losse of hir sonne and heire the lord Humfrie,The duch [...]s of Glocester deceass [...]. who being sent for foorth of Ireland (as before ye haue heard) was taken with the pestilence, and died by the waie.