Compare 1577 edition: 1 He was first set to studie the lawes of the realme, and became an vtter barrester, or an apprentise of the law (as they terme him) and serued king Richard at Flint castell, when he was taken by Henrie duke of Lancaster, though other haue written that he serued this king Henrie the fourth, Tho. Wal [...]. before he came to at|teine the crowne, in roome of an esquier, and after, by reason of variance that rose betwixt him and the lord Reginald Greie of Ruthin, about the lands which he EEBO page image 519 claimed to be his by right of inheritance: when he saw that he might not preuaile, finding no such fauor in his sute as he looked for, he first made warre a|gainst the said lord Greie,The occasion that mooued him to rebell. wasting his lands and possessions with fire and sword, cruellie killing his seruants and tenants. The king aduertised of such re|bellious exploits,The king en|treth into wales, mea|ning to cha|stise y^e rebels. enterprised by the said Owen, and his vnrulie complices, determined to chastise them, as disturbers of his peace, and so with an armie en|tered into Wales; but the Welshmen with their capteine withdrew into the mounteines of Snow|don, so to escape the reuenge, which the king meant towards them. The king therefore did much hurt in the countries with fire and sword, sleing diuerse that with weapon in hand came foorth to resist him, and so with a great bootie of beasts and cattell he returned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The emperour of Constantinople comming into England to sue for aid against the Turkes,The emperor of Constanti|nople cõmeth into Englãd. was met by the king on Blackeheath, vpon the feast day of saint Thomas the apostle, and brought vnto London with great honor. The king bare all his charges, pre|senting him with gifts at his departure, meet for such an estate. After the feast of the Epiphanie, a par|lement was holden,A parlement. in which an act was made, a|gainst those that held opinions in religion, contrarie to the receiued doctrine of the church of Rome; ordei|ning, that wheresoeuer any of them were found and prooued to set foorth such doctrine, they should be ap|prehended, and deliuered to the bishop their dioce|sane; and if they stood stiffelie in their opinions, and would not be reformed, they should be deliuered to the secular power, to be burnt to ashes. The first that tasted the smart of this statute, was one William Hawtrée or Sawtrée a priest, that being apprehen|ded was burnt in Smithfield,One burnt in Smithfield. in time of this parle|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Additions of the chronicles of Flanders.About the same time, king Henrie (according to promise made (as ye haue heard) vnto the French ambassadors, sent ouer into the countrie of Guisnes, Edward earle of Rutland, otherwise in king Ri|chards daies intituled duke of Aumarle,

There was also the erle of Deuonshire, as Froissard saith.

The hath Froissard. Cõmissioners met to treat of peace.