Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Two fiftéenes were granted by the commons, with condition,Two fiftéens granted. that the same should be paid vnto the hands of the lord Furniuall, who should sée that mo|nie imploied for maintenance of the kings warres. Moreouer, at the importunate sute of the commons,Letters pa|tents reuoked the letters patents that had béene made to diuerse persons of annuities to them granted by king Ed|ward and king Richard, were called in, and made void, not without some note of dishonor to the king. The cleargie granted to the king a tenth and a halfe,A tenth and [...] halfe granted by y^e cleargie. notwithstanding that the halfe of one tenth latelie granted was yet behind, and appointed to be paid vpon saint Martins daie now next comming. About this season, great losse happened in Kent,Ouer [...] of the sea. by breaking in of waters, that ouerflowed the sea banks, as well in the archbishop of Canturburies grounds, as other mens, whereby much castell was drowned. Neither did England alone bewaile hir losses by such break|ings in of the sea, but also Zeland, Flanders, & Hol|land tasted of the like damage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 William Wickham bishop of Winchester, be|ing a man of great age, deceassed this yeare,The death of Williã Wick|ham. leauing behind him a perpetuall memorie of his name, for the notable monuments which he erected, in building EEBO page image 527 two colleges, one at Winchester for grammari|ans, and the other at Oxenford called the new col|ledge, purchasing lands and reuenues for the main|tenance of students there to the great commoditie of the commonwealth: for from thence, as out of a good nursserie, haue come foorth diuerse men in all a|ges excellentlie learned in all sciences. ¶ And héere I haue not thought it impertinent to speake some|what of this worthie prelat (considering that by him so great a benefit hath returned to the common|wealth) according to such notes as I haue séene col|lected by that painfull traueller in search of antiqui|ties Iohn Leland, who saith, that as some haue suppo|sed, the said Wickham, otherwise called Perot, was base sonne to one Perot, the towne-clerke of Wick|ham in Hampshire, of which place he tooke his sur|name, and that one maister Wodall a gentleman, dwelling in the said towne, brought him vp at schoole, where he learned his grammar, and to write verie faire, in so much that the constable of Winche|ster castell, a great ruler in those daies in Hamp|shire, got him of maister Wodall, and reteined him to be his secretarie, with whome he continued, till king Edward the third, comming to Winchester, conceiued some good liking of the yoong man, and tooke him to his seruice, and withall vnderstanding that he was minded to be a churchman, he first made him parson and deane of saint Martins in London, then archdeacon of Buckingham.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But for so much as his seruice was right accepta|ble to the king, as he that with great dexteritie could handle such affaires of the state, or other matters of charge as were committed to his hands, the king still kept him about his person, as one of his chéefe chapleins of houshold, and imploied him in sundrie offices, as occasions serued: and first he made him surueior of his works and buildings, namelie at Windsore, in reparing of that castell, and also at Quinburrough, where, by the kings appointment, a strong fortresse was raised, for defense of the realme on that side.He was also at one time treasuror of England (as Leland ga|thereth.) After this, he was aduanced to the kée|ping of the priuie seale, made ouerséeer of the wards and forrests, also treasuror of the kings reuenues in France, and at length was made bishop of Winche|ster. Yet the Blacke prince did not greatlie fauour him, wherevpon Wickham procured to kéepe him occupied in warres beyond the seas. But at length Iohn duke of Lancaster, and Alice Perers king Ed|wards concubine, conceiuing some great displea|sure against him, found meane to procure the king to banish him the realme, and then he remained in Normandie and Picardie for the space of seauen yeares, or thereabout, and might not be restored so long as king Edward liued. But after his deceasse, about the second yeare of king Richard the seconds reigne, he was restored home, and purchased a gene|rall pardon for all matters past that might be sur|mized against him, or laid to his charge.