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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 All men for the most part agrée, that this marri|age was the onlie cause, why the earle of Warwike conceiued an hatred against king Edward, whome he so much before fauoured. Other affirme other cau|ses; and one speciallie, for that king Edward did at|tempt a thing once in the earles house, which was much against the earles honest is (whether he would haue deflour [...]d his daughter or his néece, the certein|tie was not for both their honours openlie reuealed) for suerlie, such a thing was attempted by king Ed|ward; which loued well both to behold and also to féele faire damsels. But whether the iniurie that the earle thought he receiued at the kings hands, or the dis|daine of authoritie that the earle had vnder the king, was the cause of the breach of amitie betwixt them: truth it is, that the priuie intentions of their harts brake into so manie small peeces, that England, France, and Flanders, could neuer ioine them a|gaine, during their naturall liues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But though the earle of Warwike was earnestlie inflamed against the king, for that he had thus mar|ried himselfe without his knowledge, hauing regard onelie to the satisfieng of his wanton appetite,The earle of Warwike kéepeth h [...]s gréefe secret. more than to his honour or suertie of his estate; yet did he so much dissemble the matter at his returne into England, as though he had not vnderstood anie thing thereof: but onelie declared what he had doone, with such reuerence, and shew of fréendlie counte|nance, as he had béene accustomed. And when he had taried in the court a certeine space, he obteined li|cence of the king to depart to his castell of War|wike, meaning (when time serued) to vtter to the world, that which he then kept secret, that is to saie, his inward grudge, which he bare towards the king, with desire of reuenge, to the vttermost of his power. Neuerthelesse, at that time he departed (to the out|ward shew) so farre in the kings fauour, that manie gentlemen of the court for honours sake gladlie ac|companied him into his countrie.

¶This yéere it was proclamed in England,

Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 717.

Long piked shooes forbid|den.

that the beakes or pikes of shooes and boots should not passe two inches, vpon paine of cursing by the cleargie, and forfeiting twentie shillings, to be paid one noble to the king, an other to the cordwainers of London, and the third to the chamber of London; and for other cities and townes the like order was taken. Before this time, and since the yeare of our Lord 1382, the pikes of shooes and boots were of such length, that they were faine to be tied vp vnto the knees with chaines of siluer and gilt, or at the least with silken laces.]

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