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¶ In this season one Ierome Bonuise, Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fol. xij Ierome Bo [...]uise the popes collector and proctor in England a false knaue which was borne in Luke, and was factor in London for mer|chants of that nation, and had plaied bankerupt, and was conueied out of the realme for debt, was now in such fauour with pope Iulie, that he made him his collector and proctor in England: & so he kept a great port, and resorted to the king and his councell for the popes affaires (which then was sore troubled by the French king) so that he knew both the popes coun|cell and the kings, and falselie and vntrulie resorted by night to the French ambassadours lieng in Lon|don, and to them discouered what the king and the pope intended, which was not so closelie doone, but the king knew it: and so he was laid for, & was taken communing with one of the said ambassadours vp|on London wall at midnight, and brought to the Tower, where he remained vntill by the sute of his freends he was deliuered, and shortlie for shame voi|ded the realme.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of Aragon also, hauing at that time warre with the French king,The Fren [...] king hath [...] hands full of troubles. wrote to his sonne in law king Henrie, that if he would send ouer an ar|mie into Biskaie, and so to inuade France on that side, for the recouerie first of his duchie of Guien; he would aid them with ordinance, horssemen, beasts, and cariages, with other necessaries apperteining to the fame. The king and his councell putting their affiance in this promise of king Ferdinando, prepa|red a noble armie all of footmen, and small artille|rie, appointing the noble lord Thomas Greie mar|quesse Dorset to be chéefe conductor of the same. Anno Reg 4 Sir Edmu [...] Howard [...] admerall. The king dailie studieng to set foorth his warre which he had begun against the French king, caused sir Ed|ward Howard his admerall with diligence to make readie diuerse goodlie tall ships, as the Souereigne and others, to the number of eighteene, beside other smaller vessels.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Therewith hauing in his companie sir Weston Browne, Griffith Downe, Edward Cobham;Noblemen appointed [...] the viage Biskaie. Tho|mas Windham, Thomas Lucie, William Pir|ton, Henrie Shirbourne, Stephan Bull, George Wi [...]wange, Iohn Hopton, William Gunston, Thomas Draper, Edmund Cooke, Iohn Burdet, and diuerse others, he tooke the sea, and scowring the same, about the middest of Maie he came before Portesmouth. About the verie selfe time the lord mar|quesse Dorset, and other noblemen appointed for the iournie of Biskaie, as the lord Howard sonne and heire to the earle of Surrie, the lord Brooke, the lord Will [...]ugh [...]le, the lord Ferrers; the lord Iohn, the lord Anthonie, and the lord Leonard Greies, all thrée brethren to the marquesse; sir Griffith ap Ri [...]e, sir EEBO page image 813 Morris Berkeleie, sir William Sands, the baron of Burford, sir Richard Cornewall brother to the said baron, William Husseie, Iohn Melton, William Kingston esquiers, sir Henrie Willoughbie, and di|uerse others, with souldiers to the number of ten thousand.

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