The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 872)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Edw. Hall. Doctor Tun|stall made bi|shop of Lon|don.This yeare was a great death in London and o|ther places of the realme. Manie men of honour and great worship died, and amongest other, the bishop of London, doctor Fitz Iames, in whose place was doc|tor Tunstall elected. The earle of Surrie retur|ned out of Ireland, and came to the court the fiue and twentith of Ianuarie. Manie complaints were made by the merchants to the king and his councell of the Frenchmen, which spoiled them by sea of their goods. For by reason that the wars were open betwixt the emperour, and the French king, manie ships of warre were abroad on both parts, and now and then the Englishmen fell into their hands, and were vsed as enimies; namelie by the Frenchmen, which na|turallie hated the Englishmen. The French kings ambassadors promised restitution of euerie thing, but little was restored. In this moneth of Ianuarie therefore, the king commanded all his ships to be rigged, and made readie, which was doone with all diligence.

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The title of Def [...]ndor of the [...]aith gi|uen [...] the [...] Eng|land and his successors for e [...]er.

I. S. pag. 930. King Henrie wrote against Luther.

Abr. Fl. ex adm. A.G. ad Ang. & Scot. ex [...]us. Gen. 1558. in fol. 69.

On the second daie of Februarie, the king as then being at Gréenewich, receiued a bull from the pope, whereby he was declared Defendor of the Christian faith & likewise his successors for euer. The cardinall of Yorke sang the high masse that daie with all the pompous solemnitie that might be, and gaue cleane r [...]mission of sinnes to all that heard it. This title was ascribed vnto the king, bicause he had written a booke against Luther in Germanie; wherevnto the said Luther answered verie sharpelie, nothing spa|ring his authoritie nor maiestie. ¶ Of which booke published by the king, I will not (for reuerence of his roiallic) though I durst, report what I haue read: bicause we are to iudge honourablie of our ru|lers, and to speake nothing but good of the princes of the people. Onelie this bréefe clause or fragment I will adde (least I might seeme to tell a tale of the man in the moone) that king Henrie in his said booke is reported to rage against the diuell and antichrist, to cast out his some against Luther, to rase out the name of the pope, and yet to allow his law, &c. I sup|presse the rest for shame, and returne to our historie.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, grudges and displeasures still grew and increased betwixt the king of Eng|land and the French king,The king of England and the [...]ing of France at va| [...]iance. so that their gréefs rank|led dailie more and more, till at length the duke of Albanie returned into Scotland, contrarie to that which was couenanted by the league. The French king in déed alleaged, that he was not priuie to his going thither; and wrote to the king, that the said duke was entered Scotland without his assent: but it was otherwise iudged & knowne, that he had com|mission of the French king to go thither. Herevpon, the king was sore offended, and prepared for wars. Musters were made of able men, and a note taken of what substance men were. The king also sent six ships to the sea, well trimmed, manned, and vit|telled.Christopher Coo admerall. The admerall was one Christopher Coo, an ex|pert sea man. His commission was, to safe gard the merchants, and other the kings subiects, that were greeuouslie spoiled and robbed on the sea, by French|men, Scots, and other rouers.