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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Their commission was onelie to vnderstand, whe|ther the king had assented to the truce or not. Where|vpon it was thought that they were sent rather for a countenance onelie of fulfilling the promise made by the duke of Albanie at that present, when the truce was granted, than for anie true meaning to accom|plish that which was promised; that is to saie, to agrée vnto some vnfeined and perfect conclusion of peace. The king héere vpon doubting their old pranks, or|deined the earle of Northumberland Henrie Persie the fift of that name, warden of the whole marches,The earle of Northumber|land warden of the whole marches. who thankefullie receiued the honor thereof, and so he departed. But whatsoeuer matter it was that moo|ued him, shortlie after he began to make sute to the king, and ceassed not, till he was of that office dischar|ged: and then the earle of Surrie lord admerall of England was made generall warden, and the lord Marquesse Dorset was made warden of the east and middle marches, and the lord Dacres of the west marches.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Northumberland was for this refu|sall of exercising the office of lord warden, greatlie blamed of his owne tenants, and accounted of all men to be void of the loue and desire that noblemen ought to haue to honor and chiualrie. The lord Mar|quesse Dorset accompanied with sir William Bul|mer, and sir Arthur Darcie,The Mar|quesse Dorset entereth into Scotland and burneth di|uerse townes there. with manie other of the nobilitie, the second of Aprill then being thursdaie before Easter, entered into Tiuidale, and so passing forward ten miles into Gallowaie, burnt on euerie side the townes and villages. All the night he tarried EEBO page image 876 within the Scotish ground, and on the morrow be|ing goodfridaie, he withdrew backe into England with foure thousand neat, hauing burned Grimsleie, Mowhouse, Doufford, Miles, Ackfoorth, Crowling, Nowes manour, Midder, Crowling, Marbottell, Lowbog, Seforth manor, Middell right, Primsted, Broket, Shawes, Harwell, Wide open Haugh, with others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A parlement holden at the Blackefriers in London. Edw. Hall. in H. 8 fol. Cvj. On the fiftéenth daie of Aprill began the parle|ment, which was holden as then at the Blackefriers, and that daie the masse of the Holie-ghost was soong, all the lords being present in their parlement robes. ¶Now when masse was finished, the K. came to the parlement chamber, and there sat downe in the seat roiall or throne, and at his féet on the right side sat the cardinall of Yorke and the archbishop of Can|turburie, and at the raile behind stood doctor Tunstall bishop of London, which made to the whole parle|ment an eloquent oration, declaring to the people the office of a king. First he must be a man of iudge|ment, according to the saieng of the prophet Dauid, Deus iudicium tuum regi da, &c. Also he must be a man of great learning, according to the saieng of the pro|phet,The oration of doctor Tunstall bi|shop of Lon|don. Erudimini qui tudicatis terram. According to which saiengs he said, that God had sent vs a prince of great iudgement, of great learning, and great ex|perience: which according to his princelie dutie, for|gat not to studie to set forward all things which might be profitable to his people and realme, least might be laid to his charge the saieng of Seneca; Es rex & non habes tempus esse rex? Art thou a king and hast no time to be a king? Which is as much to saie, as; Art thou a king, and dooest nothing profitable to thy people? Art thou a king, and séest the people haue an insufficient law? Art thou a king, and wilt not pro|uide remedie for the mischéefe of thy people?

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