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Edw. Hall in H. 8. fol. Cxvj. A present sent by the empe|rour to the king.¶In this season the emperour Charles sent to the king of England two mules trapped in crimsin vel|uet curiouslie embrodered, all the buckles, stirrops and all such other garnishings were siluer and gilt of maruellous cunning worke. He sent also eleuen ge|nets full goodlie to behold trapped with russet veluet richlie wrought, and foure speares, and two iauelins of strange timber & worke richlie garnished, and fiue br [...]ce of greihounds: and to the queene he sent two mules with rich trappers, and high chaires after the Spanish fashion. All these presents were thankeful|lie receiued both of the king and quéene.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest the earle of Surrie was in the marches of Scotland, and the duke of Suffolke in France (as before ye haue heard) the cardinall sent out commis|sions in the moneth of October, that euerie man be|ing worth fortie pounds, should paie the whole subsi|die before granted, out of hand, not tarrieng till the daies of paiment limited.An anticipa|tion. This was called an antici|pation, that is to meane, a thing taken before the time appointed, and was a new tearme not knowne before those daies: but they paied swéetelie for their learning. ¶ In December were taken certeine traitors in Couentrie, one called Francis Philip, schoolemaister to the kings henchmen, and one Chri|stopher Pickering clearke of the larder, and one An|thonie Mainuile gentleman, which by the persuasion of the said Francis Philip, intended to haue taken the kings treasure of his subsidie, as the collectors of the same came towards London, and then to haue raised men and taken the castell of Kilingworth and to haue arreared warre against the king. The said Francis, Christopher, and Anthonie, were hanged, drawne, and quartered at Tiborne the eleuenth of Februarie, and the other were sent to Couentrie, and there executed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The archduke of Austrich made knight of the garter.In this yeare the king sent the lord Morleie, sir William Huseie knight, & doctor Lée his almoner to don Ferdinando the archduke of Austrich, with the order of the garter, which in the towne of Nu|remberge receiued the same, where all the princes of Germanie were then assembled at a diet or coun|cell. In this meane while, diuerse enterprises and feats of warre were practised and archiued by them of the garrisons in the marches of Calis, and the Frenchmen of Bullogne, and the borders therea|bouts: but the Frenchmen commonlie were put to the worse. Amongest other exploits, it chanced that one Brereton a gentleman,Brereton capte [...]ne of the [...] s [...]aine. and capteine of a num|ber of the aduenturers, as he went about to spoile the towne of Wast, was taken by the French horse|men, and sold vnto the pezants of the countrie, the which vnmercifullie slue him and sixtéene more that were taken with him, after that the men of warre had deliuered them, and were departed. But this murther was reuenged shortlie by other of the ad|uenturers, which comming vnto the same towne of Wast, tooke thirtie eight prisoners of the inhabi|tants, & slue of them thirtie & six, & burned the towne.

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