Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In December there came to London diuerse ambassadors out of Scotland, about a peace to be had, and a marriage concluded betwéene the king of Scots, and the ladie Marie daughter to the king of England,Sée the histo|rie of Scot|land, pag. 312 as in the Scotish historie yee shall find more at large expressed. Before the feast of Christ|masse, the lord Leonard Graie, and the lord Iohn Graie, brethren to the marquesse Dorset, sir George Cobham, sonne to the lord Cobham, William Ca|rie, sir Iohn Dudleie, Thomas Wiat, Francis Pointz, Francis Sidneie, sir Anthonie Browne, sir Edward Seimor, Oliuer Manners, Perciuall Hart, Sebastian Nudigate, and Thomas Calen, esquiers of the kings houshold, enterprised a cha|lenge of feats of armes against the feast of Christ|mas, which was proclaimed by Winsore the herald, and performed at the time appointed after the best maner, both at tilt, tourneie, barriers,Sée these triumphs in Edw. Hall pag. Cxxxiij. and assault of a castell erected for that purpose in the tiltyard at Gréenewich, where the king held a roiall Christmasse that yeare, with great mirth and princelie pastime.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the moneth of Ianuarie, the cardinall by his EEBO page image 884 power Legantine,The friers obseruants impugne the cardinals au|thoritie. would haue visited the friers ob|seruants, but they in no wise would thereto condes|cend, wherefore ninetéene of the same religion were accurssed at Paules crosse, by one of their owne reli|gion, called frier Forrest. Iohn Iokin Steward of houshold to the French kings mother, this yéere whi|lest the French king was in Italie, came into Eng|land, & was receiued in secret maner into the house of one doctor Larke, a prebendarie of S. Stephans, and oftentimes talked with the cardinall about the affaires betwixt the kings of England and France, motioning waies for a peace to be concluded. When this was knowne abroad, as at the length it was, monsieur de Prate the emperours ambassador mis|liked such couert dooings, and sore grudged thereat. The foure and twentith of Ianuarie, the president of Rone called monsieur Brinion, came to London as ambassador from the French king, and was lodged with the said Iohn Iokin.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On sundaie the fift of March were receiued in|to London monsieur de Beuer lord of Campher,Ambassadors from the em|perour and their requests. ad|merall of Flanders, and maister Iohn de la Coose, president of Malins, & maister Iohn de la Gache, as ambassadours from the ladie Margaret in the name of the emperour. These ambassadors required thrée things in their suit. First they demanded the ladie Marie the kings onelie daughter to be deliuered out of hand, and she to be named empresse, and to take possession of all the lowe countries, and to be gouer|nour of the same. Also that all such sums of monie as the king should giue with hir in mariage for a dow|er to be made to hir, should be paid incontinentlie. Thirdlie, that the king of England himselfe should passe the sea, and make warre in France the next summer. The two first demands were not agreed to for certeine causes, and as to this last, the king said he would take aduisement.