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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fourth of August,Thomas Empson [...] obstinate moonke. Thomas Empson some|time a moonke of Westminster, which had béene in prison for treason in Newgate now for the space of thrée yeares and more, came before the iustices of gaole deliuerie at Newgate, and for that he would not aske the kings pardon, nor be sworne to be true to him, his moonks garment was plucked from his backe, and he repriued, till the king were informed of his malicious obstinacie: and this was the last moonke that was séene in his clothing in England till queene Maries daies. The fourth of August were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne,Execution [...] treason. Giles Heron gentleman, Clement Philpot gentle|man, late of Calis, and seruant to the lord Lisle, Darbie Genning, Edmund Brindholme priest, chapleine to the said lord Lisle, William Horne late a laie brother of the Charterhouse of London, and an other offendor: which six persons were there han|ged and quartered, and had béene atteinted of trea|son by parlement. The same daie also was one Charles Carew gentleman hanged for robbing of the ladie Carew.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The eight of August was the ladie Katharine Howard néece to the duke of Norffolke, and daugh|ter EEBO page image 953 to the lord Edmund Howard shewed openlie as quéene at Hampton court.P [...]lots cause [...] mur| [...]rs. The eleuenth of Sep|tember a stranger was hanged in Moorefield, na|med Iames Rinatian, who had slaine his maister, one Capon a Florentine in a garden, for his harlot. In the latter end of this summer, was vniuersallie through the most parts of this realme great death by a strange kind of hot agues and fluxes, [...] death and [...] [...]ought. I. [...]. and some pestilence, in which season was such a drought, that wels and small riuers were cleane dried vp, so that much cattell died for lacke of water, and the Thames was so shalow, & the fresh water of so small strength that the salt water flowed aboue London bridge, till the raine had increased the fresh waters.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the two and twentith of September, Rafe Egerton, seruant to the lord Audleie, lord chancel|lor, and one Thomas Harman seruant to one master Flightwood, were drawne, hanged, and quartered, the one for counterfeiting and antidating of the kings seale in a sign [...]t, wherewith he sealed licen|ces for deuizens, vnder the name of the clearkes of the chancerie: and the other, that is to saie Harman, for writing them. One Tuckefield, being of their faction, robbed the lord Audleies chappell and fled, who being afterward apprehended at Calis, which towne he would haue betraied, he slue himselfe with a dagger. In the end of this yeare, the French king made a strong castell at Ard,A Castell built [...] Ard. and also a bridge ouer into the English pale, which bridge the crew of Calis did beat downe, and the Frenchmen built it vp a|gaine, but the Englshmen beat it downe againe. After this, the K. sent about fiftéene hundred worke|men to fortifie the towne of Guisnes,Guisnes fortified. and sent with them fiue hundred men of warre to gard them.

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