Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 This yeare the first cast péeces of iron that euer were made in England,First iron péeces cast. were made at Buckesteed in Sussex, by Rafe Hoge, and Peter Bawd.] The third of Iune came to the court from the realme of Ireland, thrée Irish lords, Obrin, Macke William a Burgh,Creations of earles and barons. and Macke Gilpatrike. In Iulie the said Obrin was created earle of Townon, Macke Wil|liam a Burgh, earle of Claurickford, and sir Dunon Obrin was made baron of Ebrankie, and so with rewards they tooke leaue and returned. The same moneth also, the Scotish ambassadors returned with great rewards. The twelfe of Iulie, at Hamp|ton court,The king ma|rieth the ladie Katharine Par. the king maried the ladie Katharine Par, widow, late wife vnto the lord Latimer deceased, and then she was nominated quéene, and so pro|clamed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the parlement holden this yeare at Westmin|ster, a subsidie was granted to the king, to be paied in thrée yeares. Euerie Englishman being woorth in goods twentie shillings & vpward to fiue pounds, paied foure pence of euerie pound. From fiue pounds to ten pounds, eight pence. From ten pounds to twentie pounds, sixtéene pence. From twentie pounds and vpward, of euerie pound two shillings. Strangers as well denizens as other, be|ing inhabitants, doubled this summe: and euerie stranger not bring an inhabitant, that was sixteene yéeres of age and vpwards, paid foure pence for eue|rie poll. And for lands, fées, and annuities, euerie one borne within the kings dominions,Corporations, fraternities, & cõmunalties paid more as well of their lands as goods as appeareth by the statute. paid eight pence of the pound, from twentie shillings to fiue pounds. And from fiue pounds to ten pounds, sixtéene pence. From ten pounds to twentie pounds, two shillings. And from twentie pounds and vpwards, thrée shil|lings; strangers still doubling this summe. The cleargie granted a subsidie of six shillings the pound, to be paied of their benefices in perpetuities in three yeares insuing: and euerie priest hauing no perpe|tuitie, but an annuall stipend, paid yearelie (du|ring the said thrée yeares) six shillings and eight pence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, the king and the emperour sent Garter and Toison Dor,Articles de|manded of the French king. kings at armes, to de|mand the performance of certeine articles of the French king, which if he denied, they were comman|ded then to defie him, but he would not suffer them to come within his land, & so they returned. Whervp|on the king caused the said demands to be declared to the French ambassador at Westminster. And in Iulie the king sent ouer six thousand men, vnder the leading of sir Iohn Wallop, appointed to haue the generall conduction of them, accompanied with di|uerse other knights, esquiers and gentlemen right hardie and valiant. Sir Thomas Seimer was mar|shall of that armie, sir Robert Bowes treasuror, sir Richard Cromwell capteine of the horssemen, and sir George Carew his lieutenant. There were like|wise sir Thomas Palmer, sir Iohn Reinsforth, sir Iohn saint Iohn, and sir Iohn Gascoigne, knights, that were capteines of the footmen. They were ap|pointed to ioine with the emperours power, and so to make warre into France. They departed from Calis the two and twentith of Iulie. The third of August open warre was proclamed in London be|twixt the emperour and the king of England on the one part, and the French king on the other, as eni|mie mortall to them both, and to all other christian princes beside, as he that had confederated himselfe with the Turke.