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Also sir William Roch alderman, for words of displeasure taken by the kings councell,Sir William Roch sent to the Fléet. was by them sent to the fléet, where he remained till passion sundaie. On the six and twentith of Ianuarie, there camped on the west side of Bullongne beyond the hauen, an armie of French, to the number of eigh|téene thousand, where they laie ten daies, and the sixt of Februarie were put to flight by the earle of Hertford, and sir Iohn Dudleie lord admerall, then deputie of Bullongne. On the thirteenth of Fe|bruarie,Execution for false ac|cusation. a priest was set on the pillorie in Cheape, and burnt in both chéekes with the letters F. and A. and a paper on his head, wherein was written, For false accusing: which iudgement was giuen by the lord chancellor in the Starre chamber, a notable ex|ample of iustice. Great cause haue I to wish the like to the like accuser, who neuer yet repented, but contrariwise sweareth and forsweareth that he ne|uer did anie such act against his brother.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The discomfi|ture gotten by the Scots at Halidon rig.In the beginning of March sir Rafe Euers lord warden of the marches after manie fortunate rodes and forraies made into Scotland, assembled now a|bout foure thousand men, & entering with the same into Scotland, was incountered at Halidon rig by the earle of Arraine and other Scotishmen, which so beset the Englishmen with thrée battels on ech side, that in the end they slue the said lord warden, with the lord Ogle,The valiant sir Rafe E|uers slaine. and a great number of other gentle|men and commons, beside prisoners, which they tooke, so that few escaped the Scotishmens hands. Among other prisoners taken,Read, alder|man of Lon|don prisoner. Richard Read an alderman of London aforesaid was one. The death of sir Rafe Euers was greatlie bemoned: for he had shewed great proofe of his valiant prowesse at sundrie times before; namelie in this yeare past, as at the taking and burning of the towne of I [...]dworth, which enter|prise was atchiued the tenth of Iune, beside diuerse other exploits fortunatelie brought to passe by his high valiancie and manhood, till his hap was at this present to finish his daies: whose life though then it tooke end, yet shall not his fame & good report (purcha|sed by martiall courage, policie, and dangerous ad|uentures) perish or decaie; as the poet trulie saith:

Parta labore volat vas [...]um bona fama per orbem,
Haec veluti Phoebus non m [...]ritura manet.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare on saint Georges daie sir Thomas Wriothestleie lord chancellor of England was made knight of the garter. Anno Reg. [...] Rich. [...] Also Trinitie terme was ad|iourned by reason of the warres, but the escheker and the court of the tenths were open, for those that were accomptable in either of the said courts.Anne Aske [...] and others ar|reigned and acquited. The thir|teenth of Iune Robert Luken seruant to sir Hum|frie Browne one of the iustices of the kings Bench, Anne Askew gentlewoman, otherwise called Anne Kime, wife to one Kime, a gentleman of Lincolne|shire, and Ione Sautereie, wife to Iohn Sautereie of London, were arreigned in the Guildhall of Lon|don, for speaking against the sacrament of the altar (as they tearmed it) contrarie to the statute of the six articles: but because no witnesse appeared against the women, nor against Luken, one onelie excepted, who was thought to accuse him rather of malice, than otherwise, they were by twelue honest substan|tiall men of the citie (sworne to passe vpon their in|dictments) cléerelie acquited and discharged.

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