Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of strangers that liued here in this kings daies, and for their works which they wrote were had in estimation, these we find recorded by maister Bale: Barnard Andreas a Frenchman, borne in Tolouse an Augustin Frier, and an excellent poet; Adrian de Castello, an Italian of Corneto a towne in Thus|caine, he was commended vnto king Henrie the se|uenth by the archbishop Morton, and therevpon was first made bishop of Hereford, and after resigning that sée, was aduanced to Bath and Welles; Andre|as Ammonius an Italian of the citie of Luca, se|cretarie to the king wrote diuerse treatises; Iames Calco an Italian also of Pauia in Lumbardie, by profession a Carmelite frier, an earnest defender of the diuorse betwixt the king and the ladie Katharine Dowager, disproouing the marriage be [...]wixt them to be in anie wise lawfull.

Edward the sixt, sonne and successor to Henrie the eight.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _AFter it had pleased al|mightie God to call to his mercie that famous prince king Henrie the eight, the parlement as yet continuing, and now by his death dissolued, the executours of the said king, and other of the no|bilitie, assembling them|selues togither, [...]. Edward proclamed. did first by sound of trumpet in the palace of Westminster, and so through London, cause his sonne and heire prince Edward to be pro|clamed king of this realme by the name of Edward the sixt, king of England, France, and Ireland, de|fender of the faith, and of the churches of England and Ireland the supreame head, he being yet but nine yeares and od moneths of age: he was thus pro|clamed the eight and twentith of Ianuarie, in the yeare of the world 5513, and after the birth of our Lord 1547, according to the accompt of them that begin the yeare at Christmasse; but after the accompt of the church of England, in the yeare 1546, about the nine and twentith yeare of the emperor Charles the fift, the three and thirtith of Francis the first of that name king of France, and in the fift yeare of the reigne of Marie quéene of Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shortlie herevpon the earle of Hertford with o|ther of the lords resorted to Hatfield, where the yoong king then laie, from whence they conducted him with a great and right honorable companie to the Tower of London. During the time of his abode there, for the good gouernement of the realme, the honour and suertie of his maiesties person, his vncle Edward earle of Hertford, was by order of the councell, and the assent of his maiestie (as one most méetest to oc|cupie that roome) appointed gouernour of his roiall person,The earle of Hertford cho| [...] protector. and protector of his realmes, dominions and subiects, and so proclamed the first of Februarie by an herald at armes, and sound of trumpet through the citie of London in the vsuall places thereof, as it was thought expedient.