Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The morrow after being Shrouesundaie and the fiue and twentith of Februarie,K. Edward crowned. his coronation was solemnized in due forme and order, with all the roial|tie and honour which therevnto apperteined. Shortlie after the coronation, to wit, the sixt of March, the erle of Southhampton, lord chancellour of England, for his too much repugnancie (as was reported) in mat|ters of councell to the residue of the councellors a|bout the king,The lord chancellor discharged of his roome. was not onelie depriued of his office of chancellor, but also remooued from his place and authoritie in councell, and the custodie of the great seale was taken from him, and deliuered vnto sir William Paulet lord Saint-Iohn, that was lord great maister of the kings houshold.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also shortlie after his coronation, the kings ma|iestie by the aduise of his vncle the lord protector and other of his priuie councell, minding first of all to séeke Gods honor and glorie, and therevpon inten|ding a reformation, did not onelie set foorth by cer|teine commissioners, sundrie iniunctions for the remoouing of images out of all churches, to the sup|pressing and auoiding of idolatrie and superstition within his realmes and dominions, but also caused certeine homilies or sermons to be drawne by sun|drie godlie & learned men,H [...]milies. that the same might be read in churches to the people, which were afterward by certeine of these commissioners sent foorth as vi|sitors, accompanied with certeine preachers th [...]|roughout EEBO page image 980 the realme, for the better instruction of the people,The commu|nion in both kinds. published and put in vre. At Easter next fol|lowing, he set out also an order thorough all the realme, that the supper of the lord should be mini|stred to the laie people in both kinds. ¶ On the fif|teenth of Maie doctor Smith recanted at Paules crosse. I.S pag. 1036. D. Smith recanted.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 All these things doone concerning religion (as be|fore is said) the lord protector and the rest of the coun|cell, calling to mind the euill dealing and craftie dis|simulation of the Scots, concerning the matter of marriage betwixt the kings maiestie, and the quéene of Scotland (which marriage as ye haue heard, in the fiue and thirtith yeare of king Henrie the eight, was by authoritie of parlement in Scotland fullie concluded) thought it not to stand with the kings ho|nor to be in such maner by them deluded, and withall considering how greatlie it shuld turne to the quiet|nesse and safetie of both realmes to haue these two princes conioined in matrimonie, they did deuise sundrie waies and meanes how the same might be brought to passe, Rich. Crafton. and the rather (as some doo write) for that king Henrie (before his death) had giuen them in speciall charge by all indeuours to procure that the said marriage might take place, as wholie wishing by the coniunction of those two yoong prin|ces, the vniting of the two kingdoms in perpetuall amitie and faithfull league of loue; as our poet saith:

Optat coniugio duo regna coire fideli,

Aeternam pacem hinc aeternáque foedera iungi.