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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus much haue I collected out of master Pattens booke, or rather exemplified the same, not much di|gressing from his owne words, except where I haue bin forced to abridge his worke in some places, wish|ing to haue inserted the whole, if the purpose of this volume would haue so permitted, as well for the full vnderstanding of euerie particular point, by him re|membred, as also for his pleasant and apt ma [...]er of penning the same. Whilest the lord protector was abrode thus in wars against the Scots, the lords of the councell that remained at home, chiefelie by the good and diligent calling on and furtherance of the archbishop of Canturburie, and others of the clear|gie, tooke order for the aduancement of religion, cau|sing the bookes of homilies and the paraphrase of E|rasmus to be set foorth and had in churches.The homilies & paraphrase of Erasmus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 At the comming backe of the lord protector from his iourneie into Scotland, the citizens of London determined to haue receiued him with great tri|umph: but he hearing thereof, forbad them in anie wise so to doo:

for (said he) if anie thing hath béene doone to the honour of the realme, it was Gods doo|ing, and therefore willed them to giue him the praise.
Neuerthelesse the maior and aldermen, with cer|teine of the commoners in their liueries and their hoods,The lord pro|tectors re|turne. hearing of his approch to the citie, the eight daie of October met him in Finnesburie field, where he tooke each of them by the hand, and thanked them for their good wils. The lord maior did ride with him till they came to the pound in Smithfield, where his grace left them, and rode to his house of Shene that night, and the next daie to the king to Hampton court. The fourth daie of Nouember began a par|lement, called and holden at Westminster,A parleme [...]. which continued till the foure and twentith of December next following, & was then proroged. In this parle|ment, all colleges, chanteries, and frée chappels were giuen to the king, and the statute of the six articles was repealed, with diuerse others tending to the like end. Moreouer, during this parlement visiters be|ing appointed to visit in London, the sixtéenth of No|uember began to take downe the images in Paules church: and shortlie after all the images in euerie church, not onelie through London, but also through|out the whole realme, were pulled downe and de|faced.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lord protector and others of the councell, considering now in what sort they had got foothold in Scotland,1548 Anno Reg. 2. by reason of such peeces as they had taken and fortified within the realme, did deuise for the more suertie of those places, which they had alreadie got, and the better to bring the rest of the countrie vnto reason, to haue some holds also more within the land, and therefore first they caused a fort to be builded at Lowder,

Lowder for|tified.

Sir Hugh Willoughbie.

where sir Hugh Willoughbie was appointed capteine with a conuenient garri|son of soldiers to kéepe it. Beside this, it was thought expedient to fortifie the towne of Hadington, where|vpon the lord Greie lieutenant of the north parts, with sir Thomas Palmer, and sir Thomas Hol|croft, were appointed to go thither with a conuenient number of men of warre & pioners to sée that towne fensed with trenches, rampiers, and bulworks, as should séeme to his lordship necessarie and behooue|full; who therefore entring into Scotland the eigh|téenth of Aprill, passed forth to Hadington,Hadington fortified by the lord Greie. where he began to fortifie, and there remained to sée the worke brought to some perfection. During his abode there, diuerse exploits were both valiantlie attempted and luckilie atchiued by his martiall conduct and politike direction, as occasions offred might moue him, which I would gladlie haue set downe at large, if I could haue come to the true vnderstanding thereof; but sith I cannot get the same, in such full manner as I haue wished, that yet which I haue learned by true report (as I take it) I haue thought good to impart to the reader.

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