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¶ The seuentéenth of October, king Edward came from Hampton court to his place in Southworke, Abr. Fl. ex I [...] 1044, 1045. and there dined,K. Edward rode through London. and after dinner he made maister Yorke one of the shiriffes knight, and then rode tho|rough the citie to Westminster. The lord maior of London for this yeare named sir Rowland Hill, was a man of great charitie and compassion, eui|dent and effectuall testimonies whereof he hath left in the world; some of whose good deeds partlie in his remembrance & partlie for others example are deser|uedlie recorded. This man caused to be made a cau|seie, commonlie called Ouerlane pauement in the high waie from Stone to Nantwich,Charitable déeds of sir Rowland Hill. in length foure miles, for horsse and man, with diuerse lanes on both sides the same causeie. He caused likewise a causeie to be made from Dunchurch to Bransen in War|wikeshire, more than two miles of length, and gaue twentie pounds in monie towards the making of Roitton bridge, thrée miles from Couentrie. He made the high waie to Kilborne néere to London. He made foure bridges, two of them of stone, contei|ning eighteene arches in them both, the one ouer the riuer of Seuerne, called Achambridge; the other Ternebridge, for that the water of Terne runneth vnder it; the other two of timber at Stoke, and built a good part of Stoke church. He builded one nota|ble frée schoole at Draiton in Shropshire, with maister and vsher, and sufficient stipends for them both,Fréeschole at Draiton in Shropshire. be|sides conuenient lodgings for the same. He also pur|chased a frée faire to the said towne, with a frée mar|ket wéekelie, & also a frée market for castell euerie EEBO page image 1061 fouretéene daies. [...] gift to [...]. He gaue to the hospitall of Christs church in London in his life time fiue hundred pounds in readie monie, and a hundred pounds at his deceasse.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to returne to other dooings. Whilest these hurls and tumults were in hand, to the danger of the whole state, the wars against the Scots were nothing followed, according to the former purposed meaning of the councell: so that it seemed necessa|rie to giue ouer the kéeping of Hadington, the same being in deed more chargeable (as was thought) than profitable, sith the garrison there could not be vitteled but with a great power to conduct the cariages in safetie, the enimies being still readie to take their aduantage to distresse them vpon anie opportunitie offered. It was therefore resolued, that the earle of Rutland should go thither to sée the fortifications ra|sed, and to conduct from thence the men & ordinance in safetie home into England. Héerevpon the said earle with the Almans, and other souldiours then remaining on the borders, [...] marched thither, and cau|sed the bulworks, rampiers, and trenches to be rased and filled flat with the ground, and bringing from thence all the men, artillerie and munition, bag and baggage returned vnto Barwike without incoun|ter, in peaceable and quiet maner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 [...] parlement.Shortlie after this, the kings maiestie called his high court of parlement, which began at Westmin|ster, the foure and twentith daie of Nouember in this third yeare of his reigne, and there continued the same vntill the first daie of Februarie next follow|ing, which was in the beginning of the fourth yeare of his reigne. And among other things there enacted and concluded, one statute was made for the punish|ment of rebels, [...] act for vn|lawfull assem| [...]s. and vnlawfull assemblies: the which law was made by occasion of the late rebellion that happened in manner through the realme the yeare passed, & was not thought nor meant to haue touched anie noble man, speciallie such as the duke of Sum|merset was, which after (as it shall appeare) it did, and by that statute he was condemned within two yeares next after.

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