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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.

A [...]r. Fl. ex I. Stow. 1045.¶The nintéenth of Ianuarie, sir Iohn Russell lord priuie seale, was created earle of Bedford: and lord saint Iohn Lord great maister,States crea|ted. was created earle of Wilshire: and sir William Paget, comptrollor of the kings house, was made lord Paget. On the same daie at night,Peter Gambo [...]nd another capteine murthered. were murthered by saint Pul| [...]hres church against the kings head without New|gate of London two capteins, that had serued the king of Bullongne and else-where, the one was sir Peter Gambo, the other Filicirga. Which murther was committed by Charles Gauaro a Flemming,Gauaro and [...] hanged. who came post from Barwike to doo that act. On the morrow, he with thrée of his companie was taken in Smithfield by the lord Paget, and sent to Newgate, and the foure and twentith of Ianuarie they were all foure, Charles Gauaro, Balthasar Gauaro, Ni|cholas Disalueron, and Francis Deualasco, had in a cart to Smithfield. And by the waie at the place where the murther was doone, Charles Gauaro had his right hand striken off on the cart wheele, and then all hanged in Smithfield; who being exhorted to re|concile himselfe to God and the world by confessing his fault, by repenting himselfe of the offense, and asking forgiuenesse, that he might with a disburthe|ned conscience resigne his soule into the hands of God, obstinatlie and desperatlie answered, that he would neuer repent him of the déed.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 1550 Anno Reg. 4.About the same time, monsieur de Thermes that succéeded monsieur de Desse in gouernement as ge|nerall of the French forces in Scotland, came be|fore Broughticrag, where he did so much by batterie & o [...]her kinds of inforcement, that giuing an assault both with his Frenchmen and certeine Scots ioi|ned with him, the twentith of Februarie, the fort was entered by fine force, and all within it either ta|ken or slaine.Sir Iohn Lutterell prisoner. Sir Iohn Lutterell gouernour of that peece remained prisoner amongst the Frenchmen. Moreouer, now after the end of the parlement, the earle of Warwike, hauing then highest authori|tie, and the rest of the lords of the councell,Erle of War|wike in high|est authoritie. calling to remembrance how the last yeare in the time of rebel|lion, the French king had entered Bullongnois, and woone diuerse of the English forts there, being of great importance for defense of the towne and countrie, the default whereof was imputed to the negligent gouernment of the lord protector: and for so much as they well vnderstood that the French king vpon further practise had placed a capteine cal|led the Reingraue, with diuerse regiments of Al|maine lancequenets,Morguison the midwaie betwéene Bullen and Calis. and certeine ensignes also of Frenchmen, to the number of foure or fiue thousand at the towne of Morguison, being the midwaie be|twéene Bullongne and Calis, to the great perill and danger as well of the counti [...] of Bollongnois, as al-of Calis, Guisnes, and all the low countrie.

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