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Compare 1577 edition: 1 First,A peace con|cluded with France vpon certeine con|ditions. that the French king should yeeld and paie to the king of England a certeine summe of monie, and the same to be paid at two paiments, as it was then agréed: and for the same summe the king of England should render the towne of Bullongne, EEBO page image 1062 and all the forts thereto adioining, which he then in|ioied, with all such artillerie and munition as was there found at the taking of the same to the French king. And for the sure paiment of the said sums, the French king sent into England for hostages and pledges, the counte de Anguien, Lewes the duke of Uandosme his brother, the Uidame of Charters, and the duke de Aumale and others. And on S. Markes daie next following,Bullongne giuen vp to the French. being the fiue and twentith daie of Aprill, about eight of the clocke in the morning, the Englishmen did deliuer to the Frenchmen the possession of Bullongne, and the castels and forts in the countie of Bullognois, according to the agree|ments and articles of peace afore mentioned. And the fiftéenth daie next following the French king en|tered into the said towne of Bullongne with trum|pets blowne,He entereth. & with all the roiall triumph that might be, where he offered one great image of siluer of our ladie in the church there, which was called our ladie church: the which image he had caused speciallie to be made in the honor of the said ladie, and caused the same to be set vp in the place where the like image before did stand, the which before was taken awaie by the Englishmen at the winning of the towne.

Abr. Fl. ex I.S pag. 1046. N [...]w officers created of the nobilitie.¶ On Candlemasse daie, William lord S. Iohn earle of Wilshire, lord great maister, and president of the councell, was made lord treasuror. Iohn Dud|leie earle of Warwike, lord great chamberleine, was made lord great maister. William Parre mar|quesse of Northampton, was made lord great cham|berleine. Lord Wentworth was made lord cham|berleine of the household. Sir Anthonie Wingfield capteine of the gard, was made comptrollor of the kings house. And sir Thomas Darcie knight, was made vicechamberleine & capteine of the gard. And the earle of Arundell late lord chamberleine, with the earle of Southampton were put off the councell, and commanded to kéepe their houses in London. ¶On the 10 of Februarie, one Bell a Suffolke man was hanged and quartered at Tiburne, for moouing a new rebellion in Suffolke and Essex.The liberties of South|worke pur|chased. This time, the lord maior of London and the aldermen purcha|sed all the liberties of Southworke, which were in the kings hands.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Soone after the aforesaid agreement betwéene England and France was concluded,The duke of Summerset deliuered out of the tower. vpon the fore remembred capitulations, bicause of suspicion of displeasure and hatred that was thought to remaine betwéene the earle of Warwike and the duke of Summerset, latelie before deliuered out of the tower, a meane was found that their fréendship should be renewed through aliance,A marriage to compose strife and establish amitie. and a mariage was concluded betweene the earle of Warwikes eldest sonne, and the duke of Summersets eldest daughter: the which marriage was solemnized at Shene, the king being then present. After the solem|nitie of this marriage, there appeared outwardlie to the world great loue and fréendship betwéene the duke and the earle, but by reason of carietales and flatterers, the loue continued not long, howbeit ma|nie did verie earnestlie wish loue and amitie to con|tinue betwéene them. Rich. Grafton. Rebellion in Kent execu|ted. ¶ About this time was a new rebellion in Kent, but it was soone suppressed, and certeine of the chiefe were apprehended and put to death, namelie Richard Lion, Goddard Gorram, and Richard Ireland. This yeare was a parlement holden at Westminster, where among other things by the authoritie of the said parlement,

Priests chil|dren legiti|mate.

Usurie for|bidden.

priests chil|dren were made legitimate, and vsurie for the loane of monie forbidden.]

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