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The thirtith of Iulie Thomas lord Wriothesleie erle of Southampton, knight of the garter,Earle of Southamp|ton deceas [...]e [...] and one of the executors to king Henrie the eight, deceassed at Lincolne place in Holborne, and was buried in S. Andrewes church there.Charitable deeds of An|drew Iude. Fréeschoole [...] Tunbridge. Sir Andrew Iude for this yeare maior of London, and skinner, erected one notable fréeschoole at Tunbridge in Kent, wherein he brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth, as well bred in that shire, as brought from o|ther countries adioining. A noble act and correspon|dent to those that haue beene doone by like worship|full men, and other in old time within the same citie of London.Almes houses. He also builded almesse houses for six poore almesse people, nigh to the parish church of saint Helens within Bishopsgate of London, & gaue land to the companie of the skinners in the same citie, a|mounting to the value of thréescore pounds thrée shil|lings eight pence the yeare: for the which they be bound to paie twentie pounds to the schoolemaister, and eight pounds to the vsher of his free schoole at Tunbridge yearelie for euer, and foure shillings the wéeke to the six poore almesse people at S. Helens aforesaid, eight pence the péece wéekelie, and fiue and twentie shillings foure pence the yeare in coles a|mongst them for euer.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About this time there was at Feuersham in Kent a gentleman named Arden,1551 Anno Reg. 5. most cruellie murthe|red and slaine by the procurement of his owne wife.Arden mur|thered. The which murther, for the horriblenesse thereof, al|though otherwise it may séeme to be but a priuate matter, and therefore as it were impertinent to this historie, I haue thought good to set it foorth somewhat at large, hauing the instructions deliuered to me by them, that haue vsed some diligence to gather the true vnderstanding of the circumstances. This Ar|den was a man of a tall and comelie personage,Arden d [...]|scribed. and matched in marriage with a gentlewoman, yoong, tall, and well fauoured of shape and countenance, who chancing to fall in familiaritie with one Mosbie a tailor by occupation, a blacke swart man,Loue and lust. seruant to the lord North, it happened this Mosbie vpon some misliking to fall out with hir: but she being desirous to be in fauour with him againe,A paire of sil|uer dice worke much mischiefe. sent him a paire of siluer dice by one Adam Foule dwelling at the Floure de lice in Feuersham.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After which he resorted to hir againe, and often|times laie in Ardens house: in somuch that within two yeares after, he obteined such fauour at hir hands, that he laie with hir, or (as they terme it) kept hir, in abusing hir bodie. And although (as it was said) Arden perceiued right well their mutuall fa|miliaritie to be much greater than their honestie, yet bicause he would not offend hir, and so loose the bene|fit which he hoped to gaine at some of hir f [...]éends hands in bearing with hir lewdnesse, which he might haue lost if he should haue fallen out with hir:Arden wi [...]|keth at his wiues l [...]w [...]|nesse, & [...] he was contented to winke at hir filthie disorder, and both permitted, and also inuited Mos [...]ie verie of [...]en EEBO page image 1063 to lodge in his house. And thus it continued a good space, before anie practise was begun by them a|gainst maister Arden. She at length inflamed in loue with Mosbie, and loathing hir husband, wished and after practised the meanes how to hasten his end.

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