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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The prince of Spaine pre|paration to [...] into England.But now in this meane while that these things thus passed here in England, the prince of Spaine prepared for his hither comming, vnto whome had béene sent the earle of Bedford lord priuie seale, and the lord Fitzwaters, accompanied with diuerse no|ble men and gentlemen, who arriuing at the Corone in Galisia, were receiued verie honorablie. And for|somuch as the prince was then at vale Dolido, di|stant from thence neere hand an hundred leagues, they were desired to staie there for their better ease, till he might haue conuenient oportunitie to repaire thither: which neuerthelesse he could not doo so soone as he pretended to haue desire thereto, as well by reason of the sickenesse of his sister, the princes Do|wager of Portugall, as by other weightie affaires. But being at length rid of such incumbers, & come into Galisia,The Eng|l [...]h ambassa|dors meet him [...] S. Iames [...] Cõpost [...]lla. the English ambassadors met him at saint Iames de Compostella. And after he had in presence of a great number of noble men and gen|tlemen there ratified the contract, and sworne to ob|serue the couenant, he departed towards Corone, where within a few daies after he imbarked, and ac|companied with the number of an hundred and fiftie saile, directed his course toward England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The lord admerall hauing continuallie béene a|brode on the seas for the space of thrée moneths or more, with a nauie of eight and twentie ships and o|ther vessels, accompanied also with the viceadme|rall of the low countries, that had vnder his gouern|ance fourteene ships of the emperours, met with the said prince the ninetéenth of Iulie, about the Néedles, and from thence accompanied him vnto Southampton,The arriuall of the prince of Spaine in S [...]uthamptõ. where he arriued the morrow after the twentith of Iulie, the earle of Arundell lord ste|ward of the quéens house being sent from hir to pre|sent to him the George and the garter of the order (of the which fellowship he was at the last chapiter hol|den by the confréers chosen one of the companie) met him vpon the water, and at his comming to land, presented the said George and garter vnto him. At his landing he was receiued by the lord treasuror, [...] is receiued [...] the nobilitie [...] lords. the bishop of Lincolne, the lord Saint-Iohn, and o|thers, by whom he was first conueied to the church, and from thence to his lodging.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 After his landing, the lord chancellor accompa|nied with diuerse gentlemen, was sent from the queene to bid him welcome on hir behalfe; & so was he visited by [...] noble personages whilest he re|mained at Southampton, sent thither for that pur|pose. And he on the other part sent diuerse on his noble men to visit hir maiestie on his behalfe. Mon|daie the thrée & twentith of Iulie, he departed from Southampton towards Winchester, whither shée was the saturdaie before remooued from Bishops Waltham. On the waie he was accompanied, be|side the noblemen & gentlemen of his owne traine, [...] commeth [...] Winchester [...] the [...] was [...] of [...] to [...] him. with the marques of Winchester, the earles of A|rundell, Darbie, Worceter, Bedford, Rutland, Pen|broke, Surrie: the lords Clinton, Cobham, Wil|loughbie, Darcie, Matrauers, Talbot, Strange, Fitzwaren, and North, with manie other noblemen and gentlemen, and their traines, to the number of two thousand horsses. At his comming to the church in Winchester, the lord chancellor accompanied with the bishops of Durham, Elie, London, Lin|colne, Chichester, and diuerse other prelats, were rea|die to receiue him. After he had made his praiers, he was conueied to his lodging prepared for him in the deans house.

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