Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ It is recorded by writers, that when such lords of Almaine as came ouer with him, saw the great riches which the Londoners shewed in that trium|phant receiuing of their souereigne lord and king, they maruelled greatlie thereat, insomuch that one of them said vnto him;

Surelie oh king, your people are wise and subtile, which doo nothing doubt to shew the beautifull shine of their riches now that they haue receiued you home, whereas before they seemed to bewaile their need and pouertie, whilest you re|mained in captiuitie. For verelie if the emperour had vnderstood that the riches of the realme had bin EEBO page image 142 such, neither would he haue beene persuaded that England could haue béene made bare of wealth, nei|ther yet should you so lightlie haue escaped his hands without the paiment of a more huge and intollera|ble ransome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same yeare that king Richard was taken (as before is mentioned) by the duke of Austrich, one night in the moneth of Ianuarie about the first watch of the same night, the northwest side of the ele|ment appeared of such a ruddie colour as though it had burned, without any clouds or other darknesse to couer it, so that the stars shined through that red|nesse, and might be verie well discerned. Diuerse bright strakes appeared to flash vpwards now and then, diuiding the rednesse, thorough the which the stars séemed to be of a bright sanguine colour. In Februarie next insuing, one night after midnight the like woonder was séene, and shortlie after newes came that the king was taken in Almaigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the second daie of Nouember also a little be|fore the breake of the daie, the like thing appeared a|gaine with lesse feare and woonder to the people (than before) being now better accustomed to the like sight againe. And now the same daie and selfe houre that the king arriued at Sandwich, being the second houre of that daie, whilest the sunne shone verie bright and cleare, there appeared a most brightsome and vnaccustomed clearnesse, not farre distant from the sunne, as it were to the length and breadth of a mans personage, hauing a red shining brightnesse withall, like to the rainbow, which strange sight when manie beheld, there were that prognosticated the king alreadie to be arriued.