Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Glocester and the lord William de Ualence went ouer into France in most trium|phant manner, to conclude a marriage betwixt the sonne of the said earle of Glocester, and the daughter of the lord Guie of Engolesme. Which marriage the king had motioned for the affection which he bare to|wards the aduancement of his linage, by the mo|thers side. Whereat bicause they were strangers, the English nobilitie somewhat repined. And whereas like lustie yoong gentlemen they attempted a iusts and tornie to shew some proofe of their valiant sto|machs, they were well beaten by the Frenchmen, that disdained to see yoong men so presumptuous, to prouoke old accustomed warriours to the triall of such martiall enterprises.The new moone appea|red before hir time. About the beginning of Lent, the new moone was seene foure daies before shée ought to haue appeared by hir due and common course.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king by a shift got of the Londoners 1000 marks. For as it happened about the same time the youthfull citizens (for an exercise and triall of their actiuitie) had set foorth a game to run at the quin|tine, and whosoeuer did best,Running at the quintine. should haue a peacocke which they had prepared for a prise. Certeine of the kings seruants, bicause the court laie then at West|minster, came (as it were in spite of the citizens) to the game, and giuing reprochfull names to the Lon|doners (which for the dignitie of the citie and ancient priuileges which they ought to haue inioied were called barons) the said Londoners not able to beare so to be misused, fell vpon the kings seruants,The Londo|ners called Barons. and bet them shrewdlie, so that vpon complaint, the king cau|sed the citizens to fine for their rash dooings. Wherein the Londoners followed the counsell of him that in a case of strife, said
Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito,Audaces fortuna iuuat.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, about the same time, the king vpon displeasure conceiued against the earle of Leicester, had caused him to resigne his office of the warden|ship of Gascoigne:The earle of Leicester re|signeth his go+uernment of Gascoigne. and bicause the earle had it by patent, the king not able to find any iust cause of for|feiture, agréed to paie vnto him for the resignation no small portion of monie. And whereas the Gas|coignes had charged the earle with too much streict EEBO page image 248 handling of them, whereby they were occasioned to raise tumults, the matter was now nothing at all a|mended. For after the earle had resigned, they conti|nued still in rebellion,The Rioll, S. Mill [...]on, townes in Gascoigne. so that the Rioll with S. Milli|ons and other places were taken by the aduersaries out of the kings hands, and great slaughter of people made in those parts: wherefore the king minding to go thither, caused musters to be taken, and men put in a redinesse according to the custome, that he might vnderstand what number of able men furnished for the warre were to be had. He also tooke order that e|uerie man that might dispend yeerlie fiftéene pounds in lands should be made knight.Knights to be made.