Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time, Lewes the French king sent vnto king Henrie for a present an elephant,An elephant sent to the K. a beast most strange and woonderfull to the English people, sith most seldome or neuer any of that kind had béene séene in England before that time. The French queene also sent for a present vnto the king of Eng|land an ewer of pearle like to a peacocke in forme and fashion,An ewer of pearle, per|aduenture an agat. garnished most richlie with gold, siluer, and saphires to furnish him foorth in all points of fine and cunning workemanship, to the verie resem|blance of a liuing peacocke. ¶Manie woonders chan|ced about this time. The sea rose with most high tides, riuers were so filled with abundance of water,Strange wonders. High tides. by reason of the great continuall raine, that maruellous flouds followed therevpon.A comet. A comet also appeared, and manie high buildings were striken by force of tempests.The decease of Walter archbishop of Yorke. The death of Walter archbishop of Yorke followed these prodigious wonders, who had gouer|ned that sée the space of fortie yeares. After him suc|ceeded one Seuall the 34 archbishop of that citie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Elianor the wife of prince Edward cõ|meth to the citie.About the feast of S. Etheldred, the ladie Elianor wife of prince Edward the kings son, came to Lon|don, where she was honorablie receiued of the citi|zens, & conueied through the citie to S. Iones with|out Smithfield, and there lodged for a season, and yer long she remooued to the Sauoy. It was not long after, that the king seized the liberties of the citie of London into his hands, for certeine monie which the quéene claimed as due to hir of a certeine right to be paid by the citizens,The liberties of the citie re|stored to the Londoners. so that about the feast of S. Mar|tine in Nouember, they gaue vnto the king foure hundred marks, and then had their liberties to them againe restored, and the kings vnder-treasuror dis|charged, which for the time was made custos or kée|per of the citie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 A legat from the pope na|med Ruscand a Gascoigne.About the same time came another legat from the pope, namelie, one Ruscand a Gascoigne borne, to whom, with the archb. of Canturburie, and the bi|shop of Hereford, the pope had granted authoritie to collect and gather the tenths of the spiritualtie within England, Scotland, and Ireland,Tenths ga|thered for the pope. to the vse of the pope and the king, notwithstanding all priuiledges, for what cause or vnder what forme of words so euer the same had passed. This Ruscand also absolued the king of his vow made to go into the holie land, to the end he might go against Manfred king of Sicill. He also preached the crosse against the same Man|fred,The crosse preached a|gainst Man|fred. promising all those remission of their sins which should go to war against Manfred, as well as if they should go into the holie land, to warre against Gods enimies there, whereat faithfull men much maruel|led, that he should promise as great méed for the shed|ding of christian bloud, as the bloud of infidels.