Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time did the king of England send the archbishop of Dubline,Ambassadors sent into Ger+manie. and the bishop of Duresme into Germanie, about the concluding of a league with Adolph king of Romans, to whome was giuen a great summe of monie (as was said) vpon couenants, that he should aid the king of Eng|land against the French king, with all his maine force, and that neither of them should conclude peace with the said French king without consent of the o|ther. About the Ascension tide, king Edward staied the woolles of this land,Wolles [...] Fabian. aswell belonging to spiritu|all men as temporall men, till the merchants had fi|ned with him for the same,A subsidie raised of [...] so that there was a subsi|die paied for all sarpliers of wooll that went out of the relme, and in semblable wise for felles and hides. He also sent an armie by sea into Gascoigne, vnder the conduct of his nephue Iohn of Britaine that was earle of Richmond,An armie sent to Gascoigne. appointing to him as councel|lours, the lord Iohn saint Iohn, and the lord Robert Tiptost; men of great wisdome, and verie expert in warlike enterprises.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 He also caused thrée seuerall fléets to be prepared, N. Triuet. and appointed to them thrée sundrie admerals, for the better kéeping of the seas.Thrée fléets appointed to the sea. To them of Yarmouth and other of those parts, he assigned the lord Iohn Botetourt: to them of the cinque ports, William de Leiborne: and to them of the west countrie, and to the Irishmen, he appointed a valiant knight of Ireland as their chéefteine. This yeare in England was a great dearth and scarsitie of corne,A dearth. Rich. South. so that a quarter of wheat in manie places was sold for thirtie shillings: by reason whereof poore people died in manie places for lacke of sustnance. About Michael|mas, the English fléet tooke the sea at Portesmouth,The English armie passeth to Gascoigne. and after some contrarie winds, yet at last they arri|ued within the riuer of Garon,Towns [...], Nic. Triuet. Polydor. Abington. and so passing vp the same riuer, wan diuers townes, as Burge, Blaines, Rions, and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The kings coffers by reason of furnishing foorth of this armie, and other continuall charges which he had susteined, were now in maner emptie: for remedie whereof, William March one of the kings treasu|rers, purposed with other mens losses to supplie that want. Matth. West. A shift for monie. He knew that in abbeies and churches was much monie kept in store, the which if he commanded to be taken from thence, he thought that he should not commit any offense, but rather doo a good déed, that the monie might come abroad to the vse of the people, whereby the souldiers might be satisfied for their wages. Such capteins therefore, as he appoin|ted to worke the feat placing their soldiers in euerie quarter through the realme, made search at one time, Abington. in Iulie, at thrée of the clocke in the afternoone, for all such monie as was hid and laid vp in all hallowed places, and taking the same awaie, brought it vnto the king, who dissembling the matter,The treas [...]|rer accused. as he that stood in need, excused the act doone by his treasurer so well as he could, to auoid the enuie of the people; and not content herewith he called togither shortlie after,The K. [...]|seth hi [...]sel [...]. to wit, on saint Matthewes day the apostle, at London, all the archbishops, bishops, deanes, & archdeacons, Abington. EEBO page image 293 not in their proper persons, but by two procurators of euerie diocesse. Here when they were once assem|bled,The spiritu|altie called to a councell. the king declared vnto them the warres which he was driuen to mainteine against the French|men, & the charges which he was at for the same. He also shewed them, that the earles, barons & knights of the realme, did not onlie aid him with their goods, but put their persons forward to serue him in defense of the land, whereof they were members, euen to the shedding of their bloud, and oftentimes with losse of their liues. Therfore (saith he) you which may not put your persons in perill by seruice in the warres, it is good reason you should aid vs with your goods.