Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now to follow, as in other kings I haue doone heretofore for learned men, these I find to haue flou|rished in this kings daies, Henrie de Henna a Car|melite frier, Goodwine the chantor of the church of Salisburie, Adam de Marisco or Mareis borne in Summersetshire an excellent diuine as he was re|puted in those daies, Gregorie Huntington a monke of Ramesey verie expert in the toongs; Seuall arch|bishop of Yorke a man singularlie learned and stout in defending the cause of his cleargie against the pope, Haimo de Feuersham, Peter Swanington, Helias Trickingham, Helias de Euesham, Ra|dulfe Bocking borne in Sussex, Alphred [...] surnamed Anglicus, Iames Cisterciensis, William of Ware, Robert Oxenford, Thomas Docking, Iohn surna|med Grammaticus, Robert Dodeford: but the more part of these are rather to be ascribed vnto the time of Henrie the third, the father of this king Edward, where these that follow are thought to flourish in the time of king Edwards reigne, after the deceasse of his father king Henrie, Thomas Spot a chronogra|pher, Peter de Ickeham a Kentishman borne as Bale thinketh, Iohn Beckton a doctor of both the lawes, William Hanaberge a Carmelite frier, pro|uinciall gouernour of his order heere in England; Robert Kilwarbie bishop of Canturburie, and after made a cardinall and bishop of Portua; Glbert sur|named Magnus, a moonke of the Cisteaux order; Helias Ros, Walter Recluse, Hugh le Euesham, Iohn Euersden a writer of annales, whome I haue partlie followed in this kings life; William Pag|ham, Henrie Esseborne, Iohn de Haida, Roger Ba|con a Franciscane frier, an excellent philosopher, and likewise a mathematician, Iohn Derlington a do|minike frier, Iohn Chelmeston, Thomas Borstale a Northfolke man borne, Gregorie Cairugent a moonke of Glocester a writer of annales, Gregorie de Bredlington, Thomas Bungey a frier minor borne in Northfolke, an excellent mathematician, prouinciall ruler of his order heere in England, he flourished in the daies of king Edward the first, al|though there were another of the same name that li|ued in the time of king Edward the third, Hugh de Manchester a Dominike frier, & prouinciall gouer|nour of his order héere in England, Richard Knap|well a Dominike frier, Iohn Peckham borne in the dioces of Chichester, a Franciscane frier, excellentlie learned, as by his workes it appeareth, he was ad|uanced by pope Honorius the third, to the archbi|shops sée of Canturburie; Thomas de Illey a Suf|folke man borne, and a white or Carmelite frier in the house of Gippeswich, Michaell surnamed Scot, but borne in the bishoprike of Durham (as Leland saith) an excellent physician, and likewise verie ex|pert in the mathematicals, Hugh de Newcastell a frier minor, professed in the same towne, Thomas Sutton a blacke frier, that is of the order of S. Do|minike, Iohn Read an historiographer, William de la Mare a frier minor, Thomas Wicke a chanon of Osney in Oxenford, Simon de Gaunt, William Hothun, prouinciall of the friers Dominiks in Eng|land, Iohn de Hide a moonke of Winchester, Robert Crouch, a cordelier, or a Franciscane frier, Richard Midleton a frier minor, Thomas Spirman a blacke frier, William Lidlington a doctor of diuinitie, and a Carmelite frier in Stanford, Iohn Fiberie or Be|uer, a moonke of Westminster, William Makeles|field borne in Cheshire, in a market towne, whereof he beareth the name, a blacke frier by profession, and an excellent philosopher.

Edward the second, the sonne of Edward the first.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _EDward, the second of that name, the sonne of Edward the first, borne at Carnaruan in Wales, began his reigne ouer England the seauenth day of Iulie, in the yeare of our Lord 1307, of the world 5273, of the comming of the Saxons 847, after the conquest 241, about the tenth yeare of Albert emperour of Rome, and the two and twentith of the fourth Philip, surnamed Le Beau, as then king of France, and in the third yeare after that Robert le Bruce had taken vpon him the crowne and gouernement of Scotland. His fathers corpse was conueied from Burgh vpon Sands,Continuation of Matt. West. vnto the abbeie of Waltham, there to remaine, till things were readie for the buriall, which was appointed at Westminster.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Within three daies after, when the lord treasu|rer Walter de Langton bishop of Couentri [...] and Lichfield (thorough whose complaint Péers de Ga|ueston had beene banished the land) was going to|wards Westminster, to make preparation for the same buriall, he was vpon commandement from the new king arrested, commi [...]ted to prison, and after deliuered to the hands of the said Péers, being then returned againe into the realme,The bishop of Couentrie committed to prison. who sent him from castell to castell as a prisoner. His lands and tene|ments were seized to the kings vse, but his moouea|bles were giuen to the foresaid Peers. Walter Reig|nold that had beene the kings tutor in his childhood, was then made lord treasurer, and after when the fée of Worcester was void, at the kings instance he was by the pope to that bishoprike preferred. Also, Rafe bishop of London was deposed from the office of lord Chancellour,Officers re|mooued. and Iohn Langton bishop of Chichester was therto restored. Likewise, the barons of the excheker were remooued, and other put in their places. And Amerie de Ualence earle of Penbroke was discharged of the wardenship of Scotland, and Iohn de Britaine placed in that office, whom he also made earle of Richmond.