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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 299 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 395)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this foure and thirtith yeare of king Edward, men and cattell were destroied in diuerse places of this realme,Strange woonders. by lightening and tempest; also houses were set on fier and burnt, and manie strange and woonderfull sights seene. ¶The same yeare Edward prince of Wales married the countesse of Kent, which before was wife vnto the lord Thomas Hol|land: and before that, she was also wife vnto the erle of Salisburie, and diuorsed from him, and wedded to the same lord Holland. She was daughter vnto Ed|mund earle of Kent, brother to king Edward the se|cond, that was beheaded in the beginning of this kings reigne, as before yée haue heard. And bicause the prince and shee were within degrees of consan|guinitie forbidden to marrie, a dispensation was gotten from the pope to remooue that let. In this yeare also was a great death of people (namelie of men,A great death. for women were not so much subiect thereto.) This was called the second mortalitie, bicause it was the second that fell in this kings daies.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 300 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 395)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 H [...]n. M [...]rl. The primat of Ardmach departed this li [...]e.This yeare also by the death of Richard fitz Rafe primat of Ardmach, that departed this life in the court of Rome; and also of Richard Kilminton de|ceassed here in England, the discord that had conti|nued for the space of three or foure yeares betwixt them of the cleargie on the one part, and the foure or|ders of friers on the other part, was now quieted and brought to end. Moreouer, this yeare appeared two castels in the aire,1 [...]61 of the which the one appeared to the southeast,

Additions to Triuet and Ad [...]m. Meri|mu [...]h.

A strãge sight in the a [...]re.

and the other in the southwest, out of which castels about the houre of noone sundrie times were séene hosts of armed men (as appeared to mans sight) issuing foorth, and that host which sailed out of the castell in the southeast seemed white, and the o|ther blacke. They appeared as they should haue fought either against other, and first the white had the vpper h [...]nd, and after was ouercome, and so vanished out of sight.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 301 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 395)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, the souldiors which were discharged in France and out of wages, by the brea|king vp of the warres, assembled togither, Froissard. and did much hurt in that realme, as in the French histories yée may read. Their cheefe leaders were Englishmen and Gascoignes subiects to the king of England. The king assembled the states of his realme in par|lement at Westminster in the feast of the Conuersi|on of S. Paule, Anno. Reg. 3 [...]. A parlement. and there was declared vnto them the tenor and whole effect of the peace concluded be|twixt England and France, wherewith they were greatlie pleased, Caxton. and herevpon the nobles of the realme, and such Frenchmen as were hostages, came togither at Westminster church on the first sundaie of Lent next following: and there such as were not alreadie sworne, receiued the oth for performance of the same peace, in a right solemne manner, hauing the tenour of their oths written in certeine scrols; and after they had taken their oths vpon the sacra|ment and masse booke, they deliuered the same scrols vnto certeine notaries appointed to receiue and re|gister the same.

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