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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The mortalitie yet during, that noble duke Hen|rie of Lancaster departed this life on the éeuen of the Annunciation of our ladie, and was buried at Leicester. ¶Iohn of Gant the fourth son to the king, who had married his daughter the ladie Blanch, as before yee haue heard, succéeded him in that dutchie as his heire in right of the said ladie. Tho. Walsi. Adam Me|rimuth. The same yeere also died the lord Reginold Cobham, the lord Walter fitz Warren, and thrée bishops, Worcester, London, and Elie. This yeare vpon the fiftéenth day of Ianu|rie there rose such a passing wind, that the like had not béene heard of in manie yéeres before. Caxton. It began about euensong time in the south,A mightie wind. and that with such force, that it ouerthrew and blew downe strong and mightie buildings, as towers, steeples, houses and chimnies. This outragious wind continued thus for the space of six or seauen daies, whereby euen those buildings that were not ouerthrowne and broken downe, were yet so shaken, that they without repa|ring were not able long to stand. Anno Reg. 36. After this followed a verie wet season, namelie in the summer time and haruest, so that much corne and haie was lost and spoiled, for want of seasonable weather to gather in the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The lord Lionell the kings sonne went ouer into Ireland, to be deputie to his father there, and was created duke of Clarence, and his brother Edmund was created earle of Cambridge; also Edward prince of Wales was by his father king Edward inuested duke of Guien,Creations of the kings sonnes to de|grées of hono [...] Hen. Marle. and did homage vnto his father for the same, in like manner and forme as his father and other kings of England were accustomed to do for the said dutchie to the kings of France. And afterwards about the feast of Candlemasse next in|suing, the said prince sailed into Gascoigne, and arri|ued at Burdeaux, taking vpon him the gouernment and rule of the countrie. Moreouer this yeare,

The prince of wales passeth ouer into Guien.

Thom. Wals. Additions to Ad. Merim. A iusts in Smithfield. The Staple of wools remo|ued [...]o Calis. A parlement.

the fiue first daies of Maie, were kept roiall iusts in Smith|field by London, the king and queene being present, with a great multitude of the nobles and gentlemen of both the realms of England and France; at which time came hither Spaniards, Cipriots, and Armeni|ans, requiring aid of the king against the infidels, that sore molested their confines. ¶The staple of wols was this yeare remooued to Calis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also the sixtéenth of October, a parlement began, that was called at Westminster, which continued till the feast daie of S. Brice, on which daie, the king at that time fiftie yeares then past, was borne; where|vpon, as it were in the yeare of his iubile, he shewed EEBO page image 396 himselfe more gratious to his people, granting par|don to offendors,A pardon. and reuoking outlawes. Moreouer, it was ordeined in this parlement, that no maner of person, of what estate or degrée soeuer he was, the king,A statute a|ga [...]nst pur|ueiers. the quéene, and dukes onelie excepted, should haue any purueiers of vittels, nor should take vp a|ny thing without readie paiment, and those that from thencefoorth did contrarie to this ordinance, should be extremelie punished. There was granted to the king in this parlement six and twentie shil|lings eight pence of euerie sacke of wooll that was to be transported ouer the sea,A subsidie. for thrée yeares next insuing.

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