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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: 303 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 395)

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.

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: 304 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 395)

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.

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.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, at the sute of the commons it was ordeined and established by an act in this parlement deuised, that men of law should plead their causes, and write their actions and plaints in the English toong,

Lawiers to plead their ca [...]es in En|glish.

Caxton. Schoolema|sters to teach scholers to construe their lessons in English.

and not in the French, as they had béene accu|stomed to doo, euer since the Conquerors time. It was ordeined also, that schoolemasters should teach their scholers to construe their lessons in English, & not in French, as before they had béene vsed. The K. shewed so much curtesie to the French hostages, that he permitted them to go ouer to Calis, and there be|ing néere home, to purchase friendship, by oft calling on their fréends for their deliuerance. They were suf|fered to ride to and fro about the marches of Calis, for the space of foure daies togither, so that on the fourth daie before sunne setting, they returned into Calis againe. The duke of Aniou turning this liber|tie to serue his owne turne, departed from thence, and went home into France, without making his fellowes priuie to his purpose.

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