Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, Simon de Tunsteed a gray frier, borne in Northfolke, prouinciall of the gray friers in England; Thomas Stubs borne in Yorkeshire a blacke frier, Robert Langland a secular preest borne in Salopshire in Mortimers Cliberie, Lewes Kaerleon a Welshman an excellent astronomer and mathematician, Iohn Garanson, Nicholas Durham a Carmelite frier of Newcastell, William Fleet an hermite wrote sundrie treatises, exhorting his countrimen of England to repentance, to auoid the vengeance else likely to come; Iohn Stafford a frier minor, borne in Stafford, whereof he tooke name; Thomas Rugsteed a blacke frier, Rafe Stride an excellent logician, William de sancta Fide, or of saint Faith, so called of the towne in Northfolke, where he was borne a Carmelite frier.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 To conclude, Iohn Mandeuille knight, that great traueller, liued in those daies, and departed this life at Liege, the seuenteenth of Nouember, in the yeare 1372. Thomas of Douer a moonke of the abbeie there, Henrie Knighton wrote an historie [...]ntituled De gestis Anglorum, Iohn Stokes borne in Suffolke an Augustine frier, Iohn Hornebie a frier Carme|lite of Boston, Henrie B [...]rike or (as other rather will) of Burie an Augustine frier, Simon Alcocke a diuine, Utred Balton borne in the marches of Wales a moonke of Durham, William Iordan an Augustine frier, Iohn Hilton a frier minor, Willi|am de Lincolne a Carmelite, borne and professed in that citie, whereof he tooke his surname, Adam Sax|lingham a frier of the same order, but borne in Northfolke; Simon Mepham a prebend of Chiche|ster, and a great diuine; Iohn Bamton a Carme|lite, and student in Cambridge; Iohn Wichingham a gray frier: and diuerse other, which for that we are not certeine in what age they liue [...], we here passe ouer.

Richard the second, the second sonne to Edward prince of Wales.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _RIchard, the second of that name, and sonne to prince Edward, called the blacke prince, the sonne of king Ed|ward the third, a child of the age of eleuen yeares, began to reigne ouer the realme of England the two and twen|tith daie of Iune, Anno Reg. [...]. 1377 in the yeare of the world 5344, of our Lord 1377, after the conquest 310, about the two and thirtith yeare of the emperour Charles the fourth, and in the fouretéenth yeare of Charles the fift king of France, and about the seuenth yeare of the reigne of Robert the second king of Scotland: Fabian. he was named Richard of Burdeaux, bicause he was borne at Burdeaux in Gascoigne, whilest his father ruled there. The day before it was vnderstood, that his grandfather king Edward was departed this life, Thom. Wals. being the one and twentith of Iune (on which daie neuerthelesse he deceassed) the citizens of Lon|don hauing certeine knowledge that he could not escape his sicknesse,The Londo|ners sent to K. Richard, commending themselues to his fauour be|fore y^e death of K. Edward. sent certeine aldermen vnto Kingston, where the prince with his mother the prin|cesse then laie, to declare vnto the said prince their readie good wils, to accept him for their lawfull king and gouernour immediatlie after it should please God to call to his mercie his grandfather, being now past hope of recouerie of health. Wherefore they besought EEBO page image 416 besought him to haue their citie recommended vnto his good grace, and that it would please him to visit the same with his presence, sith they were readie in all sorts to honour and obeie him, and to spend both liues and goods in his cause, if needs required.