Compare 1577 edition: 1 One of the letters was directed to sir Bertram de Cleaquin, an other to the lord de la Riuer the cham|berlaine of France, an other to the lord Clisson, and an other to the patrone of the gallies, and to the cap|teine of the armie of Frenchmen and Spaniards, which at the same time wasting alongst the coasts, did much hurt in diuerse places of the land. Foorthwith the said Philpot and others were sent in post from the king to the duke of Lancaster, that for somuch as the said sir Rafe Ferrers was then in the north parts with him, intreating with the Scots, he should ar|rest him and put him in safe kéeping, which comman|dement the duke did accomplish, and committed him to be safelie kept in the castell of Duresme, but short|lie after in the next parlement he was set at libertie, foure barons being bound for his foorth comming, till time that he might more euidentlie declare his innocencie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of S. Martine, was a parlement holden at Northampton to the more trouble of them that came to it,A parlement at Northamp|ton. bicause in that season of the yeare they were constreined to come where there was no store of fewell to make them fiers: and beside that, lodgings were verie streict for so great a multitude. But the cause that mooued the councell to appoint this parlement there, was to the end that they might the more fréelie procéed to the triall of Iohn Kirkbie a citizen of London,Iohn Kirkbie executed for murthering a merchant stranger. that had murthered the Geno|w [...]is (as before ye haue hard) which Kirkbie was con|demned at this parlement, and drawne and hanged in the sight of the Londoners that were come thi|ther, which execution if it should haue beene doone at London, the lords doubted least some tumult might haue béene raised by the citizens, who were reckoned in those daies verie rash and presumptuous in their dooings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to the effect of this parlement. There was a new and strange subsidie or taske granted to be le|uied for the kings vse,A gréeuous subsidie. and towards the charges of this armie that went ouer into France with the earle of Buckingham; to wit, of euerie préest secular or regular six shillings eight pence, and as much of euerie nunne, and of euerie man & woman married or not married being 16 yeares of age (beggers cer|tenlie knowne onlie excepted) foure pence for euerie one.Twelue [...] as some [...] Great grudging & manie a bitter cursse follow|ed about the leuieng of this monie, & much mischéefe rose thereof, as after it appeared. ¶ In this fourth yeare of king Richards reigne, immediatlie after Christmasse, Thom. Wal [...] Thomas Brantingham bishop of Exe|ter and lord treasuror, was discharged of his office of treasurorship, and sir Robert Hales lord of S. Iohns was aduanced in his place, a right noble and manlie knight, but not beloued of the commons.