Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were readie within the realme at that sea|son, in one part and other 100000 archers, and ten thousand men of armes, besides those that were gone into Spaine with the duke of Lancaster. All this preparation lasted for the more part of the sum|mer, euen till the beginning of winter: and still the French king that was come downe into Flanders, staied for the comming of his vncle the duke of Ber|rie: who at length in the moneth of Nouember came to Sluis, hauing protracted time, of purpose, that he might by the excuse of winter, cause this ior|nie to be put off till another season. Wherin he shew|ed more wit than all the councellors which the French king had about him: for if he had not politikelie shif|ted off the matter, the king had landed here in Eng|land, to the great danger of his person and losse of his people. And yet if we shall beléeue writers that liued in those daies, by reason of the brute that was spred through the realme, of that huge preparation which the French king made to inuade this land, no small feare entered into the harts of manie, namelie of the Londoners,The Londo|ners speciallie afraid of the Frẽch forces. who (as if the enimies had beene alredie landed) bestirred them, in making what prouision they might for their defense, though it séemed by their manner of dooings, they stood in doubt least the whole realme had not béene able to make sufficient resis|tance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In déed diuerse were the more afraid,Dissention a|mong the no|blemen. for that they perceiued how the barons and great lords agreed not in manie points among themselues, and so being not of one mind, the wiser sort doubted least through their disagréeing in that troublesome time, some danger might grow to the state of the whole realme. Notwithstanding, Froissard. no small number of others wished nothing more, than that the French king in going forward with his purpose, might haue come ouer, not doubting but that he should haue found such a wel|come, as would haue beene little to his ease. Tho. Walsin. A parlement at London. About the feast of saint Michaell, a parlement was called and holden at London, and withall great numbers of men of armes & archers were appointed to come and lie about London, that they might be readie to march foorthwith against the enimies whensoeuer it chanced them to land. Thus all the townes and vil|lages twentie miles in compasse round about Lon|don, were full of men of armes and archers, lieng as it had beene in campe; and wanting both vittels and monie, they were driuen to spoile and to take by vio|lence what they might get. At length, after they had lame thus to small purpose a long season, they were licenced to depart home, with commandement to be readie to returne againe vpon the first summons. Manie of them were constreined through necessitie, to sell their horsses, and armour, and some to spoile and to rob as they went homewards, not sparing what they might laie their hands vpon. Although the men of warre were dismissed home, the parlement yet continued, and the lords still remained at Lon|don, hearkening still for the French kings com|ming.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lord Robert Uéer earle of Oxenford,Robert Uéer marquess [...] of Dubline cre|ated duke of Ireland. whome the king in the last parlement had made marquesse of Dubline, was now in this parlement created duke of Ireland: the other lords sore enuieng so high preferment in a man that so little deserued, as they tooke it. For by reason of the kings great affection EEBO page image 452 which he bare not onelie to this noble man, but also to the lord Michaell de la Poole, whom he had latelie created earle of Suffolke, and after aduanced him to the office of lord chancellor (as before ye haue heard) not onelie the lords, but also the commons sore grud|ged at such their high preferrement, in somuch that in this present parlement, the knights & burgesses in the lower house, exhibited a bill against the lord chan|cellor, of diuerse crimes which they laid to his charge, and so vsed the matter, with the helpe of the lords, that in the end in some respect they had their willes against him, contrarie to the kings mind, as after may appeare.