Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 In this yeare Thomas earle of Lancaster, for the opinion which had béene conceiued of him, by reason of miracles and other respects,The earle of Lancaster ca|nonized for [...] saint. was canonized for a saint. The mondaie next after the feast of saint Hi|larie, a parlement was begun at Westminster, in which there was a bill exhibited by the commons, that the lords and great men of the realme should not giue to their men badges to weare as their cog|nizances; by reason that through the abuse thereof,A bill against wearing of badges. manie great oppressions, imbraseries, vnlawfull maintenances, and wrongs were practised, to the hin|derance of all good orders, lawes, and iustice. The lords would not consent altogither to laie downe their badges;No reteine [...] to weare badges. but yet they agreed that none should weare any such cognizance except their seruants of houshold, and such as were in ordinarie wages by the yeare. ¶ In the same parlement, certeine persons that had gone about some new rebellion in Kent, be|ing apprehended, were condemned, and so were drawne and hanged. ¶ There was also an act made against such as should passe the seas, to purchase pro|uisions (as they termed them) in any church or chur|ches. And if any from thencefoorth attempted so to doo, he should be reputed and taken as a rebell.An act aga [...] mediators is wilfull mur|derers. Also there was an act prouided against those that com|mitted any wilfull murder, that none should presume EEBO page image 473 to sue for their pardon. A duke or an archbishop that so sued, should forfeit to the king an hundred pounds. Likewise an earle or a bishop, an hundred marks, &c.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moreouer, in this parlement it was granted, that the king should haue of euerie sacke of wooll fortie shillings, of the which ten shillings should be applied presentlie to the kings vses, and thirtie shillings resi|due of the fourtie shillings should remaine in the hands of the treasurors, towards the bearing forth of the charges of wars when any chanced. ¶ Also there was a subsidie granted of six pence in the pound, foure pence to the vse last mentioned, and two pence to be imploied at the kings pleasure. In the same parlement, Iohn duke of Lancaster was created duke of Aquitaine,The duke of Lancaster made duke of Aquitaine. receiuing at the kings hand the rod and cap, as inuestures of that dignitie. Also the duke of Yorke his sonne and heire was created earle of Rutland.Great tem|pest. In the fift of March a sore and terrible wind rose, with the violence whereof, much hurt was doone, houses ouerthrowne, cattell destroied, and trees ouerturned. After this insued great mortalitie by pestilence,Great plague. so that much youth died euerie where, in ci|ties and townes, in passing great numbers. Here|with followed a great dearth of corne, so that a bushell of wheat in some places was sold at thirtéene pence,Great dearth. which was thought to be at a great price.

Ab. Fl. out of Henrie Knigh|ton canon of Leicester abbeie.

A roiall hun|ting.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this thirtéenth yeare of king Richards reigne, the christians tooke in hand a iournie against the Sa|racens of Barbarie,A iournie a|gainst the Saracens. through sute of the Genowais, so that there went a great number of lords, knights, and gentlemen of France and England, the duke of Burbon being their generall. Out of England there went one Iohn de Beaufort bastard son to the duke of Lancaster (as Froissard hath noted) also sir Iohn Russell, sir Iohn Butler and others. They set forward in the latter end of this thirtéenth yeare, and came to Genoa, where they remained not long, but that the gallies and other vessels of the Genowais were rea|die to passe them ouer into Barbarie. And so about Midsummer in the beginning of the fourteenth yeare of this kings reigne, Anno Reg. 14. the whole armie being imbar|ked,The English archers good seruice. sailed foorth to the coasts of Barbarie, where neare to the citie of Affrike they landed, at which in|stant the English archers (as some write) stood all the companie in good stead, with their long bowes, bea|ting backe the enimies from the shore, which came downe to resist their landing.