Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the mondaie next after the arreignement of the earle of Warwike, to wit, the foure and twentie of September, was the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie arreigned, and found guiltie of like treasons for which the other had beene condemned be|fore: but at the earnest instance and sute of the no|bles, they were pardoned of life, and banished, or (as Fabian saith) condemned to perpetuall prison. ¶The king desirous to see the force of the Londoners, cau|sed them (during the time of this parlement) to mu|ster before him on Blacke heath, where a man might haue seene a great number of able personages. And now after that the parlement had continued almost till Christmasse,The parlem [...] adiourned to Shrewsburie it was adiourned vntil the quin|den of S. Hilarie, then to begin againe at Shrewes|burie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king then came downe to Lichfield, and there held a roiall Christmasse, which being ended,The king kéepeth his Christmasse at Lichfield. he tooke his iournie towards Shrewesburie, where the parle|ment was appointed to begin in the quinden of saint Hilarie, as before yée haue heard. In which parle|ment there holden vpon prorogation, for the loue that the king bare to the gentlemen and commons of the shire of Chester, he caused it to be ordeined that from thencefoorth it should be called and knowne by the name of the principalitie of Chester: and herewith he intituled himselfe prince of Chester.Cheshire made a pri [...]cipalitie. He held also a roiall feast, kéeping open houshold for all honest commers, during the which feast, he created fiue dukes and a duchesse, a marquesse, and foure earles.K. Richard prince of Chester. The earle of Derbie was created duke of Hereford, the earle of Notingham that was also earle mar|shall duke of Norfolke,Creation of dukes and earles. the earle of Rutland duke of Aubemarle, the earle of Kent duke of Surrie, and the earle of Huntington duke of Excester; the ladie Margaret marshall countesse of Norfolke, was created duchesse of Norfolke; the earle of Summer|set marques Dorset, the lord Spenser earle of Glo|cester, the lord Neuill surnamed Daurabie earle of Westmerland, the lord William Scroope lord cham|berleine earle of Wiltshire, and the lord Thomas Persie lord steward of the kings house earle of Worcester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 And for the better maintenance of the estate of these noble men, whome he had thus aduanced to higher degrees of honour, he gaue vnto them a great part of those lands that belonged to the duke of Glo|cester, the earles of Warwike, and Arundell. And now he was in good hope, that he had rooted vp all plants of treason, and therefore cared lesse who might be his freend or his fo, than before he had doone, estée|ming himselfe higher in degrée than anie prince li|uing, and so presumed further than euer his grand|father did,K. Richard beareth saint Edward his armes. and tooke vpon him to beare the armes of saint Edward, ioining them vnto his owne armes. To conclude, what soeuer he then did, none durst speake a word contrarie therevnto. And yet such as were cheefe of his councell, were estéemed of the commons to be the woorst creatures that might be, EEBO page image 493 as the dukes of Aumarle, Norfolke and Excester, the earle of Wiltshire, sir Iohn Bushie, sir William Bagot, and sir Thomas Gréene: which thrée last re|membred were knights of the Bath, against whom the commons vndoubtedlie bare great and priuie hatred.