Compare 1577 edition: 1 The nineteenth of October, the parlement that had beene broken vp, by reason of the emperours comming, began againe at Westminster, and there the king made to them a short and pithie oration, declaring the iniuries latelie doone and committed by the French nation, shewing also the iust and lawfull occasion of his warres: signifieng furthermore the great discord and ciuill dissention which reigned amongst the nobilitie of France, rehearsing manie things, for the which it were necessarie to follow the warres now in hand against them, and that without delaie. He therefore desired them to prouide for monie and treasure, that nothing should be wanting when need required: his request herein was granted, for euerie man was willing and glad to further that voiage, for that the cleargie granted two dismes, and the laitie a whole fifteenth. In this parlement also Iohn duke of Bedford was made gouernour or regent of the realme, to hold and enioie the office so long as the king was occupied in the French wars. Moreouer, in this parlement, the king gaue to the duke of Excester a thousand pounds by yeare, to be paid out of his owne cofers; besides fortie pounds yearelie, which he was to receiue of the towne of Excester, of the kings reuenues there, and had the same grant confirmed by authoritie of the parlement, insomuch that some write, that in this parlement he was made duke of Excester, and not before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king kept his Christmasse at Killingworth, and the morrow after Christmasse daie were certeine writings cast abroad, in great mens houses, and almost in euerie inne within the townes of S.Albones, Northampton, and Reading, conteining sharpe reproofes against all estates of the church, and it could not be knowne from whence those writings came, nor who was the author of them. The king verie earnestlie procured all things to be made readie for the warre, meaning to passe the next summer ouer into France, to recouer his right by force, which by no other meane he saw how to obteine. In this meane while had the Frenchmen hired a great number of of Genowaies and Italians, with certeine carickes and gallies well appointed, the which being ioined with the French fleet, laie at the mouth of the riuer of Seine, and vp within the same riuer, both to stop all succour by sea that should come to them within Harflue, and also to wast abroad, and doo what damage they could vnto the English, as occasion serued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king therefore yer he passed ouer himselfe, sent the erle of Huntingdon to search and scowre the seas. This lustie earle, called Iohn Holland (sonne to the earle of Huntingdon, otherside called duke of Excester, beheaded at Circester, in the time of king Henrie the fourth, and cousine to the king) with a great nauie of ships searched the sea, from the one coast to the other, and in conclusion incountred with nine of those great carickes of Genes (the which the lord Iacques the bastard of Burbon had reteined to serue the French king) and set on them sharplie. The conflict was great, and the fight long (continuing the more part of a summers daie) but in conclusion, the Frenchmen and Italians were ouercome and fled. Three of the greatest caricks with their patrons, and monsieur Iacques de Burbon their admerall were taken, with as much monie as should haue paid the soldiers of the whole fleet for halfe a yeare, and three other caricks were bowged.