Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thomas Dando, a Carmelit frier of Marle|burgh, he wrote the life of Alphred king of west Sa|xons; William Graie, borne of the noble house of the Graies of Codnor, he went to atteine to some excellencie of learning in Italie, where he heard that noble clearke Guarinus Ueronensis read in Ferrara, he was preferred to the bishoprike of E|lie, in the yéere 1454, by pope Nicholas the fift, when Thomas Bourchier was translated from thense to Canturburie; Iohn Kempe, archbishop of Yorke, and after remooued from thense to Canturburie (as before ye haue heard) he was made cardinall of S. Albin, by pope Eugenie the fourth; Adam Molins (as Bale calleth him) kéeper of the kings priuie seale, excellentlie learned, in time of the ciuill warre be|twixt king Henrie, and the duke of Yorke, in which he lost his head.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thomas Chillenden, a doctor both of the law ciuill and canon, became at length a moonke in Cantur|burie; Robert Bale, surnamed the elder, excellent|lie learned in the lawes of the realme, recorder of London, gathered as it were a chronicle of the cu|stomes, lawes, foundations, changes, restoring ma|gistrats, offices, orders, and publike assemblies of the citie of London, with other matters, touching the perfect description of the same citie; he wrote o|ther works also touching the state of the same citie, and the acts of king Edward the third; he departed this life in the yeare of our Lord 1461, euen about the beginning of the reigne of king Edward the fourth, vnto whome we will now againe returne.

Edward the fourth earle of March, sonne and heire to Richard duke of Yorke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _AFter that this prince Anno Reg. 1.Edward earle of March had taken vpon him the gouernement of this realme of England (as before ye haue heard) the morow next insuing, be|ing the fourth of March, he rode to the church of saint Paule,The earle of March ta|keth vpon him as king. and there of|fered: and after Te Deum soong, with great solemnitie he was conueied to Westminster, and there set in the hall with the scepter roiall in his hand, whereto people in great numbers assembled.His title de|clared. His claime to the crowne was declared to be by two maner of waies, the first, as sonne and heire to duke Richard his father, right inheritor to the same; the second, by authoritie of parlement, and forfeiture committed by king Henrie. Wherevpon it was againe deman|ded of the commons, if they would admit and take the said erle as their prince and souereigne lord, which all with one voice cried; Yea, yea.