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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 For the king hearing of this businesse, sent foorth Thomas earle of Surreie (whome not long before he had deliuered out of the Tower,Thomas erle of Surrie sent with a power against the north rebels. and receiued to his speciall fauour) with a crue of men, to chastise those rebels of the north parts, who skirmished with a cer|teine companie of them, and them discomfited, and tooke aliue Iohn a Chamber, the first beginner of this rebellion. The king himselfe road after into Yorkeshire, of whose comming the sturdie rebels were so abashed and afraid, that they fled more and lesse: which afterward were apprehended, and puni|shed EEBO page image 770 according to their demerits. Yet the king of his clemencie pardoned the innocent people, and ex|ecuted the chiefe procurers.Iohn a Chã|ber hanged like an arch|traitor. For Iohn a Chamber was hanged at Yorke on a gibbet set vpon a square paire of gallowes like an archtraitor, and his com|plices and lowd disciples were hanged on the lower gallowes round about their maister, to the terrible example of other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Sir Iohn Egremond fi [...]eth into Flanders.But sir Iohn Egremond fled into Flanders to the ladie Margaret duchesse of Burgognie, that euer en|uied the prosperitie of king Henrie. After this the king returned to London, leauing the earle of Sur|reie to rule the north parts, and appointed sir Richard Tunstall, a man of great wit and policie, to gather the subsidie to him due of the people. This yeare the king borrowed of euerie alderman of London two hundred pounds,The king bo|roweth a gret summe of mo|nie of the chã|ber of Londõ. and of the Chamber nine thousand eightie two pounds seuenteene shillings foure pence; which he repaied againe to the vttermost, with great equitie and thankefulnes. [A vertue verie lau|dable in this good king, and so much the more note|worthie as it is rare; speciallie in mightie men and great estates of the world, that count what soeuer they can catch their owne, as though the pursses of the people were theirs to possesse at pleasure & vse at lust, without conscience or care of restitution. Which foule fault Ecclesiasticus noteth (affirming that all is lost that is lent them) in expresse words, saieng:

Reddere magnates nolunt, quae mutuasumunt,
G [...]. Ha. in Ec|cle, cap. 8. Mutua quae trades interijsse scias.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this season, the emperour Frederike made warre against the Flemings, namelie against Bru|ges and certeine townes of Flanders,A rebellion in Flanders. which had re|belled against his sonne Maximilian king of Ro|mans, their liege and souereigne lord; in so much that they of Bruges had not onelie slaine his officers but imprisoned him within their towne,Maximilian king of Ro|mans impri|soned at Bru|ges by the townesmen. till they had caused him to pardon all their offenses, and also to sweare neuer to remember, nor reuenge the same in time to come. But his father Frederike the empe|rour could not suffer such a reproch & dishonour doone to his sonne (whose fame & princelie estate as he ten|dered and had in gelosie; so was it his hart gréefe and immoderat vexation that he should be abused of o|pen contemners, in such villanous sort as tended highlie to the indignitie of his person, and the aggra|uating of their offense and punishment) to passe vn|reuenged, & therefore scourged the countrie of Flan|ders with sharpe and cruell warre.

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