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Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie taking displeasure with the king of Romans, for that he kept not touch in aiding him a|gainst the French king, and partlie displeased with the Flemings, but speciallie with the ladie Marga|ret, for kéeping and setting forward Perkin War|becke,Flemish wares for|bidden. not onelie banished all Flemish wares and merchandizes out of his dominions, but also restrei|ned all English merchants from their repaire and traffike into anie of the lands and territories of the king of Romans, or of the archduke Philip, sonne to the same king of the Romans;The mart kept at Ca|lis. causing the mart to be kept at Calis, of all English merchandizes and commodities. Wherefore the said king and his sonne banished out of their lands and seigniories all Eng|lish clothes,English com|modities ba|nished out of Flanders. yarne, tin, lead, and other commodities of this realme. The restreint made by the king sore hin|dered the merchants aduenturers; for they had no oc|cupieng to beare their charges, and to support their credit withall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And that most greeued them, the Easterlings be|ing at libertie, brought to the realme such wares as they were woont, & so serued their customers through|out the realme. Wherevpon there insued a riot by the seruants of the mercers, haberdashers, & clothwor|kers in the citie of London, the tuesdaie before saint Edwards day. For they perceiuing what hinderance grew to their maisters, in that they were not able so well to kéepe them as before they had doone, assem|bled togither in purpose to reuenge their malice on the Esterlings,A riot made vpon the Ea|ster [...]ings. & so came to the Stilliard, & began to rifle & spoile such chambers & warehouses as they cold get into. So that the Easterlings had much adoo to withstand them, & kéepe them back out of their gates, which with helpe of carpenters, smiths, and other that came to them by water out of Southwarke, they sho|red & so fortified, that the multitude of the seruants and prentises, being assembled, could not preuaile.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length came the maior with a number of men, defensiblie weaponed, to remooue the force; at whose approch those riotous persons fled awaie like a flocke of shéepe. But diuerse of them were apprehended, and vpon inquirie made before the kings commissioners, aboue foure score seruants & apprentises were found to be conspired togither, and sworne not to reueale it; of whome some of the chiefe beginners were com|mitted to the Tower, and there long continued. But in conclusion, bicause none of their maisters, nor a|nie one housholder was found culpable, the king of his clemencie pardoned their offense, and restored them to libertie. [For he thought it no credit to his crowne to take vengeance of such sillie soules by se|ueritie of death, whom in clemencie pardoning he might restore to a reformed life.]

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