In euerie place of the countrie were brought foorth manie monsters of men and other creatures, with manie other things against the order of nature con|curring all at one time, but in diuerse places: by means wherof the people were caried into incredible feares, being alreadie amazed with the brute of the French powers & furie of that nation, with which ac|cording to the testimonie of histories they had afore|time run ouer all Italie, sacked and made desolate with fire and sword the citie of Rome, and subdued in Asia manie prouinces; and generallie no part of the world which had not felt the vertue of their armes. But albeit these iudgements are oftentimes fallible, and rather coniectures vncerteine, than ef|fects happening: yet the accidents that drew on, brought to them, in the spirits of fraile men, an abso|lute faith, credit, & religion. So that there is in fore|she was matter of moment worthie to be obserued, howsoeuer the world [...] asléep in the lap of securi|t [...]e [...]s touched with no feare of change. But alas the Heathen could see the contrarie, and therefore said:

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to returne to our owne storie. Shortlie after the departing of king Philip, the king of England began to suspect sir George Neuill lord of Abergauenie, and sir Thomas Greene of Greenes Norton as partakes in the beginning of the conspiracie with the earle of Suffolke; and so vpon that suspicion they EEBO page image 794 they were commanded to the Tower. But shortlie after, when they had béene tried and purged of that suspicion, he commanded them both to be set at liber|tie. But sir Thomas Gréene fell sicke before, and re|mained in the Tower, in hope to be restored to his health as well as to his libertie, but by death he was preuented. [And here bicause it is good to see the consent of histories in the report of accidents, it shall not be amisse to repeat the entier relation of a late writer stranger touching this casualtie which befell to king Philip, in such sort to be cast vpon the Eng|lish coasts; as also the promise of the said king to de|liuer the duke of Suffolke into the hands of king Henrie, with the cause (as it is supposed) why the king desired to haue him within his owne reach.