Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. Although this king now comming to the crowne, was but yoong (as before is said) yet hauing béene in his first yeares trained vp in learning, did for respect of his owne suertie and good gouernement of his people, prudentlie (by the aduise of his grandmoother the countesse of Richmond and Derbie) elect & choose foorth of the most wise and graue personages to be of his priuie councell, namelie such as he knew to be of his fathers right déere and familiar fréends, whose names were as followeth.Councellors to king Hen|rie the eight. William Warham arch|bishop of Canturburie and chancellor of England, Richard Fox bishop of Winchester, Thomas Ho|ward earle of Surrie, and treasuror of England, George Talbot earle of Shrewesburie, and lord ste|ward of the kings houshold, Charles Summerset lord chamberleine, sir Thomas Louell, sir Hen|rie W [...]at, doctor Thomas Ruthall, and sir Edward Poinings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These graue and wise councellors, fearing least such abundance of riches and welth as the king was now possessed of, might mooue his yoong yeares vn|to riotous forgetting of himselfe (for vnto no king at anie time before, was left greater or the like ri|ches,King Henries [...]hes. as well in readie coine, as in iewels and other mooueables, as was left to him by his father) they therefore his said councellors trauelled in such pru|dent sort with him, [...]is councel|l [...]s good [...]. that they got him to be present with them when they sat in councell; so to acquaint him with matters perteining to the politike gouern|ment of the realme, that by little and little he might applie himselfe to take vpon him the rule and admi|nistration of publike affaires, with the which at the first he could not well indure to be much troubled, be|ing rather inclined to follow such pleasant pastimes as his youthfull yoong yeares did more delite in, and therefore could be verie well contented, that other graue personages should take paines therein.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The same daie also that the king came to the Tower, the lord Henrie Stafford brother to the duke of Buckingham was arrested, and committed to the Tower: and the same daie also doctor Ruthall was named bishop of Durham. The fiue and twen|tith daie of Aprill was proclamed, that the kings grace ratified all the pardons granted by his father, and also pardoned all such persons as were then in sute for anie offense whatsoeuer it was; treason, mur|ther, and fellonie onelie excepted. And now,A proclama|tion. whereas the performance of the deceassed kings will was thought right expedient with all spéed to be perfor|med, a proclamation was also set foorth and publi|shed thorough the realme, that if anie man could prooue himselfe to be hurt, and depriued of his goods wrongfullie by the commissioners of the forfeitures; he should come and present his pla [...]nt to the king, be|ing readie to satisfie euerie one of all iniuries su|steined.