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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same daie, there appeared some Scots on a hill,Scots flie at the peale of guns. but one William Blackenall that had the chéefe rule of the ordinance, caused such a peale to be shot off at them, that the Scots fled; or else the lord admerall, which was come to view the field, had béene in great danger; as was supposed. But now that the Scots were fled, and withdrawne, all the ordinance was brought in safetie to Eitill, and there remained for a time. After that the earle of Surrie had taken order in all things, and set the North parts in good quiet, he returned to the quéene with the dead bodie of the Scotish king cered. When the king was returned into England from his conquest made in France of the cities of Terwine and Tornaie, he forgat not the good seruice of those that had beene with the earle of Surrie at the battell at Bramxton:The kings thankfulnesse signified to his good ser|uitors in war. wherefore he wrote to them his louing letters, with such thanks and fauourable words, that euerie man thought him|selfe well rewarded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the daie of the Purification of our ladie, at Lambeth, the king created the earle of Surrie duke of Norffolke, with an augmentation of the armes of Scotland, and sir Charles Brandon vicount Lis|le he created duke of Suffolke, and the lord How|ard high admerall he created earle of Worcester: and after this, he also made sir Edward Stanleie (for his good seruice shewed at Bramxston field) lord Mounteagle: and in March following was maister Thomas Wolsie the kings almoner, consecrated bi|shop of Lincolne. This man was borne at Ipswich, and was a good philosopher,Wolsie de|scribed. verie eloquent and full of wit; but passinglie ambitious, as by his dooings it well appeared. In the time of king Henrie the sea|uenth EEBO page image 830 it was agréed betwixt the said king and Philip king of Castile (that Charles king Philips eldest son should marrie the ladie Marie, daughter to the said king Henrie, with a dower to hir appointed: but for want of sufficient assurance of the dower, the rest of couenants were made void, and yet had the king highlie prouided for the sending of hir ouer, now af|ter his comming from Tornaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare the citizens of London, finding them|selues gréeued with the inclosures of the common fields about Islington, Hoxton, Shorditch, and other places néere to the citie,Inclosures of the fields a|bout London, cast downe & ouerthrowne. whereby they could not be suffered to exercise their bowes, nor other pastimes in those fields, as before time they had bene accusto|med, assembled themselues on a morning, and went with spades and shouels vnto the same fields, and there (like diligent workemen) so bestirred them|selues, that within a short space, all the hedges about those towns were cast downe, and the ditches filled. The kings councell comming to the graie friers, to vnderstand what was meant by this dooing, were so answered by the maior and councell of the citie, that the matter was dissembled: and so when the worke|men had doone their worke, they came home in quiet maner, and the fields were neuer after hedged.

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