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.

Anno Reg. 6. Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 902.George Monox for this yeare Maior of London, of his godlie disposition reedified the decaied stéeple of the parish church of Walthamstow, in the countie of Essex, adding therevnto a side Ile, with a chappell, where he lieth buried. And on the northside of the churchyard there, he founded a faire large almes|house for an almose priest or schoolemaister, and thir|téene poore almes folke, eight men, and fiue women, appointing to the said almes priest or schoolmaister for his yearelie wages, six pounds thirtéene shillings foure pence; and to euerie one of the said almes folke seuen pence a weeke, and fiue pounds to be bestowed yearelie amongst them in coles. And ordeined that the said almes priest should on sundaies and festiuall daies, be helping and assistant to the vicar or curat there in celebration of diuine seruice, & on the wéeke daies fréelie to applie and teach yoong children of the said parish,Freé schoole at Waltham|stow. to the number of thirtie, in a schoolehouse by him there builded for that purpose. Moreouer, hée gaue to the parish clearke there for the time being, a yearlie stipend of twentie six shillings eight pence, for euer, and a chamber by the said almes house, to the intent he should helpe the said schoolemaister to teach the said children. And hath giuen faire lands and tenements in the citie of London, for the perpe|tuall maintenance of the premisses to Gods glorie for euer. He also for the great commoditie of trauel|lers on foot, made a continuall causie of timber ouer the marshes from Walthamstow to Locke bridge towards London.