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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Then the Scots and Frenchmen remooued their ordinance ouer the water in all hast, and by that time that they were got ouer, the earle of Surrie was come with fiue thousand horssemen, and all his great armie followed. He was sorie that his enimies were gone, and much praised sir William Lisle for his va|liancie. The earle would gladlie haue followed his enimies into their owne borders, but his commission was onelie to defend the realme, and not to inuade Scotland; and therefore he staid, not onelie vnto the great displeasure of himselfe, but also of manie a lu|stie gentleman, that would gladlie haue séene fur|ther proofe of the Scotish mens manhood. Shortlie after, the quéene of Scots, moother to the king, sent to hir brother the king of England, for an abstinence of warre, vntill further communication might be had about the conclusion of some good agréement be|twixt the two realmes of England and Scotland, which request to hir was granted; and so the Eng|lish armie brake vp, and the earle of Surrie retur|ned to the court.

Edw. Hall in H. 8. fol. Cxvj. A present sent by the empe|rour to the king.¶In this season the emperour Charles sent to the king of England two mules trapped in crimsin vel|uet curiouslie embrodered, all the buckles, stirrops and all such other garnishings were siluer and gilt of maruellous cunning worke. He sent also eleuen ge|nets full goodlie to behold trapped with russet veluet richlie wrought, and foure speares, and two iauelins of strange timber & worke richlie garnished, and fiue br [...]ce of greihounds: and to the queene he sent two mules with rich trappers, and high chaires after the Spanish fashion. All these presents were thankeful|lie receiued both of the king and quéene.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest the earle of Surrie was in the marches of Scotland, and the duke of Suffolke in France (as before ye haue heard) the cardinall sent out commis|sions in the moneth of October, that euerie man be|ing worth fortie pounds, should paie the whole subsi|die before granted, out of hand, not tarrieng till the daies of paiment limited.An anticipa|tion. This was called an antici|pation, that is to meane, a thing taken before the time appointed, and was a new tearme not knowne before those daies: but they paied swéetelie for their learning. ¶ In December were taken certeine traitors in Couentrie, one called Francis Philip, schoolemaister to the kings henchmen, and one Chri|stopher Pickering clearke of the larder, and one An|thonie Mainuile gentleman, which by the persuasion of the said Francis Philip, intended to haue taken the kings treasure of his subsidie, as the collectors of the same came towards London, and then to haue raised men and taken the castell of Kilingworth and to haue arreared warre against the king. The said Francis, Christopher, and Anthonie, were hanged, drawne, and quartered at Tiborne the eleuenth of Februarie, and the other were sent to Couentrie, and there executed.

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