Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ambassadors from the French king.In October, there came ambassadours from the French king into England, the lord Annas de Mont|merancie, great maister of the said French kings house, the bishop of Baion chéefe president of Rone, and monsieur de Humiers accompanied with sixtie gentlemen well appointed. These ambassadours were receiued with all honour that might be deui|sed. On Alhallowes daie the king comming to the cathedrall church of saint Paule, where the cardinall sang masse, sware before the high altar in the pre|sence of the French ambassadours to kéepe and per|forme the league.The king of England re|ceiueth the or|der of saint Michae [...]l. On sundaie the tenth of Nouem|ber, the king being elected knight of the order of S. Michaell, receiued at Gréenewich the said order by the hands of the great maister of France, and mon|sieur Humiers that were companions of the same order: in like case as the French king the same daie at Paris receiued the order of the garter by the hands of the lord Lisle, doctor Tailor maister of the rolles, sir Nicholas Carew knight maister of the kings horsses, sir Anthonie Browne knight, and sir Thomas Wriothesleie knight,The French king recei|ueth the order of the garter. otherwise called Gar|tier king of armes, the which were sent thither with the whole habit, collar, and other habillements of the order as apperteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that the French ambassadors had béene highlie feasted, banketed, and interteined, with all honor and pastime conuenient, the great maister and all his companie tooke leaue of the king, and with great rewards returned into France, leauing the bishop of Baion behind them, who abode ambas|sador legier in England.Bilneie and other abiured. In this moneth of Nouem|ber, Arthur Bilneie, Geffreie Lome, and one Gar|ret that spake against the popes authoritie, were ab|iured by the cardinall. ¶By reason of the great wet that fell in the sowing time of the corne, and in the beginning of the last yeare, now in the beginning of this, corne so failed, that in the citie of London for a while bread was scant, by reason that commissioners appointed to sée order taken in shires about, ordeined that none should be conueied out of one shire into an other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which order had like to haue bred disorder, for that euerie countrie and place was not prouided a|like, and namelie London,Dearth of corne in Lon|don and else|where. that maketh hir prouision out of other places, felt great inconuenience hereby, till the merchants of the Stiliard, and others out of the Dutch countries, brought such plentie, that it was better cheape in London than in anie other part of England, for the king also reléeued the citizens in time of their néed with a thousand quarters by waie of lone of his owne prouision. The scarsitie at the first was more than the dearth. For in the beginning of their want, wheat was onelie at fifteene shillings a quarter, & from thence it rose to twentie shillings, and after to six and twentie shillings eight pence the quarter, till remedie by outward prouision was pro|cured and had. In this meane while the lord Lautrech with his armie was entred into Italie, where how he sped, and what came of that expedition, yee shall find in the histories of France and Italie, and there|fore in this place I passe it ouer. Sir Francis Poins knight, in the end of December, returned out of Spaine into England, leauing Clarenceaux behind him to bring further answer.