¶In this yéere it chanced that two merchant stran|gers fell in loue with a harlot, Ab. Fl. ex Edw. Hall 224 Woolfes wife a notable harlot. which was called Woolfes wife, and this harlot had often hanted the strangers chambers. And so on a time the said harlot appointed these strangers to come to Westminster, and she had prepared for them a bote, in the which bote was but one man to row which was a strong theefe, and in the end of the bote laie Woolfe hir husband, couered with a leather that botemen vse to couer their cushins with, and so these strangers sat them down mistrusting nothing. Now when this boteman had brought them as farre as a place called the tur|ning tree, suddenlie stepped vp the said Woolfe,The end of vnlawful loue and lust. and with his dagger thrust the one of them through: the other cried out to safe his life, and offred great sums of monie to the boteman and him to saue his life. But no proffers would be heard, nor mercie would they extend, but as cruell murtherers without pitie slue the other also, and bound them face to face, and so threw them into the Thames in the foresaid place, where they were long after before they were [...]ound. But immediatlie the harlot Woolfes wife went to the strangers chambers,The reward of murther committed through co|uetousnesse. & tooke from thence so much as she could come by. And at the last she and hir hus|band (as they deserued) were apprehended, arreigned, and hanged at the aforesaid turning trée.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the ninth of Iulie was the lord Dacres of the north arreigned at Westminster of high trea|son, Anno Reg. 26. The lord Da|cres of the north ar|reigned. where the duke of Norffolke sate as iudge and high steward of England. The said lord Dacres be|ing brought to the barre, with the axe of the Tower before him, after his indictment read, so improoued the same, answering euerie part and matter therein conteined, and so plainlie and directlie confuted his accusers, which were there readie to auouch their ac|cusations, that to their great shames, and his high honor, he was found that day by his péeres not guil|tie, whereof the commons not a little reioised, as by their shout and crie made at those words, not guiltie, they fréelie testified.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 The two and twentith of Iulie was Iohn Frith burned in Smithfield,Iohn Frith burned. for the opinion of the sacra|ment: and with him the same time, and at the same stake, suffered also one Andrew Hewet, a yoong man, EEBO page image 938 by his occupation a tailor. The eleuenth of August were all the places of the obseruant friers suppressed, Iohn Stow. Frieries suppressed. as Gréenwich, Canturburie, Richmont, Newarke, and Newcastell, and in their places were set Augu|stine friers, and the obseruant friers were placed in the roomes of the graie friers. ¶ The one and twen|tith of September, doctor Tailor master of the rolles, was discharged of that office, and Thomas Cromwell sworne in his place the nintéenth of Oc|tober. Moreouer the third of Nouember, the parle|ment began againe,The parlemẽt againe be|ginneth. in the which was concluded the act of supremacie, which authorised the kings highnes to be supreme head of the church of England, and the authoritie of the pope abolished out of the realme. ¶In the same parlement also was giuen to the king, the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions. This yeare came the great admerall of France into England,The admerall of France cõ|meth in am|bassage into England. ambassadour from the French king, and was honorablie receiued.