Compare 1577 edition: 1 The twelfe of Aprill began a parlement,Sir Iohn Shelton, sir Nicholas Hare, sir Humfreie Browne fraudulent lawiers pu|nished. and sir Nicholas Hare was restored to the office of speaker, who togither with sir Humfreie Browne knight, and William Connesbie esquier, the three and twentith of Februarie last past, had bincalled before the lords into the Starchamber, for being of counsell with sir Iohn Shelton knight, in making a fraudulent will of his lands, to the hinderance of the kings preroga|tiue, and contrarie to the statute of Anno 27, for the which offense they were all at that time dismissed of their offices and seruices to the king, and the two knights were immediatlie sent to the tower, and three daies after Connesbie was committed thither also. They remained there in ward about ten daies, and were then deliuered. Sir Humfreie Browne was the kings sargeant at law, sir Nicholas Hare was one of the kings councellors, and speaker of the parlement, who being then depriued, was now a|gaine thereto restored. William Connesbie was attorneie of the dutchie of Lancaster. In this parle|ment, were freelie granted without contradictions, foure fiftéenes and a subsidie of two shillings of lands, and twelue pence of goods, toward the kings great charges of making B [...]lworkes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The eighteenth of Aprill at Westminster was Thomas lord Cromwell created earle of Essex,Aduanc [...]ment of Thomas Cromwell. and ordeined great chamberleine of England, which of|fice the earles of Oxford were woont euer to enioie; also Gregorie his sonne was made lord Cromwell. The foure and twentith of Aprill, Thomas lord Audleie, & chancellor of England, with sir Anthonie Browne, maister of the kings horsses, were made knights of the night honourable order of the garter. On Maie daie, was a great triumph of iusting at Westminster, which iusts had beene proclaimed in France, Flanders, Scotland, and Spaine, for all commers that would, against the challengers of England; which were, sir Iohn Dudleie, sir Thomas Seimer, sir Thomas Poinings, sir George Carew knights, Anthonie Kingston, and Richard Crom|well esquiers, which said challengers came into the lists that daie richlie apparelled, and their horsses trapped all in white veluet, with certeine knights and gentlemen riding afore them, apparelled all in white EEBO page image 951 veluet, and white sarsenet, and all their seruants in white dublets, and hozen cut after the Burgonion fashion: and there came to iust against them the said daie, of defendants fortie six, the earle of Surrie be|ing the formost, lord William Howard, lord Clin|ton, and lord Cromwell, sonne and heire to Thomas Cromwell earle of Essex, and chamberleine of Eng|land, with other, which were richlie apparelled.

And that day, sir Iohn Dudleie was ouerthrowne in the field,Sir Iohn Dudleie o|uerthrowne. by mischance of his horsse, by one master Breme defendant, neuerthelesse he brake diuerse speares valiantlie after that. And after the said iusts were doone, the said challengers rode to Durham place, where they kept open houshold, and feasted the king and quéene, with hir ladies, and all the court. The second of Maie, Anthonie Kingston & Richard Cromwell were made knights at the said place. The third of Maie, [...]rnieng. the said challengers did tournie on horssebacke with swords, & against them came nine and twentie defendants; sir Iohn Dudleie, and the earle of Surrie running first, who in the first course lost both their gantlets: and that daie, sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew master Palmer in the field off his horsse, to the great honor of the challengers. On the fift of Maie,B [...]rri [...]rs. the said challengers fought on foot at the barriers, and against them came thirtie de|fendants, which fought valiantlie: but sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew that daie at the barriers ma|ster Culpeper in the field.