Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was reported in France, that a mightie ar|mie was come ouer foorth of England with great ordinance: which brute caused the French king to send to the frontiers of Picardie the duke of Uan|dosme, and other capteins with all spéed to defend the same. The king of England hearing thereof, sent the earles of Surrie, and Southampton, and the lord Russell,The earles of Surrie and Southamton sent to Calis. high admerall into the marches of Calis, to set order there, and after them he likewise sent two hundred light horssemen of the borders of Scotland, whom the Frenchmen called Stradiots. The lords hauing set order in things, shortlie returned. A boie, oneRichard Mekins, not past fiftéene yeares of age, was burnt in Smithfield,Richard Me|kins burnt. Sée Iohn Fox in the Acts & Monuments. for speaking against the sacrament, and contrarie to the statute of the six ar|ticles. The bishop of London was thought in great fault, for procuring that terrible execution, seeing the yoong fellow was but an ignorant foole without learning, and gladlie recanted that wherewith he was charged.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the latter end of this yeare, doctor Sam|son bishop of Chichester, and doctor Wilson, which had béene committed to the tower (as before ye haue heard) were now pardoned of the king, and set a|gaine at libertie. In the beginning of this yeare, fiue priests in Yorkeshire began a new rebellion, with the assent of one Leigh, Anno Reg. 33. A new rebel|lion practised in Yorkshire. a gentleman, and nine temporall men, all which persons were apprehended, and in diuers places put to execution. The said Leigh and two other, the one named Taterfall a clothier, & the other Thornton a yeoman, on the seuentéenth of Maie, were drawne through London to Tiburne, and there executed. And sir Iohn Neuill knight, and ten other persons,

Sir Iohn Neuill exe|cuted.

The countesse of Salisburie beheaded. Execution of two of the gard.

¶ On the tenth of Iune, Abr. Fl. ex I.S pag. 1020. Sir Edmund Kneuet ar|reigned for striking in the court. sir Edmund Kneuet knight, of Norffolke, was arreigned before the kings iustices (sitting in the great hall at Gréene|wich) maister Gage, comptrollor of the kings house|hold, maister Southwell, sir Anthonie Browne, sir Anthonie Winke [...]ield, maister Wrisleie, and Ed|mund Peckham, cofferer of the kings houshold, for striking of one maister Clers of Norffolke, seruant with the earle of Surrie, within the kings house in the tenis court. There was first chosen to go vpon the said Edmund, a quest of gentlemen,The order of euerie officer about that execution. and a quest of yeomen, to inquire of the said stripe, by the which in|quests he was found giltie, and had iudgement to lose his right hand. Wherevpon was called to doo the execution, first the sergeant surgion with his in|struments apperteining to his office: the sergeant of the woodyard with the mallet, and a blocke where|vpon the hand should lie: the maister cooke for the king, with the knife: the sergeant of the larder, to set the knife right on the ioint: the sergeant ferrer, with the searing irons to seare the veines: the sergeant of the poultrie, with a cocke, which cocke should haue his head smitten off vpon the same blocke, and with the same knife: the yeoman of the chandrie, with seare cloths: the yeoman of the skullerie, with a pan of fire to heate the irons, a chafer of water to coole the ends of the irons, and two formes for all officers to set their stuffe on: the sergeant of the cellar, with wine, ale, and béere: the yeoman of the yewrie in the sergeants stead, who was absent, with bason, ewre, and towels.