Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whervpon sir Edw. Montacute lord chiefe iustice,Sir Edward Montacute lord chiefe iustice. verie grauelie told his opinion, cõfirming by diuers reasons all that the king had said, which was assen|ted vnto by all the residue, none speaking to the con|trarie. The act in déed passed not the higher house, for the lords had not time to consider of it, by reason of the dissolution of the parlement, the feast of Easter then approching. Bicause this case hath beene diuer|slie reported, and is commonlie alleged as a presi|dent for the priuilege of the parlement; I haue ende|uored my selfe to learne the truth thereof, and so set EEBO page image 957 it forth with the whole circumstance at large accor|ding to their instructions, who ought best both to know and remember it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare in Maie the king tooke a lone of mo|nie of all such as were valued at fiftie pounds and vpward in the subsidie bookes. Anno Reg. 34. The lord priuie seale, the bishop of Winchester,A lone. sir Iohn Baker, and sir Thomas Wriothesleie were commissioners about this lone in London, where they so handled the mat|ter, that of some head citizens they obteined a thou|sand markes in prest to the kings vse. They that laid forth anie summe in this wise, had priuie scales for the repaiment thereof within two yeares next insu|ing.Submission of the Irish nobilitie. Diuerse of the Irish nobilitie came this yeere into England, and made their submission to the king as in the Irish chronicle it is more particularlie tou|ched. Also wars fell out betwixt England and Scot|land, the causes whereof (as appeereth by a declarati|on set forth by the king of England at this present) in effect were these. First there were diuerse of the English rebels,The caus [...]s of the wars be|twixt Eng|land & Scot|land. such as had moued the commotion in the north and Lincolneshire, that fled into Scot|land, and were there mainteined: and although re|quest had béene made that they might be deliuered, yet it would not be granted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, where the king of Scots had promised to repaire vnto Yorke the last yeare, and there to méet his vncle the king of England, wherevpon the king of England to his great charges had made pre|paration for their méeting there; the same was not onelie disappointed, but also at the kings being at Yorke, in lieu thereof an inuasion was made by the Scots, as it were in contempt and despite of the king of England, who notwithstanding imputing the default of méeting to the aduise of his nephues councell, and the inuasion to the lewdnesse of his sub|iects, was contented to giue courteous audience vn|to such ambassadors as the same king of Scots sent into England, which came to the king at Christmas last, and with manie swéet and pleasant words excu|sed that which was doone amisse, & sought to persuade kindnesse and perfect amitie in time to come. And for the better accomplishment thereof, they offered to send commissioners to the borders, there to deter|mine the debate betwixt them of the confines, if it would please the king likewise to send commissio|ners for his part, which to doo he gratiouslie condes|cended, desirous to make triall of his nephue in some correspondence of deeds, to the faire and plea|sant messages in words which he had receiued from him.