Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶In the moneth of Maie proclamation was made for the inhancing of gold to eight & fortie shillings, Abr. Fl. ex I. Stow. 1029. & siluer foure shillings the ounce. Also the K. caused to be coined base monie,Base monie coined. which was since that time called downe, the fift yeare of Edward the sixt, and called in the second of queene Elizabeth.Irish in war|like manner passe through the citie. In the same moneth also passed through the citie of London in warlike maner, to the number of seauen hundred Irishmen, hauing for their weapons, darts, and handguns, with bagpipes before them: and in saint Iames parke besides Westminster they mustered before the king.Procession in English. In Iune the letanie or procession was set foorth in English, with commandement by the king to be generallie vsed in parish churches.] About the same time that the armie before remem|bred, was set forward into Scotland vnder the gui|ding of the earle of Hertford, as before yée haue heard, the king by aduise of his councell tooke order for the leuieng of a mightie armie, to passe ouer into France,An armie le|uied to inuade France. according to the appointment taken with his confederate, fréend and colleague, the emperour, against the French king, at that present common aduersarie to them both, and not long before had en|tered in league with the Turks, as Ch. Oc. noteth:
—cum dira foedera TurcisIunxerat, heu nimiùm res est indigna relatu,Christicolam facere hoc, qui relligionis amantemSe profitens, titulum pietatis venditat orbi.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were appointed thrée battels,Thrée battels apointed with their seuerall lieutenants. the voward vnder the leading of the duke of Norffolke, the bat|tell vnder the guiding of the duke of Suffolke, which also was reckoned to be the kings battell, bicause his maiestie ment to be present with the same in person, and the rere-ward was led by the lord Russell lord priuie seale. Those of the fore-ward were appare|led in blew cotes garded with red, and had caps and hosen after the same sute, partie blue and partie red, their caps made fit for their sculs, which were put in|to the same. The battell in cotes, caps, and hosen, af|ter the like fashion, but their colours were red and yellow.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Norffolke and the lord priuie seale,The duke of Norffolke & the lord priuie seale. accompanied with diuerse other noble men, as the earle of Surreie sonne to the said duke of Norffolke marshall of the field, the earle of Oxford, the lord Greie of Wilton lieutenant of Hammes, whose name euen then began to grow famous, the lord Ferrers of Charteleie, and sir Richard Deuereux his sonne and heire, that brought with them a great number of Welshmen, sir Thomas Cheinie lord warden of the cinque ports, the lord Mountioie a to|wardlie yoong gentleman, well learned, and for his time perfect in all points and qualities fit for a noble man, sir Francis Brian knight, one of the kings priuie chamber, and no lesse affectioned to his ser|uice, than of him fauoured and well estéemed, sir Tho|mas Poinings capteine of Guisnes, and diuerse EEBO page image 964 others beside, no lesse worthie to be remembred for their valure and merits, if time would permit to re|hearse them, passed ouer to Calis about Whitsun|tide, and from thence marching forward to France, left Bullongne on their right hand, & kéeping foorth towards Muttrell, ioined with an armie which the emperour had raised for that purpose, vnder the lea|ding of the countie de Buren, admerall of the low countries,The countie de Buren. and so these armies being vnited in one, came before Muttrell, and there laid siege to that towne, being well manned and furnished with all things necessarie for defense, as well in vittels as munition. The chéefe capteine of which towne was mounsieur de Biez one of the marshals of France,Monsieur de Biez. and gouernour also in the absence of monsieur de Uandosme of Picardie, who being within Bullong|ne & hearing how the English armie was passed by, and drew towards Muttrell, he left Bullongne, and with all speed got him into Muttrell, not mistrusting anie thing of that policie which the king of England went about, which was, to send this armie to besiege Muttrell, to the end the Frenchmen might be kept occupied further off, while he with the residue of his power should come and besiege Bullongne, which towne standing most commodious for his purpose, he ment by force to bring vnder his subiection.