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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohn Lambert aliàs Nichols borne in Norffolke, of whome yee haue heard in the historie of this king, how he suffered for the controuersie of the sacra|ment; George Fulberie, Iohn Hooker, Thomas Lanquet wrote an epitome of chronicles and also of the winning of Bullongne, Iohn Shepre, Leonard Cox wrote diuerse treatises, one in English rhe|torike whereof Bale maketh no mention; Thomas Soulmon borne in the Ile of Gernseie verie studi|ous in histories as by his writings and notes it ap|peareth, Iohn Longland bishop of Lincolne, Mau|rice Chancie a Charterhouse moonke, Cutbert Tun|stall bishop of Duresme, Richard Samson, Alban Hill a Welshman an excellent physician, Richard Croke verie expert in the Gréeke toong, Robert Whittington borne in Staffordshire néere to Lich|field wrote diuerse treatises for the instruction of Grammarians, Iohn Aldrige bishop of Carleill, Iohn Russell gathered a treatise intituled Super iure Caesaris & Papae, he wrote also commentaries in Canti|ca; William Roie, Simon Fish a Kentishman borne wrote a booke called the supplication of beg|gers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohn Powell and Edward Powell Welshmen wrote against Luther, Edward died in Smithfield for treason in denieng the kings supremacie in the yeare 1540; Iohn Houghton gouernour of the Char|terhouse moonks in London died likewise for trea|son in the yeare a thousand fiue hundred thirtie and fiue; Iohn Rickes being an aged man, forsaking the order of a frier Minor, which he had first professed, imbraced the gospell; George Bullen lord Rochford, brother to quéene Anne, wrote diuerse songs and so|nets; Francis Bigod knight borne in Yorkeshire wrote a booke against the cleargie intituled De im|propriationibus, and translated certeine bookes from Latine into English, he died for rebellion in the yeare a thousand fiue hundred thirtie and seauen; Richard Wise, Henrie Morleie lord Morleie, wrote diuerse treatises, as comedies and tragedies, the life of sectaries, and certeine rithmes; William Bote|uille aliàs Thin restored Chaucers workes by his learned and painfull corrections.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohn Smith sometime schoolemaister of Heiton, Richard Turpine borne of a worshipfull familie in England & seruing in the garrison of Calis wrote a chronicle of his time, he died in the yéere a thousand fiue hundred fortie and one, and was buried in saint Nicholas church in Calis; Sir Thomas Wiat knight, in whose praise much might be said, as well for his learning as other excellent qualities meet for a man of his calling, he greattlie furthered to in|rich the English toong, he wrote diuerse matters in English méeter, and translated the seauen penitenti|all psalmes, and (as some write) the whole psalter, he died of the pestilence in the west countrie, being on his iourneie into Spaine, whither he was sent am|bassadour from the king vnto the emperour, in the yeare a thousand fiue hundred fortie and one; Henrie Howard earle of Surrie, sonne to the duke of Norf|folke, delighted in the like studies with sir Thomas Wiat, wrote diuerse treatises also in English mée|ter, he suffered at Tower hill, as in the historie of this king before yée haue heard.

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