Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare was chosen lord maior of London a worthie citizen named William Harper,Fréeschoole in Bedford towne foun|ded by Wil|liam Harper maior of Lon|don elect. one of the companie of the merchant tailors. This man wish|ing in his life time to benefit his countrie, founded a free schoole in the towne of Bedford where he was borne, and now lieth buried, prouiding a competent stipend and liuing for a scholemaister, there to traine vp and instruct children in vertue and learning for|euer. The fiftéenth of Nouember, the quéenes ma|iestie published a proclamation, wherein she restored to the realme diuerse small péeces of siluer monie,New coines of small péeces as six pence, &c. as the peece of six pence, foure pence, thrée pence, two pence, and a penie, three halfe pence, and thrée far|things. She also forbad all forren coines to be cur|rant within the same realme, as well gold as siluer, calling them to hir maiesties mints, except two sorts of crownes of gold, the one the French crowne, the other the Flemmish crowne. ¶Thus did hir maiestie in all hir actions directed to common vtilitie shoot at a certeine perfection, purenesse, and soundnesse, as here in hir new stamps and coines of all sorts; so also in Gods religion, setting the materiall churches of hir dominions frée from all popish trash: which one hath aptlie noted by waie of comparison, saieng:

Eiectis paleis purgatur vt area multo

Vsque laborantis serui sudore, reuulsis

Vt nitet ampla domus, quas struxit aranea telis

Sic priùs idolis confractis, templa fricantur

Cuncta scopis, quicquid fuit, abradentibus vncis

Dentibus obscoenum, spurcum, verbóue repugnans

Sacro, relligióque erectis cultior ibat

EEBO page image 1195Iam pedibus, Christúsque Dei cognoscitur agnus,

Offensas delens mundi, peccatáque tollen [...]

Vaenalis populo non indulgentia papae.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Anno Reg. 4.This yeare in England were manie monstruous births. In March a mare brought foorth a foale with one bodie and two heads,Monstruous births in di|uerse places of England. and as it were a long taile growing out betweene the two heads. Also a sow fa|rowed a pig with foure legs like to the armes of a manchild with armes and fingers, &c. In Aprill a sow farrowed a pig with two bodies, eight féet, and but one head: manie calues and lambs were monstru|ous, some with collars of skin growing about their necks, like to the double ruffes of shirts and necker|chers then vsed. The foure and twentith of Maie, a manchild was borne at Chichester in Sussex, the head armes, & legs whereof were like to an anatomie, the breast and bellie monstruous big, from the nauill as it were a long string hanging: about the necke a great collar of flesh and skin growing like the ruffe of a shirt or neckercher, comming vp aboue the eares pleited and folded, &c.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 France at di|uision in it selfe by ciuill warres.The realme of France being in great trouble a|bout this season, by the means of ciuill dissention and warres that rose betwixt the house of Guise and o|ther of that faction vpon the one side, and the prince of Conde and other that tooke part with him on the contrarie side: the quéenes maiestie informed how that the duke of Guise and his partakers hauing got into their possession the person of the yoong king, vn|der pretext of his authoritie, sought the subuersion of manie noble men and good subiects of the crowne of France,The quéenes maiesties mis|trust of incon|uenience, and the same re|medied. namelie such as were knowne or suspected to be zealous for a reformation to be had in matters of religion: hir maiestie thervpon considering, that if their purpose might be brought to effect, it was to be doubted that they would not so rest, but séeke to set things in broile also within this hir realme of England, and other countries néere to them adioi|ning: first as one that had euer wished quietnesse, rather than the troubles of warre,Sir Henrie Sidneie sent ambassador into France. sent ouer sir Hen|rie Sidneie at that present lord president of Wales (a man of such estimation as his word ought to haue deserued credit) to trie if he might doo anie good to bring the parties to some attonement. But such wil|full headinesse séemed to rest in some that were chiefe of the one faction, that their desire seemed altogither bent to enter into wars. Hir maiestie yet hoping the best,An other am|bassage in Iu|lie directed in|to France. appointed to send another honourable ambas|sage, which by their wisedoms and good aduise might persuade the parties vnto concord, whereby all due authoritie, honor, & dignitie might be restored to the king, and euerie other degree keepe their roomes and places as to them apperteined, but all in vaine. For this motion of a pacification to be had could take no place, neither might the will of the yoong king, or of his timorous mother, as it then seemed, be regarded, otherwise than as stood with the pleasure & appoint|ment of those that were knowne to be the chiefe au|thors and furtherers of all those troubles.