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Compare 1577 edition: 1 It were therfore to be wished of all those that ten|der the suertie of the christian commonwealth, that princes would permit their subiects to liue in libertie of conscience, concerning matters of faith: and that subiects againe would be readie in dutifull wise,Good counsell if that faith be the faith of Christ & his true church. to obeie their princes in matters of ciuill gouernment, so that compounding their controuersies among themselues, with tollerable conditions, they might emploie their forces against the common enimie, to the benefit of the whole christian world, which (the more is the pitie) they haue so long exercised one a|gainst another, to each others destruction. And as for matters in variance about religion, rather to decide the same with the word, than with the sword, an in|strument full vnfit for that purpose, and not lightlie vsed nor allowed of by the ancient fathers in time of the primitiue church. But fith this is rather to be wished than hoped for by anie apparant likelihood, considering the strange contrarietie of humors now reigning among men in sundrie parts of christen|dome, let vs leaue the successe of our wish to the ple|sure of God, the author of all good haps, who ruleth the harts of princes (as the poet saith verie trulie

—& eius
In manibus sunt regum animi; quotún volunta [...]
Fert sua, vertit eos)
and frameth the peoples minds as séemeth best to his diuine prouidence. And withall, let vs also hum|blie offer to him our praiers, instantlie beseeching him to spare vs in mercie, and not to reward vs af|ter our iniquities: but rather by his onmipotent power to turne from vs the violence of our enimies, in abridging their forces, as it may séeme good to his mercifull fauour and great clemencie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The thirtith of December Reinold Greie was by the quéenes maiestie restored earle of Kent. Anno Reg. 14. ¶ The thirtéenth of Ianuarie deceassed sir William Peter knight,

Reinold Gre [...] earle of Kent I St. pag. 115 [...] Sir Willia Peter dec [...]sed.

His charita|ble déeds.

who for his iudgement and pregnant wit had béene secretarie and of the priuie councell to foure kings and quéenes of this realme, and seauen times ambassador abroad in forren lands: he augmented Exceter college in Oxford with lands, to the value of an hundred pounds by yeare: and also builded ten almes houses in the parish of Ingerstone for twen|tie poore people, ten within the house, and ten without the house, hauing euerie one two pence the daie, a winter gowne, and two load of wood, and among them féeding for six kine winter and summer, and a chapleine to saie them seruice dailie.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The sixteenth of Ianuarie the lord Thomas Ho|ward duke of Norffolke was arreigned at West|minster hall, before George lord Talbot,157 [...] Duke of Norf|folke arreig|ned. earle of Shrewesburie, high steward of England for that daie, and there by his péeres found giltie of high trea|son, and had iudgement accordinglie. The eleuenth of Februarie Kenelme Barneie, and Edmund Ma|ther were drawen from the tower of London,Mather, Barneie, and Rolfe execu|ted. and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southworke, all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged, bowelled, and quartered for treason; Barneie and Mather for con|spiracie, and Rolfe for counterfeiting of the quéens maiesties hand.

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