Compare 1577 edition: 1 This was the cause that the K. of England, often|times vpon trust of these townes, which for the most part were readie to receiue him, was brought into some hope to recouer his losses, and cheefelie for that he was so manie times procured to attempt his for|tune there, at the request of the fickle-minded Poie|touins, who whilest they did seeke still to purge their offenses to the one king or to the other, they dailie by new treasons defamed their credit, and so by such means the king of England oftentimes with small aduantage or none at all, made warre against the French king, in trust of their aid, that could, or (vpon the least occasion conceiued) quickelie would doo lit|tle to his furtherance. And so thereby king Henrie as well as his father king Iohn, was oftentimes de|ceiued of his vaine conceiued hope.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this seauen and twentith yeare of king Hen|ries reigne, diuerse noble personages departed this life, and first about the beginning of Ianuarie,Death of No|ble men. de|ceassed the lord Richard de Burgh, a man of great honour and estimation in Ireland, where he held manie faire possessions, by conquest of that noble gentleman his worthie father. Also that valiant war|riour Hugh Lacie, who had conquered in his time a great part of Ireland.Hugh Lacie. Also the same yere on the sea|uenth of Maie, Hugh de Albenie earle of Arundell departed this life, in the middest of his youthfull yeares, and was buried in the priorie of Wimund|ham, which his ancestours had founded. After his deceasse, that noble heritage was diuided by partiti|on amongst foure sisters.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, to wit, on the twelfth day of Maie, Hubert de Burgh earle of Kent departed this life at his manor of Banstude, and his bodie was conueied to London, and there buried in the church of the Friers preachers, vnto the which Fri|ers he had beene verie beneficiall. Amongst other things, he gaue vnto them his goodlie palace at Westminster adioining neere to the palace of the earle of Cornewall, which the archbishop of Yorke afterwards purchased. The moonks of the Cisteaux were this yeare somewhat vexed by the king, Fabian. bicause they had refused to aid him with monie towards his iournie made into Gascoigne. Matth. Paris. Also the plées of the crowne were kept and holden in the towre of Lon|don.Stars fallen after a strange manner. And in the night of the six and twentith day of Iulie, starres were séene fall from the skie after a maruellous sort, not after the common manner, but thirtie or fortie at once, so fast one after another and glansing to and fro, that if there had fallen so manie verie starres in deed, there would none haue béene left in the firmament.