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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A proclama|tion for knighthood.The king caused a proclamation is be set foorth, that all such as might dispend [...]eene pounds in lands, should receiue the [...] of knighthood; and those that would not or could not, should paie their fines.A sore tem|pest of wind and raine. This yeare, thrée daies after the feast of S. Ciricus, a maruellous sore tempest of wind, raine, haile, and thunder chanced, that did excéeding much hurt. Mill-whéeles by the viole [...]e of waters were carried away, and the wind-milles were no lesse tor|mented with the rage of wind. Arches of bridges, stackes of haie, houses that stood by water sides, and children in cradels were borne awaie, that both woon|derfull and no lesse pitifull it was to see. At Bedford the riuer of Duse bare downe six houses togither, and did vnspeakeable hurt thereabouts.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Alexander the third king of Scots with his wife quéene Margaret,The king of Scots com|meth into England. came about the beginning of Au|gust into England, and found the king at his manor of Woodstoke, where he solaced him a season, and had the lands of the earle of Huntington restored vnto him, which his grandfather king William in his time lost and forfeited. Here he did homage to king Henrie. Upon the day of the decollation of S. Iohn, the two kings with their quéenes came to London, where they were honorablie receiued, and so conuei|ed vnto Westminster. On the day of S. Augustine the bishop,Iohn Man|sell trusted the two kings. being the eight and twentith of August, Iohn Mansell the kings chapleine besought the two kings, and other states, to dine with him on the mor|row following, which they granted, and so he made a maruellous great dinner. There were seuen hun|dred messes serued vp, but the multitude of ghests was such, that scarse the same sufficed; his house was not able to receiue them all, and therefore he caused tents and booths to be set vp for the [...]. The like dinner had not beene made by any chapleine before that time. All those that came were worthilie receiued, feasted and interteined, in such sort, as euerie man was satisfied.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Orders deui|sed for the appearance of sh [...]riffes.About foure daies before the feast of S. Edward, K. Henrie came into the excheker himselfe, & there de|uised order for the appearance of shiriffes, and bring|ing in of their accompts. At the same time also, there was fiue marks set on euerie shiriffes head for a fine,The shiriffes fined. bicause they had not distreined euerie person that might dispend 15 pounds land, to receiue the order of knighthood, as was to the same shiriffes commanded. The king of Scots, after he had re|mained a while with the king of England,The king of Scots [...] into his countrie. returned backe into Scotland, and left his wife behind with hir mother till she should be brought to bed, for she was as then great with child.

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