Compare 1577 edition: 1 At this coronation were present Alexander king of Scots, and Iohn earle of Britaine, with their wiues that were sisters to K. Edward. The king of Scots did homage vnto king Edward for the realme of Scotland, in like maner as other the kings of Scot|land before him had doone to other kings of England ancestours to this king Edward. At the solemnitie of this coronation there were let go at libertie (catch them that catch might) fiue hundred great horsses by the king of Scots, the earles of Cornewall, Caxton. Gloce|ster, Penbroke, Warren, & others, as they were al|lighted frõ their backs. ¶ On S. Nicholas euen there chanced such an earthquake with lightning and thun|der, and therewithall the appearing of the burning drake, and a blasing starre called a comet, that the people were brought into no small feare vpon consi|deration thereof. But now to the point of the hi|storie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Edward at the first like a prudent prince chose the wisest and worthiest men to be of his coun|cell, & to purchase the loue of his subiects, whose minds were somewhat offended towards his father (by rea|son that he refused to kéepe promise with them, touch|ing the restitution of gentle and fauourable lawes) king Edward shewed himselfe so gentle towards all EEBO page image 278 degrées of men, that he séemed to exceed the reasona|ble bounds of courteous humanitie, much more than became his roiall estate.1275 Anno Reg. 3. After this, he reformed di|uerse lawes and statutes, and deuised some new or|dinances, greatlie for the wealth of the realme. He held his first parlement at Westminster,

A parlement. The statutes of Westmin|ster.

The prince of Wales Leo|lin.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To this parlement was Leolin the prince of Wales summoned to come and doo his homage, ha|uing béene requested first to come to the kings co|ronation, but he refused; and now hauing sum|mons to come to this parlement, he excused him|selfe, affirming that he durst not come for feare of certeine noblemen that laie in wait for his life, re|quiring to haue pledges deliuered for his safe com|ming and going, the kings sonne, and Gilbert earle of Glocester, with Robert Burne [...]l the lord chance|lor. The king was greatlie offended with such a pre|sumptuous demand, but passed it ouer, till after the end of the parlement,The king cõ|meth to Che|ster. & then repairing to Chester he sent eftsoones messengers to the said Leolin, requi|ring of him to come & doo his homage, but he still de|tracted time, so that in the end the king raised an ar|mie, meaning to recouer that by force, which other|wise he could not obteine by quiet meanes. ¶This yéere the people paid a fifteenth to the king of all their temporall goods, which was said to be granted first to his father.