Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the same yeare the king raised the custome of wooll to an higher rate than had beene paid at any time before:The custome of wool raised. for he tooke now fortie shillings of a sacke or sarpler, where before there was paid but half a marke. Abington. Euer [...]den. Prouision for the kings iournie into France. Moreouer he commanded, that against his iournie which he meant to make ouer into France, there should be two thousand quarters of wheat, and as much of oates taken by the shiriffe in euerie coun|tie within the realme to be conueied to the sea side, except where they had no store of corne, and there should béeues and bakons be taken to a certeine number. In the meane time the earle of Flanders was sore vexed by war which the French king made against him, Ia. Meir. The French king inuadeth Flanders. being entred into Flanders with an ar|mie of thrée score thousand men, as some authors haue recorded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Lisle besie|ged.About the feast of the natiuitie of S. Iohn Bap|tist, he laid siege to Lisle, and shortlie after came the earle of Arthois, being returned out of Gascoine with his power vnto that siege, and was sent foorth to kéepe the Flemings and others occupied,The earle of Arthois van|quisheth the Flemings in battell. which laie at Furneis, and in other places thereabouts in low Flanders, with whome he fought and got the victorie. King Edward therefore, to succour his fréends pre|pared to go ouer into Flanders, and therevpon sum|moned all those that owght him any seruice, N. Triuet. & such also as held lands to the value of twentie pounds and aboue, to be readie with horsse and harnesse at Lon|don about Lammas to passe ouer with him in that iournie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A rebellion in Scotland by the means of one William Waleis.In the meane time about the moneth of Maie, there began a rebellion in Scotland by the setting on of William Waleis: for the king of Englands iu|stice William Ormsbie, accordinglie as he had in commission, confined and put to outlawrie a great sort of such Scotishmen, as refused to doo fealtie and homage vnto the king of England, the which Sco|tishmen being thus condemned as outlawes, elected the foresaid William Waleis for their capteine, with whome William Douglas being once associa|ted, the number of them increased hugelie. The earle of Surrey and the treasurer being in England, those outlawes purposed to haue taken the iustice at Scone: but he being warned though almost too late, escaped himselfe with much adoo, leauing the most part of his people as a spoile to the enimies. For William Waleis and his companie killed as ma|nie Englishmen as fell into his hands,Englishmen slaine in Scotland. and taking certeine religious men, he bound their hands behind them, and constreined them to leape into the riuer, taking pleasure to behold how they plunged.