Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shortlie after the feast of Pentecost,Creations [...] noble men. the earle of Derbie and Lancaster was made duke of Lanca|ster, and Rafe lord Stafford was created earle of Stafford. Whereas there had beene a treatie betwixt the lords of Britaine, and the king of England, not onelie for the deliuerance of the lord Charles de Blois,The lord Charles [...] Blois. but also for the matching of his eldest sonne in mariage with one of king Edwards daughters, and so to inioy the dukedome in peace: this matter was so far forwards, that in the yeare last passed, the said lord Charles, leauing two of his sonnes and a daugh|ter in pledge for the paiment of fortie thousand flo|reus, agréed vpon for his ransome; he was permit|ted to returne into Britaine to prouide that monie: and withall, to procure a dispensation, that his eldest sonne might marrie with one of K. Edwards daugh|ters, notwithstanding that otherwise they were with|in the degrees of consanguinitie, prohibiting them to marrie. Herevpon this yeare about Michaelmas, he returned into England with the same dispensati|on: but bicause about the same time the Britains had taken by stealth an Iland with a castell therein, that the Englishmen had kept, & put all those which they EEBO page image 381 [...]ound therein, to the sword, the said lord Charles, o|therwise duke of Britaine, lost the kings fauour, so that he would heare no more of anie such aliance, by waie of marriage, as had beene communed of be|fore: by reason whereof the British lords, that were in great number come ouer with the lord Charles de Blois, were constreined to returne home, without atchiuing anie part of their purpose, leauing the said lord Charles and his children behind them still héere in England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the fourth day of September, the duke of Brunswike and the duke of Lancaster should haue fought a combat in Paris,Debate be|twixt the dukes of Brunswike & Lancaster. about words the duke of Lancaster should speake, in derogation of the duke of Brunswikes honor, for the which the said duke had appealed him in the court of France: but when they were readie to haue tried it, and were on horssebacke with their speares in hand within the lists, at point to haue runne togither, the French king caused them to staie, and taking on him the matter, made them fréends, and agréed them. This yeare the king by ad|uise of his councell remooued the mart or staple of wools from the townes in Flanders, Auesburie. Tho. Walsi. affirmeth that this remoo|uing of the staple of wols was the 28 yeare of K. Edwards reigne. and caused the same to be kept at Westminster, Chichester, Lin|colne, Bristowe, Canturburie and Hull. This was doone in despite of the Flemings, bicause they held not the couenants and agréements which they had made with the king, in the life time of Iaques Arte|ueld, by whose prouision the said mart or staple had béene kept in sundrie townes in Flanders, to their great aduantage and commoditie. Fabian.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Sir Walter Bentlie, vpon his comming ouer foorth of Britaine,Sir Walter Bentl [...]e com|mitted to the tower. where he had beene the kings lieu|tenant, was committed to the tower, where he re|mained prisoner for the space of twelue moneths, bi|cause he refused to deliuer vp the castels within his gouernement, vnto sir Iohn Auenell knight, being appointed to receiue the same, to the vse of the lord Charles de Blois, at the same time when the treatie of agreement was in hand, betwixt the king, and the said lord Charles. But after, when it was perceiued what damage might haue insued by deliuerie of those castels, sir Walter was set at libertie vpon suerties yet they were bound for his foorth comming, and that he should not depart the realme: at length, he was receiued againe into the kings fauour. In the sum|mer of this seauen and twentith yeare,A great drought. was so great a drought, that from the latter end of March, fell lit|tle raine, till the latter end of Iulie, by reason where|of, manie inconueniences insued: and one thing is speciallie to be noted, that corne the yeare following waxed scant,A dearth. and the price began this yeare to be greatlie inhanced. Also beeues and muttons waxed déere for the want of grasse, and this chanced both in England and France, so that this was called the déere summer. The lord William duke of Bauiere or Bauarie, and earle of Zeland, brought manie ships into London, fraught with rie, for reléefe of the people, Caxton. Corn brought out of Zeland. who otherwise had, through their present p [...]ching penurie, if not vtterlie perished, yet pitti|fullie pined.1354 Anno Reg. 28.