Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time was an hainous murther committed in London, of a merchant Genowes,An hainous murther of [...] merchant stranger. whom certeine English merchants vpon spite and enuie, which they bare towards him, caused to be slaine one euening in the stréet before his own gates. The cause that mooued the merchants so to procure his death was, for that he vndertooke to furnish this land, hauing the staple allowed him at Southhamp|ton, of all such wares as came foorth of Leuant, so plentifullie as was to be had in any place in all the west parts of christendome.Great [...] in the north countrie. In the summer of this yeare, a greeuous mortalitie afflicted the north parts of this land, so that the countrie became almost deso|late. And to the increase of that miserie,Great [...] by the [...] in the death time. the Scots thinking the time to serue th [...]ir turne, inuaded the borders, and most cruellie harried, robbed, and spoiled EEBO page image 423 the same, not letting passe any part, of most cruell murthering of the people that were left aliue, and not made awaie by that sore contagious sicknesse. The number of cattell was infinite which they droue out of the land with them, not sparing heards of swine which they tooke at this time, where they ne|uer medled with that kind of cattell before that pre|sent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Before the Scots made this iournie into Eng|land, whilest the mortalitie was most in force, they calling to certeine of the English borderers, asked of them how it came to [...], that so great a death reigned amongst them. The Englishmen, as good, plaine, and simple meaning men, told them, that trulie they knew not the cause, for Gods iudgements were hid from them in such behalfe. But one thing they knew, that all calamitie, death, and aduersitie that chanced vnto them, came by the speciall grace of God, to the end that being punished for their sinnes, they might learne to repent and amend their wicked liues. The Scots hearing this, when they should en|ter this land, vnderstanding lewdlie what the Eng|lishmen had told them concerning the disease, and the grace of God, deuised a blessing forsooth to be said euerie morning, of the most ancient person in eue|rie familie, as; Benedicite, said he: Dominus, said the residue. Then began he againe, saieng; God and saint Mango, saint Romane and saint Andro, shield vs this daie fra Gods grace, and the fewle death that Englishmen dien vpon. Thus the senselesse men misconstruing this word the grace of God, praied for their owne destruction, which if not in this world, yet for their brutish crueltie vsed at that present, against the miserable creatures, whom the hand of God had spared in time of that gréeuous mortalitie, it is to be feared, least in another world it came to them, as the verie words of their praiers imported.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, Iohn Schakell esquier was set at libertie, the king compounded with him for his prisoner, giuing fiue hundred marks in redie monie, and lands to the value of a hundred marks by yeare. When he should bring foorth his prisoner, and deliuer him to the king, this is to be noted, as a thing verie strange and woonderfull. For when he should appeare, it was knowne to be the verie groome that had ser|ued him in all the time of his trouble, and would ne|uer vtter himselfe what he was before that time, ha|uing serued him as an hired seruant all that while in prison, and out of prison, in danger of life, when his o|ther maister was murthered,A notable ex|ample of a faithfull pri|soner. where, if he would haue vttered himselfe, he might haue beene enterteined in such honorable state, as for a prisoner of his degrée had beene requisit, so that the faithfull loue and assu|red constancie in this noble gentleman was highlie commended and praised, and no lesse maruelled at of all men.