Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the maine countries he was accompanied with the gouernours and nobles of the places about. And in the good townes where he passed, he was pre|sented by the chiefe magistrates, wherein their good wils were to be thankefullie accepted, though his lordships rewards far ouervalued their presents. At his approch néere to Paris he was incountred on the waie for courtesie sake, by two marquesses of Trans and Saluces; this being of the house of Sa|uoie, and the other of the worthie familie of Fo [...]x. These wanted not such as accompanied them, and the same euen of the best sort. At the lord ambassa|dors first audience,The first [...] of the lord am|bassadors au|dience. which was at the castell of Ma|drill, otherwise called Bullogne néere Paris (where the king then laie) the quéenes Almane coches verie brauelie furnished were sent to Paris for him, in one of the which his lordship with the marquesse of Trans rode towards the court, verie narrowlie es|caping from a shrewd turne and great mischance, by reason the same co [...]h was ouerthrowen by the Dutch wagoners their negligence, who in a brauerie gallopping the field made an ouer short [...], where|with the [...] was sore bru [...]ed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lord ambassador at his arriuall at the place was right honorablie receiued, he was banketted by diuerse, and that verie sumptuouslie:The lord am|bassadors li|beralitie. which by him was not left vnrequ [...]ted to the vttermost, and rather with the better. For his liberalitie vnto the French EEBO page image 1225 was verie large, but his reward at the kings hands was onelie a chaine waieng a thousand French crownes. At that present there was a great dearth & scarsitie of vittels in France. The riuer of Saine that runneth through Paris was not passable with vessels,The riuer of Saine not passable with vessels. by reason of the great frosts: and thereby not onelie all kind of vittels, but also haie and wood hard to come by, and not to be had but at excessiue prices, the countrie thereabouts hauing before béene sore harried and spoiled by the ciuill tumults. By reason whereof, not onlie the lord of Buckhurst for the space he remained there, but also sir Henrie Norrice (now lord Norrice) and maister Francis Walsingham hir maiesties ambassadors, ligiers successiuelie, were driuen to an increase in expenses, paieng for e|uerie thing they bought an higher price than ordina|rilie had béene accustomed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The ambassa|dor returneth into Englãd.After that the lord Buckhurst had béene feasted and banketted by the king, and other of the French nobilitie, and had accomplished the points of his am|bassage, he tooke leaue of the king, & departed home|wards, arriuing here in England a little before Ea|ster. The second of Aprill a parlement began at Westminster, wherein was granted to the quéenes maiestie (toward hir great charges,A parlement at Westmin|ster. in repressing the late rebellion in the north, and pursuing the said re|bels and their fautors, which were fled into Scot|land) by the cleargie a subsidie of six shillings in the pound;A subsidie. and by the temporaltie two fiftéens, with a subsidie of two shillings and eight pence in the pound. The first, the second, and third of Maie was holden at Westminster before the quéenes maie|stie a solemne iust at the tilt,Iusts at Westminster at the tilt, iourneie and barriers. tourneie and barriers. The chalengers were Edward earle of Oxford, Charles Howard, sir Henrie Lée, and Christopher Hatton esquier, who all did verie valiantlie; but the chiefe honour was giuen to the earle of Oxford. The first of Iune, Iohn Storie a doctor of the canon law, who before had beene condemned of high treason,Doctor Sto|rie executed for high trea|son. was drawen from the tower of London to Tiborne, and there hanged, bowelled, and quartered, his head was set on London bridge, and his quarters on the gates of the citie. Of this monster disguised in the likenesse of a man, it is verie materiall to record what maister Fox hath noted in his historie.