[1] [2] The quéene was deliuered of hir second sonne at Hatfield, Th. [...] Croxden. who was therfore named William of Hat|field, who liued but a short time,13 [...] departing this world when he was but yoong. The king being returned home out of Scotland,The king [...] dieth toge|ther [...] mainte [...] [...] warres. sought by all waies possible how to recouer monie, both to supplie his charges for the Scotish wars, and also to furnish the other wars which he meant to take in hand against the French king: he got so much into his hands (as it is reported by writers) that it was verie scant and hard to come by throughout the whole realme: by reason of which [page 353] scarsitie and want of monie, or vpon some other ne|cessarie cause,Great [...]eap|nesse of w [...]rs end scarsitie of monie. vittels, and other chaffer and merchan|dize were excéeding cheape: for at London a quar|ter of wheat was sold for two shillings, a fat oxe for [...] shillings eight pence, a fat shéepe for six pence or eight pence, halfe a doozen of pigeons for one penie, a fat goose for two pence, a pig for one penie, and so all other v [...]tels after the like rate.