[1] In the beginning of this yeare, on Trinitie sundaie, was a new league sworne betwéene the [page 960] king and the emperour at Hampton court, either of them to be friends to the others friends, and enimies to the others enimies. Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 1016. Whit meats licenced to be eaten in Lent, and noble men punished for breaking the law. ¶ In this yeare also a procla|mation was made, whereby the people were licen|ced to eate whit meats in Lent, but streictlie for|bidden the eating of flesh. Wherevpon shortlie after the earle of Surrie, with diuerse lords, knights, and gentlemen, were imprisoned for eating of flesh in the same Lent, contrarie to the said proclamation. The eight of Maie, one Léech, sometimes bailie of Louth,Summerset an herald kil|led, & the offen|dor dieth as a traitor. who had killed Summerset one of our heralds of armes at Dunbar in Scotland, was drawne to Tiburne, and there hanged and quartered. And the twelfe of Iune, Edward Leech his brother, and with him a priest, for the same fact were likewise executed at Tiburne.