Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this yeare Gawan Dowglas, bishop of Dun|kell fled out of Scotland into England, bicause the duke of Albanie being come thither, had taken vpon him the whole gouernement of the king and realme there, the sequele of whose dooings the bishop sore mis|trusted. The king assigned vnto this bishop an honest pension to liue on. And shortlie after,Clarenceaux sent into Scotland. was Claren|ceaux the herald sent into Scotland, vnto the duke of Albanie, to command him to auoid that realme for diuerse considerations; & if he would not, then to de|fie him, sith contrarie to the articles of the league concluded betwixt France & England, he was ente|red Scotland without his licence. The duke refused to accomplish the kings commandement, and was therefore defied by the said Clarenceaux.The French K. attachet [...] the English|mens goods [...] Burdeaux. The sixt of March, the French king commanded all English|mens goods being in Burdeaux, to be attached, and put vnder arrest, and reteined not onelie the monie due to be paid for the restitution of Tornaie, but also withheld the French quéenes dower.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cardinall vnderstanding that he was euill spo|ken of, Polydor. for vsing his power legantine to such aduan|tage as he did, in selling graces & dispensations,The cardi|nals liberali|tie by vertue of his spirit [...]all power [...] sooth. he thought to bestow some part therof amongst the peo|ple fréelie, without taking anie thing for the same. Wherevpon, when Lent drew neere, he appointed the preachers at Paules crosse, to declare, that it should be lawfull to all persons for that Lent, to eat milke, butter, chéese, & egs. And to the end that none should haue anie scrupulousnesse of conscience in so dooing, he by his authoritie granted remission of sins to all those that did [...]at white meats: knowing as it were afore hand, that the people giuen to the obseruance of their religious fast, would not easilie be brought to breake the same, contrarie to the ancient custome v|sed in their countrie. Neither was he deceiued there|in, for so farre were the people from receiuing or ac|counting this as a benefit, that they tooke it rather for a wicked & cursed déed in those that receiued it, & few or almost none could he induce to breake their old or|der and scrupulous trade in that behalfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king, Anno Reg [...] vnderstanding how his subiects were handled at Burdeaux by the French kings com|mandement EEBO page image 873 in breach of the league, [...] French [...]bassador is [...] before [...] councell. the French am|bassadour was called before the councell, and the car|dinall laid sore to his charge, that contrarie to his pro|mise at all times on the French king his maisters behalfe, affirming that he ment nothing but peace and amitie to be obserued in all points with the king of England: yet now the English merchants had not onelie their goods staied at Burdeaux, but also they and their factors were laid in prison, in full breach of all peace and amitie afore time concluded. The ambassadour in woords so well as hée could ex|cused his maister, but in the end hée was comman|ded to keepe his house: and the French hostages that were appointed héere to remaine for the monie to be paid for the deliuerie of Tornaie, were com|mitted vnto the safe kéeping of the lord of Saint Iohns, sir Thomas Louell, sir Andrew Windsor, and sir Thomas Neuill, euerie of them to haue one.