Compare 1577 edition: 1 These things troubled the king, who therefore ha uing EEBO page image 70 uing alreadie set downe such orders as should bridle the spiritualtie from their wicked dooings, thought that if he might get them confirmed in parlement by consent of the bishops and clergie, then the same should take place and be receiued for lawes. Wherefore he earnestlie required at this parlement, [...] that it might be enacted against all such of the spiritualtie, as should be taken and conuicted for any heinous offense, they should loose the priuiledge of the church, and he deliuered vnto the ciuill magistrate, who should see them suffer execution for their offenses, in like maner as he might any of the kings subiects being laie men. For otherwise the king alledged, that they would boldlie presume to doo much more mischiefe, if after ecclesiasticall discipline, no secular correction should follow. And likelie it was that they would passe but little for their disgrading and losse of their order, who in contempt of their calling would not absteine from committing most mischieuous abhominations and hainous enormities.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Unto these reasons thus propo [...]ed by the king (to [...] his purpose take effect) the archbishop and his [...] the rest of the bishops, answered verie pithilie, labouring to proue that it was more a|gainst the liberties of the church, than that they might with reason well allow. Wherevpon the king being moued exceedinglie against them, demanded whether they would obserue his roiall lawes and cu|stomes, which the archbishops and bishops in the time of his grandfather did hold and ob [...]ie or not? Where|vnto they made answere, that they would obserue them, [...] Salu [...] ord [...] suo, Their order in all things saued. But the king being highlie offended with such excep|tions vrged the matter so, that he would haue them to take their oth absolutely, & without all exceptions, but they would none of that. At length he departed from London in verie great displeasure with the bi|shops,The king of|fende [...] with the b [...]shops. hauing first taken from the archbishop Tho|mas all the offices and dignities which he enioied since his first being created chancellor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, after this, manie of the bishops séeing whervnto this broile would grow, began to shrinke from the archbishop, and inclined to the king. But the archbishop sto [...]d stiflie in his opinion, and would not bend at all, till at length not onelie his suffra|gans the bishops, but also the bishop of Liseur (who came ouer to doo some good in the matter) and the ab|bat of Elemosina (who was sent from the pope) per|suaded him to agree to the kings will, R [...]oued. in so much that being ouercome at last with the earnest suit of his freends, he came first to Woodstocke, and there promised the king to obserue his lawes, Bona fide, Faithfullie, R Houed. 1164 Ge [...]. Dor. A councell at Clarendon. and without all collusion or deceit.