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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, the king being thus established in the estate of the kingdome, did not forget his iournie which he had promised into the holie land, but with all diligence made his prouision, and namelie he sought to gather monie to furnish his charges, and so there|vpon leuied a tax, engaged, sold, and let to farme his lands, tols, customs, and other his reuenewes with certeine counties and offices, so that he made an ex|ceeding summe of monie. Matt. Par. He also found, that Ra|nulfe de Glanuille lord chéefe iustice, and other of the head magistrates had not behaued themselues vp|rightlie in the administration of their offices; so that he both deposed the said lord cheefe iustice as is afore|said, and almost all the shiriffes and their deputies within the realme of England, putting them to gree|uous fines for their offenses and transgressions, and so by that meanes he got no small deale of monie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Here note by the waie, Wil. Paruus. how William Paruus af|firmeth, that where this Ranulfe Glanuille, being a man of high wisedome and stept into age, saw that manie things were doone by the new king, not so ad|uisedlie, nor with such foresight as they ought to be, sought of his owne accord to be discharged of his of|fice, that he might the better prepare himselfe to go in that iournie to the holie land, as by taking vpon him the crosse he had vowed in the daies of king Henrie, and so he solemnelie renounced his office, which other (nothing so worthie of it) did afterwards inioy.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, the king vnderstanding that Hugh Putsey or Pudsey bishop of Durham, being a verie aged man, had much monie, he sold to him the ma|nour of Seggesfield or Sadberge; with the wapen|take belonging to the same, and also found meanes to persuade him to buy his owne prouince, which he did, giuing to the king an inestimable summe of mo|nie, and was therevpon created an earle by the king for the same:The bishop of Durham. Sadberge. The bishop of Durham made an earle. wherevpon he was intituled both bi|shop and earle of Durham, whereat the king would iest afterwards and saie; What a cunning craftes|man am I, that haue made a new earle of an old bishop?

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