Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, the same bishop gaue to the king a thousand markes to be made chéefe iustice of Eng|land, and that he might tarrie at home, and not go in|to the holie land. And bicause he would not be re|prooued of any person, he obteined of the apostolike sée (which faileth no man that is surcharged with white or red mettall, and would be eased) a licence for a summe of monie to be dispensed with for that iour|nie. The king thus being earnestlie bent to make commoditie of those things,The citizens of London present monie to the king. Polydor. Liberties granted to London. for the which he might get any monie at all, the citizens of London presen|ted vnto him a great summe towards the furni|shing foorth of his enterprise. Wherevpon to acquite their courtesie, he granted them large priuileges, and ordeined that the citie should be ruled by two head officers, which they should choose amongst themselues remoueable from yeare to yeare by the name of bailiffes.Two bailiffes The names of the two first bailiffes chosen EEBO page image 120 by force of that ordinance, were Henrie Cornehill, and Richard Fitz Reiner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The citie before those daies euer since the comming in of William Conquerour, and a good while before his time, was gouerned by certeine officers or ru|lers named Port Greues (which word is deriued of two Saxon words,Port Greues. as Port and Greue. By Port is meant a towne, and by Greue a gardian or ruler, as who should saie, A kéeper or ruler of a towne.) These rulers with the lawes & customes then vsed within this citie, were registred in a booke called (as some haue said) Doomesdaie, but through negligence after these lawes and customes were changed and altered, the booke was lost, so that the remembrance of such rulers as were before the daies of this Richard the first, are not to be had. These bailiffes euer entred at Michaelmasse, and so continued foorth their yeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus began the citie first to receiue the forme and state of a common-wealth, and to be diuided into fe|lowships, which they call crafts or corporations. Such also are admitted to the fellowships of these compa|nies,Apprentises. as haue truelie serued as apprentises a certeine number of yeares, as seuen at the least, vnder which time of seruice expired, there is none made frée, nor suffered to inioy the liberties of that citie, sauing such as are borne free, that is to saie, of fréemen with|in the citie,Fréemen. of whome at this time, it is not much ma|teriall to make any further report. The citie thus consisting of the said craftes or occupations, chooseth out of the same a senat or companie of graue coun|cellours, whom they name Aldermen (E) changed into (A) according to the old Saxon pronuntiation.Wards. It is also diuided into 26. tribes or wards, of the which euerie one hath his seuerall Alderman, or ouer|s [...]er, who haue both authoritie sufficient, and large priuileges to mainteine the good gouernement of their portions withall. Out of the number of these, there is another officer yearelie chosen and appoin|ted, called the Maior,The Maior. who ruleth all the rest.