Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne vnto the further dooings of king Richard before his departure out of England towards his iournie into the land of Palestine, com|monlie called Holie land, it is said, he made such sale of things apperteining to him, as well in right of the crowne, as otherwise, that it séemed to diuerse he made his reckoning neuer to returne againe, in so much that some of his councellours told him plaine|lie, that he did not well in making things awaie so freelie,K. Richard setteth things on sale. Ran. Higd. Wil. Paruus. to the dishonoring of his maiestie, and preiu|dice of his successour; vnto whom he answered, that in time of néed it was no euill policie for a man to helpe himselfe with his owne, and further ioined hereto these words,

that if London at that time of néed would be bought, he would surelie sell it, if he might méet with a conuenient merchant that were able to giue him monie inough for it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Another way he had also to gather riches, and that was this. He had a licence of pope Innocent the third, to dispense with such as pleased him within his realme, for their vowes made to go into the holie land, although they had taken on them the crosse for that purpose, namelie such as he should appoint to re|maine behind him for the defense of his countrie: and of these also he tooke abundantlie, and diuerse o|ther he compelled to fine, namelie, to the end that he might get their monie likewise, that hereby he ob|teined no small summe toward the furniture of his iournie. But both pope & prince forgat in the meane while, that

Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non excoriare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare also in the moneth of Nouember, as Matthew Paris saith, Iohannes de Anagnia a cardi|nall and legat from the pope arriued here in Eng|land, comming on land at Douer, and bicause the king was as then in the north parts, the same cardi|nall was prohibited on the behalfe of the kings mo|ther queene Elianor, to passe any further without the kings commandement. And so he staied there thir|téene daies at the charges of the archbishop of Can|turburie, till the king came to those parties, by whose wisedome a direction was taken for the quieting of the controuersie betwixt the archbishop, and the moonkes of Canturburie, for the chappell church of Hakinton now called S. Stephans.