Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, we find in Roger Houeden that the em|perour amongst other the articles of this agréement thus concluded betwixt him and king Richard, R. Houed. Lands assig|ned to king Richard. gaue and granted, and by his letters patents confirmed vnto him these lands hereafter mentioned, that is to saie: Prouance with the citie of Uienne, and Uien|nois, the citie of Marseils, Narbon, Arles and Lion vpon the Rhone, with the countrie vp to the Alps, and all those possessions which belonged to the empire in Burgoine, with the homages of the king of Aragon and of the earle of S. Giles: wherein is to be noted, that with the precinct of the premisses thus granted to king Richard, fiue archbishops sées, and thirtie three bishops sées are included. Howbeit the truth is, that the emperour neuer had possession of these countries, cities, and towns himselfe, neither would the inhabitants receiue any person so by him appoin|ted to their lord and gouernour, wherefore the king made small account of that his so large grant. But after he once vnderstood the certeintie of the summe that he should paie for his ransome (which businesse he most attended) he sent one with letters by and by and in great hast into England to his treasurers, requiring them with all conuenient spéed to prouide monie, Polydor. and to send it to him by a day, that he might be set at libertie with spéed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Rog. Houed. Order taken for leuieng monie to paie the kings ransome.These letters being come to the quéene mother, and other that had charge in gouernance of the realme, tooke order that all maner of persons as well spiritu|all as temporall, should giue the fourth part of their whole reuenues to them for that yeare accrewing, and as much more of their mooueable goods, and that of euerie knights fée there should be leuied the sum of twentie shillings. Also that the religious houses of the orders of the Cisteaux and Sempringham should giue all their wools for that yeare towards the kings ransome.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now those that had commission to leuie this mo|nie,The hard dealing of of|ficers in the collection. being poisoned with couetousnesse, and incensed with a gréedie desire (than the which as the poet saith,
vsed much streightnesse in exacting it, not onelie le|uieng it to the vttermost value and extent of mens lands, goods, and possessions, but after their owne willes and pleasures: so that vnder colour of the kings commission, and letters to them directed, there séemed not a tribute or subsidie to be raised, but by some publike proclamation all the goods and sub|stance of the people to be appointed as a prey to the kings officers, whereby it came to passe, that not onelie priuate mens goods, but also the chalices, iew|els,Church iewels. and vessels belonging to the church were tur|ned into monie, and a farre greater summe made than was at the first commanded, a great part of the ouerplus being conuerted to the vse of those, through whose hands the receipt passed. There was no priui|lege nor freedome allowed to exempt any person or place for being contributorie towards the paiment of this monie. The order of Cisteaux that were neuer charged with any paiment before, were now assessed more déepelie than the rest.—nulla est hac maior Erinnys,Hanc memorant Acheronte satam, per tristia DitisRegna truces agitare faces, &c.)