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.)
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The bishop of Norwich lamenting the iniurious dealings of the pettie officers,The bishop of Norwich. and pittieng the peo|ple of the church, collected halfe the value of all the chalices within his diocesse himselfe, and to make vp the other halfe of the whole summe, he spared not to giue a great portion of his owne treasure. The ab|bat of S. Albons acquitted all those churches with|in the compasse of his iurisdiction,The abbat of saint Albons. by the gift of an hundred marks.The bishop of Chester. But the bishop of Chester had verie ill lucke with his collections; for hauing gathered a great summe of monie to the kings vse, he was spoi|led thereof in one night, as he lodged neere vnto Canturburie, being vpon his iournie towards the king.Matthew de Cléere. And bicause Matthew de Cléere that laie in the castell of Douer was knowne to aid those that robbed the said bishop, the archbishop of Canturburie pronounced him accurssed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About this time, and on the morrow after the na|tiuitie of saint Iohn Baptist, R. Houed. The bishop of Elie. the bishop of Elie lord chancellour arriued in England, not shewing him|selfe in any statelie port (for he tooke vpon him nei|ther the dignitie of chancellour nor legat, nor yet of iustice) but onelie as a simple bishop and messenger sent from the king. The quéene mother, the archbishop of Rouen, and such other as had gouernment of the land, hearing of his comming, met him at saint Al|bons, where he shewed to them the emperours let|ters, conteining the agreement made betwixt him and king Richard, and withall appointed certeine lords & barons to go with him at his returne backe to the king, as Gilbert bishop of Rochester, Sifrid bishop of Chichester, Bennet abbat of Peterborow, Richard earle of Clare, Roger Bigot earle of Nor|folke, Geffrey de Saie, and diuerse other. It was also ordeined at this same time, that the monie ga|thered towards the paiment of the kings ransome should remaine in custodie of Hubert bishop of Sa|lisburie, Richard bishop of London, William earle of Arundell, Hameline earle of Warren, and of the Maior of London, vnder the seales of the quéene mother, and of the archbishop of Rouen.