Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 140The emperour vpon displeasure conceiued against the bishop of Liege, which latelie had atteined to that benefice contrarie to the emperours pleasure, who wished the same rather to an other person,The bishop of Liege mur|thered. hired cer|teine naughtie fellowes to go into France, where the bishop remained for feare of the emperours ma|lice, and there to find meanes traitorouslie to slea him, which they accordinglie did, by reason whereof the duke of Louaigne that was brother to the bi|shop, and other of his kinsmen, vpon knowledge had thereof, meant to haue made the emperour warre, in reuenge of that murther: insomuch that the empe|rour, to haue the French kings aid against them, was minded to haue deliuered K. Richard vnto him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit after that the matter was taken vp, and a concord made betwixt the emperour and his nobles, he changed his purpose also touching the de|liuering ouer of king Richard, who perceiuing that till his ransome were paid (which would amount to the summe of an hundred & fiftie thousand marks) he should not get libertie: and putting great confidence in the dexteritie and diligence of Hubert bishop of Salisburie (whome he sent as ye haue heard into England to deale for the leuieng of the same) he thought good to aduance the same bishop to the me|tropolitane sée of Canturburie, which had beene va|cant euer sithence the decease of archbishop Bald|wine, that died (as ye haue heard) in the holie land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wil. Paruus. Herevpon writing to the bishops of the realme, and to the moonks of Canturburie, he required them to procéed to the election of an archbishop for that see, and withall commended vnto them the foresaid Hu|bert, as a man most sufficient and méet for that roome.Hubert bishop of Salisburie elected archbi|shop of Can|turburie. He wrote likewise to the queene to further that matter, and easilie hereby obteined his desire. For shortlie after, the same Hubert was elected by the bishops and moonks, which assembled togither for that purpose. He was the 41 archbishop that gouer|ned that see: for although Reginold bishop of Bath was elected before him, yet bicause he died yer he was installed, he is not put in the number.