Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Yorke was commanded that he should not be present at the coronation, least some tumult might arise about the hauing of his crosse borne afore him, to the displeasure of the archbishop of Canturburie, who stood in it, that no prelat with|in his prouince ought to haue any crosse borne be|fore him, himselfe excepted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, he called a parlement,A parlement called. by vertue where|of he reuoked backe and resumed into his hands all patents, annuities, fées, and other grants (before his voiage into the holie land) by him made, or otherwise granted or alienated. And bicause it shuld not seeme that he vsed a méere violent extortion herein, he trea|ted with euerie one of them in most courteous wise, bearing them in hand, that he knew well they ment not to let foorth their monie to him vpon vsurie, but would be contented with such reasonable gaine and profit, as had béene raised to their vse in time of his absence of those things which they held of him by as|signation in way of lone, so that now the same might be restored to him againe, sith he ment not to sell them, but to let them foorth as it were to farme for the time, as all men might well vnderstand, considering that he could not mainteine the port of a king with|out receipt of those profits which he had so let foorth. With these gentle words therefore mixed with some dreadfull allegations, he brought them all into such perplexitie,The bold cou|rage of the bi|shop of Lin|colne. that not one of them durst withstand his request, nor alledge that he had wrong doone to him, except Hugh the bishop of Lincolne, who sticked not EEBO page image 144 to saie, that the king in this demand did them and the rest open iniurie.The bishop of Durham lost his earldome. The bishop of Durham lost his earledome, and was constreined to content himselfe with his old bishoprike, and to leaue the dignitie of an earle, or at the leastwise the possessions which he had bought of the king before his setting forward in|to the holie land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus the king recouered those things for the which he had receiued great summes of monie, without making any recompense, where the most part of the occupiers had not receiued scarselie a third part of the principall which they had laid foorth. For no suffi|ciencie of grant, patent, or other writing to any of them before made, did any thing auaile them. More|ouer,K. Richards practises. where he had borrowed a great summe of mo|nie of the merchants of the staple, he wrought a feat with the moonks of the Cisteaux order to discharge that debt.The moonks Cisteaux. He told these moonks that being constrei|ned with vrgent necessitie, he had borowed that mo|nie of the merchants beyond the sea, vpon confi|dence of their good beneuolence, and therefore he re|quired them to extend their liberalitie so farre to|ward him, as to deliuer so much wooll in value, as should discharge that debt. To be short, the moonks being ouercome with the kings words, threatning kindnesse vpon them, fulfilled his request. Moreouer not satisfied herewith, he leuied a taske throughout the realme, exacting of euerie hide of land two shil|lings, according to the grant made to him at No|tingham: and the same was generallie gathered, as well of the spirituall mens lands as of the temporall.