Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Rog. Houed. Inquisitions taken by a iu|rie of sundrie matters.In September, the iustices itinerants made their circuits thorough euerie shire and countie of this realme, causing inquisitions to be taken by substan|tiall iuries of plées of the crowne both old and new, of recognisances, of escheats, of wards, of mariages, of all maner of offendors against the lawes and or|dinances of the relme, and of all other transgressors, falsifiers, and murtherers of Iewes; of the pledges, goods, lands, debts, and writings of Iewes that were slaine, and of other circumstances touching that matter. Likewise of the accompts of shiriffes, as to vnderstand what had béene giuen towards the kings ransome, how much had beene receiued, and what re|mained behind to receiue. Also of the lands that be|longed to erle Iohn, and what goods he had, and what he held in demaine, in wards, escheats, and in gifts, and for what cause they were giuen. Furthermore, of his fautors and partakers, which had made fines with the king, and which not,Usurers. with manie other arti|cles touching the same earle. Also of vsurers, and of their goods being seized, of wines sold contrarie to the assise, of false measures, and of such as hauing re|ceiued the crosse to go into the holie land, died before they set forward. Also of grand assises that were of an hundred shillings land or vnder, and of defaults, and of diuerse other things, the iurats were charged to inquire, and present the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The iustices also were appointed to cause the ma|nours, farmes and lands which the king held in de|maine, or by wards and escheats, to be surueied by a substantiall iurie, and to take order for the conuer|ting of them to such vse, as the king might be answe|red of the gaines rising by the same at the farmers hands. Also,Iewes. the Iewes were appointed to inroll all their debts, pledges, lands, houses, rents and possessi|ons. Moreouer, inquisition was taken of iustices, shiriffes, bailiffes, conestables, foresters and other officers belonging to the king,Iustices, shi|riffes and o|ther officers. to vnderstand in what maner they had behaued themselues in taking and seizing of things into their hands, and of all such goods, gifts and promises had and receiued by occasi|on of leasure made of the lands of earle Iohn and his fautors, and who receiued the same, and what delaie was granted by commandement of Hubert archbi|shop of Canturburie, then lord chéefe iustice.Hubert arch|bishop of Can|turburie lord chéefe iustice.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, whilest these inquisitions were thus taken in England, king Richard comming foorth of Poictou into Aniou,Officers dri|uen to fine for their offices. The king of|fended with the lord chan|cellor. caused all the bailiffes and officers of that countrie, and also of Maine, to fine with him for their offices. After this, when he came downe into Normandie, he seemed in shew to be offended with his chancellour the bishop of Elie, about concluding of the truce with the French king (where as ye haue heard he was cheefe commissio|ner) misliking greatlie all that was doone therein, and therefore he tooke the seale from him, and caused a new seale to be made, commanding to be proclai|med thorough all his dominions, that whatsoeuer had béene sealed with the old seale, should stand in no force, both for that his chancellor had wrought more vndiscreetlie than was conuenient; and againe, bi|cause the same seale was lost, when Roger Malus Catulus his vicechancellour was drowned, who pe|rished among other by shipwracke,A new scale. néere to the Ile of Cypres, before the king arriued there, being as then on his iournie into the holie land. Therefore all men had commandement to come to this new seale, that they might haue their charters and writings confirmed.