Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There was a motion also made for a marriage be|twixt the lord Otho,Otho sonne to the duke of Saxonie. sonne to Henrie duke of Saxo|nie, king Richards nephue by his sister, and the ladie Margaret, daughter to the king of Scots, so as they should haue inioied the countries of Lothian, Nor|thumberland, and the countie of Caerleill with the castels. For the conclusion of which marriage,Lawnes. the archbishop of Canturburie was sent about Christ|mas to commune with the king of Scots: but bi|cause the Scotish quéene was then conceiued of child, hir husband (in hope that God would send him a sonne) refused to stand vnto the aboue mentioned couenants.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 149 Wil. Paruus. Ran. Higd. The abbat of Caen sent in|to England.At this time king Richard sent the abbat of Caen (who was also the elect of Durham) into England, to take an accompts of those that had the receipts of the kings monie: for this abbat had informed the king, that his receiuers and officers here in the realme dealt not iustlie in making their accompts, but both deceiued the king, and oppressed his people, in exacting more than was due,Fraudulent dealing in of|ficers. and concealing that which they ought to stand accomptable for. The king supposing his words to be true, or at least likelie so to be, and that in reforming such vntruth in his officers, it should be both profitable to him, and well liked of the people, sent this abbat ouer with commission, to be as it were his generall auditour.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, Hubert archbishop of Canturburie, which was gouernour of the realme in causes both temporall and spirituall (by reason he had the kings authoritie as his vicegerent, & therefore sufficientlie countenanced, & also the popes as his legat authori|sed) did somewhat stomach the matter, in that it should be thought he did suffer such abuses in the kings officers, and not reforme them. But he held him content and said little, sith the abbat shewed him the kings commission to doo that which he went a|bout, although he brought it not to passe. For where|as he came ouer in lent, and gaue out commande|ments, that all such as had any thing to doo in receipt of the kings monie, should appeare before him af|ter Easter, he tarried not to see Easter himselfe, but was called into another world by the stroke of death, there to render accompts for his owne acts here in this life committed.