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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Fabian. Wil. Paruus. Matt. Paris. Ran. Higd. William Fitz Osbert.At the same time there was another person in London called William with the long beard (aliàs Fitz Osbert) which had likewise informed the king of certeine great oppressions and excessiue outrages vsed by rich men against the poore (namelie the wor|shipfull of the citie, the Maior and Aldermen) who in their hoistings, when any tallage was to be gathe|red, burdened the poore further than was thought rea|son,The [...]oule dis|order in the citizens of London. to ease themselues; wherevpon the said William being a seditious person, and of a busie nature, ceas|sed not to make complaints. Now bicause the king gaue eare vnto him at the first, he tooke a boldnesse thereof, & drawing vnto him great routs of the poo|rer sort of people, would take vpon him to defend the causes of those that found themselues greeued with the heauie yoke of richmen and gentlemen. He was somewhat learned, and verie eloquent: he had also a verie good wit, but he applied it rather to set dissenti|on betwixt the high estates and the low, than to anie other good purpose. He accused also his owne brother of treason, who in his youth had kept him to schoole, & beene verie good and beneficiall brother vnto him, bicause now he would not still mainteine him with monie to beare out his riottous port.The vnnatu|rall ingrati|tude of Fitz Osbert. Moreouer, he declared to the king that by extortion and briberie of certeine men of great wealth, he lost manie forfeits and escheats.