Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same day that the king of Scots tooke his iournie homewards from Lincolne, the corps of Hugh bishop of that citie (latelie before, departed this life at London, after his returne from the parts of beyond the seas) was brought thither to be buried, the king and all the bishops, earles and barons went to receiue it, and honoured his buriall with their pre|sence. On the morrow after being fridaie, he was interred within the new church which he had builded. This Hugh was a Frenchman by nation, borne at Granople, a man of a pregnant wit, and skilfull both in science of holie scripture and humane knowledge. He was first a regular canon, and after became a Carthusian moonke. King Henrie the second mooued with the fame of his vertue and godlie life, sent the bishop of Bath to bring him into England, and after he was come, made him first abbat of Whithing in the diocesse of Welles, and after created him bishop of Lincolne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He was noted to be of a verie perfect life, name|lie, bicause he would not sticke to reprooue men of their faults plainelie and frankelie, not regarding the fauour or disfauour of any man, in somuch that he would not feare to pronounce them accurssed, which being the kings officers, would take vpon them the punishment of any person within orders of the church, for hunting and killing of the kings game within his parkes, forrests and chases, yea (and that which is more) he would denie paiments of such subsidies and taxes as he was assessed to paie to the vses of king Richard and king Iohn,A presumptu|ous part in a bishop. towards the maintenance of their wars, and did oftentimes ac|cursse by his ecclesiasticall authoritie, such shiriffes, collectors, or other officers, as did distreine vpon his lands and goods for to satisfie these kings of their de|mands, alledging openlie, that he would not paie a|ny monie towards the maintenance of wars, which one christian prince, vpon priuate displeasure and grudge, made against another prince of the same re|ligion. This was his reason.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And when he came before the king to make answer to his disobedience shewed herein, he would so han|dle the matter, partlie with gentle admonishments, partlie with sharpe reproofes, and sometime mixing merrie and pleasant spéech amongst his serious ar|guments, that often times he would so qualifie the kings mood, that being driuen from anger, he could not but laugh and smile at the bishops pleasant talke EEBO page image 163 and merrie conceits, so that it might well be said of him,

Omne tulit punctum quimiscuit vtile dulci.