Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were some shiriffes and batliffes also, which by the kings commandement were arrested and put in prison, and diuerse of all sorts did kéepe themselues out of the waie, and would not as yet be [...]ound. In like maner, H [...]beit earle of Kent, lord cheefe iustice,The earle of Kent put in blame. was accused to be chiefe transgressour in this mat|ter, as he that had giuen foorth the kings letters pa|tents to those disguised and ma [...]ing threshers, who had taken vpon them so to sequester other mens goods, whereto they had no right. There came also to the king one sir Robert de Twing,Sir Robert de Twing. a knight of the north parts (which named himselfe William We|therso, and had led about a companie of the foresaid maskers) profes [...]ing that he had doone it vpon iust cause to be reuenged vpon the Romans, which went about by sentence of the pope, and manifest fraud to spoile him of the parsonage of a certeine church which he held, and therfore he said he had rather stand accur|sed without iust cause for a time, [...]an to lose his bene|fice without due iudgement. Howbeit the king and the other commissioners counseled him in the end to go to Rome to purchase his absolution, sith he was fallen in danger of excommunication, and there to sue for his pardon in the popes consistorie. And to in|courage him the better so to doo, the king wrote also in his fauour to the pope, testifieng the right which he claimed to the church, whereby at length he obteined his suit (as after ye shall heare. Polydor. A parle [...] & subsidie demanded, and denied.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king called a parlement at Westminster, EEBO page image 215 wherein declaring what charges he had béene at di|uers waies,A subsidie demanded, and denied. he required to haue a subsidie granted him, for the releefe of his want, which was flat [...]ie denied, the Nobles and other estats excusing the po|uertie amongst all degrees of men, by manie eui|dent reasons.The bishop of Winchesters counsell giuen to the king. Herevpon the bishop of Winchester being a verie eloquent and faire-spoken man, open|lie counselled the king to fauour his people, whom he had alreadie made poore and bare with continuall tri|butes and exactions. And if it were so that he stood in such need as was alledged, that then he should take into his hands againe such possessions and things, which during the time of his yoong yeeres he had be|stowed vpon his seruants, without any good aduised consideration, for lacke of ripe iudgement and dis|cretion, and againe to take from certeine couetous persons, who now were become horsseleches and ca|terpillers in the commonwealth, all such offices as they held, and had verie much abused, causing them to yeald vp their accounts, and to vse them after the manner of sponges, so that where he had in times past made them full of moisture, he might now wring them drie, following herein the example of Uespasian. And by this means it was not to be douted but he should haue inough of his owne, with|out dooing iniurie to any man.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king gaue verie good eare to the bishops words,The king fol|loweth the bishop of Win|chesters coun|sell. and following his counsell, caused his recei|uers, treasurers, and other such as had medled with anie of his receipts to come to a reckoning. And vn|derstanding by the auditors appointed to take their accounts, that the most part of them had receiued much more and by other means than they had ente|red into their reckoning, he compelled them to re|store it out of hand with interest. Also he caused the magistrats to be called to a reckoning, and manie of them being conuicted of fraud, were condemned to make restitution. And among other Ranulfe Bri|ton treasurer of his chamber was put beside his of|fice, Matth. Paris. Ranulfe Bri|ton, Peter de Riuales. and fined at a thousand marks, in whose place was set Peter de Riuales, or after some copies de Oruiales, a Poictouin, nephue or rather sonne to the bishop of Winchester, by whose aduice the king tooke a more strait account of his officers, and often remoo|ued such as he iudged guiltie.