Compare 1577 edition: 1 We find also that the bishop of Winchester, and his sonne (or kinsman as some haue called him) Pe|ter de Riuales had procured the king to send com|mission vnder his seale vnto the foresaid noble men in Ireland, that if the said Richard Marshall earle of Penbroke chanced to come thither, they should doo their best to take him, and in reward of their paines, they should inioy all his lands and possessions which he held in that countrie. But after his death, and when the king had remooued those his councellers from him, he confessed he had put his seale to a wri|ting, but that he vnderstood what were the contents thereof he vtterlie denied. Finallie, this was the end of the worthie earle of Penbroke Richard Mar|shall, a man worthie to be highlie renowmed for his approued valiancie. His death suerlie was greatlie bewailed of king Henrie, openlie protesting that he had lost the worthiest capteine that then liued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the lords that had remained in Wales, by safe conduct came to the king, and through the dili|gent trauell of the archbishop of Canturburie, he re|ceiued them into fauour. Amongst them were these men of name, Polydor. Matth. Pari [...] Gilbert Marshall the brother of the foresaid Richard Marshall, Hubert earle of Kent, Gilbert Basset, and Richard Sward, be [...]ide diuerse o|ther. Unto Gilbert Marshall he deliuered his bro|thers inheritance, and vpon Whitsundaie made him knight,Gilbert Mar+shall earle of Penbroke. giuing vnto him the rod of the office of Mar|shall of his court, according to the maner, to vse and exercise as his ancesters had doone before him. And herewith the earle of Kent Gilbert Basset and Ri|chard Sward were receiued againe into the court, and admitted to be of the kings priuie councell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Soone after this, Peter de Riuales, Stephan Se|graue, & Robert Passelew were called to accounts, that it might appeare how the kings treasure was spent, and how they had vsed themselues with the kings seale. The two last remembred kept them|selues out of the waie, and could not be found.Officers cal|led to ac|counts. Ste|phan Segraue shrowding himselfe in secret within the abbeie of Leicester, and Robert Passelew fei|ning himselfe sicke, kept within the new temple at London. Peter de Riuales also, with his father the bishop of Winchester, tooke sanctuarie at Winche|ster, for they were afraid least their bodies should not be in safetie if they came abroad, bicause they vnder|stood that their manours and grange places were spoiled and burnt by those that bare them displeasure. Howbeit at length, vnder the protection of the arch|bishop of Canturburie, they came to their answer, & were sore charged for their vniust dealing, traito|rous practise, and great falshood vsed in time of their bearing office, and (as it appeareth by writers) they could but sorilie cleare themselues in those matters wherewith they were charged: but yet by reason of their protection they were restored to the places from whence they came, or else otherwise shifted off the matter for the time, so that we read not of anie great bodilie punishment which they should receiue as then. In the end they were pardoned & reconciled to EEBO page image 219 the kings fauor, vpon paiment of such fines as were assessed vpon them.