Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now all the staie rested in gathering of mo|nie, which being earnestlie demanded in a parlement begun at Westminster the tuesdaie before Candle|masse, was as stifflie denied, alledging in excuse their often paiments of subsidies and reléefes, which had béene gathered sith the comming of the king to his crowne, as the thirtéenth, fiftéenth, sixteenth and fortieth parts of all their mooueable goods, besides charugage,Charugage a certeine dutie for euerie Plowland. hidage, and sundrie escuages, namelie the great escuage granted for the marriage of his sister the empresse: and also beside the thirtieth with|in foure yeares last past, or thereabouts, granted to him, which they thought remained vnspent, bicause it could not be vnderstood about what necessarie affai|res for the common-wealth it should be laid foorth and imploied, whereas the same was leuied vpon condition, that it should remaine in certeine castels, and not to be expended but by the aduise of foure péeres of the realme, as the earle of Warren, and o|thers. Moreouer, they alledged, that the escheats and amercements which had béene gathered of late were such as must néeds fill the kings coffers: & so to con|clude, they would not consent to grant any subsidie.
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2 Howbeit, the
king so handled the matter with the richer sort, and namelie those of the spiritualtie, that partlie by gift
and partlie by borrowing, he got togither a great masse of treasure, and so prepared an armie and ships to
passe ouer into Gascoine with all conuenient speed. In the meane time, bicause he would leaue things in more
suertie at home,The bishops of Durham sent into Scotland. he sent the bishop of
Durham into Scotland, by whose dili|gence a marriage was concluded betwixt the lord Alexander eldest sonne
to the king of Scots, and the ladie Margaret daughter to king Henrie.
The king of Scots war|den of the En+glish mar|shes. The archbi|shop of Yorke gouernor of the realme.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 When this prouision was once readie, about the middest of Maie, the king tooke the sea, togither with the queene his wife, his brother Richard earle of Cornewall, and seauen other earles, and about three hundred knights or men of armes. The Poictouins had written to him that he néeded not bring ouer with him any great armie of men, but rather plen|tie of monie to reteine such as he should find there readie to serue him at his comming.Thirtie bar|rels of En|glish coine. The king passeth ouer into France. Wherevpon he tooke with him thirtie barrels of sterling coine: and at length (but not without contrarie winds) he arri|ued on the coast of Gascoine, in the mouth of the ri|uer of Garon, and taking land, was ioifullie recei|ued of the people, and namelie of Reignold lord of Pons.