Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of Scots inua|deth Englãd.Finallie, either by the prouoking of this Dauid, or by som [...] other occasion, king Alexander meant to make warres vpon king Henrie indéed, and in rai|sing an armie made a rode into England, and did some hurt by incursions, and further signified to king Henrie, as some write, that he neither ought nor would hold anie part or portion of Scotland of the king of England. Matth. Paris. King Henrie sore offended here|with, purposed in time to be reuenged, and shortlie af|ter called a parlement at Westminster,King Henrie requireth an aid of monie of his subiects in the which he earnestlie mooued the lords and other states to aid him with monie towards the furnishing of his cof|fers, being emptied (as they knew) by his excéeding charges in his last iournie into Gascoigne. He would not open his meaning which he had to make warre to the Scots, bicause he would haue his enterprise secretlie kept, till he should be readie to set forward.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But although the king had got the pope to write in his fauour vnto the lords both spirituall and tem|porall, to aid him in that his demand of monie, there was much adoo, and plaine deniall made at the first, to grant at that time to anie such paiment as was demanded: and eftsoones they fell in hand with deui|sing new orders, and namelie to renew againe their suit for the confirmation of the ancient liberties of the realme,New orders deuised by the lords. so as the same might be obserued, accor|ding to the grant thereof before made by the kings letters patents, without all fraud or contradiction. They also appointed, that there should be foure lords chosen of the most puissant and discréetest of all other within the realme, which should be sworne of the kings councell, to order his businesse iustlie and tru|lie, and to see that euerie man had right without re|specting of persons. And these foure chiefe councel|lors should be euer attending about the king, or at the least thrée or two of them: also that by the view, knowledge and witnesse of them, the kings treasure should be spent and laid foorth, and that if one of them chanced to fall awaie, an other should be placed in his roome by the appointment of the residue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 They would also that the lord chiefe iustice and the lord chancellour should be chosen by the generall voi|ces of the states assembled,Unreasonable requests. and bicause it was need|full that they should be oftentimes with the king, it was thought they might be chosen out of the number of those foure aboue rehearsed conseruators of iu|stice. And if the king at anie time chanced to take the seale from the lord chancellour, whatsoeuer writing were sealed in the meane time should be of none ef|fect. They aduised also, that there should be two iu|stices of the benches, two barons of the excheker, and one iustice for the Iewes; and these for that present to be appointed by publike voices of the states, that as they had to order all mens matters and businesse, so in their election the assents of all men might be had and giuen: and that afterwards, when vpon anie oc|casion there should be anie elected into the roome of anie of these iustices, the same should be appointed by one of the afore mentioned foure councellors.