Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced that about this time, a post comming from the pope with letters to his Nuncio maister Martin,The popes letters staied. conteining instructions how he should pro|céed for the gathering of monie, was staied at Do|uer, by the practise of such noble men as were grée|ued to sée anie such summes of monie to be conueied out of the realme in sort as was vsed. He was had into the castell and his letters taken from him, where|in such secrets were conteined for the getting of mo|nie, as ought not to haue beene reuealed. Maister Martin hearing that the post was thus staied and imprisoned, made a gréeuous complaint vnto the king, so that the post was set at libertie, had his let|ters to him restored, & so came vnto master Martin, and deliuered them vnto him that he might vnder|stand the popes pleasure, which others to his griefe vnderstood now as well as himselfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king this yeare caused inquisition to be made through euerie countie within the realme,The valna [...] of benefices taken, that perteined to strangers. to vnder|stand the true valuation of all such benefices and spi|rituall promotions as were in the hands of anie in|cumbents that were strangers borne, and such as had béene preferred by the court of Rome, and the whole summe of all their reuenues was found to be sixtie thousand marks. On Whitsundaie the king made the earle of Glocester,This Gil|bert was erle of Glocester, Hereford & lord of Clare. Gilbert de Clare knight, and 40 other yoong gentlemen that attended vpon him. And perceiuing by the late inquisition what great reuenues the beneficed strangers had and possessed within the realme, and againe conside|ring the excéeding great summes of monie which the court of Rome had recouered of his subiects, he be|gan to detest such couetous dealing. And herevpon a letter was deuised by the whole bodie of the realme, wherein were conteined, the sundrie extortions and manifold exactions of the popes legats, and other of his chapleines, which vnder colour of his authoritie they had vsed.Ambassadors sent to the ge|nerall coun|cell. There were appointed also to go with these letters vnto the generall councell, certeine ho|norable and discreet personages, as Roger Bigod earle of Northfolke, Iohn Fitz Geffrey, William de Cantlow, Philip Basset,These were barons. and Ralfe Fitz Nicho|las, with other, the which presenting the same letters vnto the said assemblie, should declare the greefe of the whole realme; and require some redresse and ease|ment therein.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, it chanced that there was a great number of lords, knights,A iusts and tornie appoin|ted, and by the kings com|mandement disappointed. and gentlemen assembled togither at Dunstable and Luiton, to haue kept a martiall iusts, and triumphant tornie, but they had a countercommandement from the king, not to go forward with the same: wherevpon, when they were EEBO page image 237 disappointed of their purpose heerin. Upon occasion of their being altogither, on the morrow after the feast of Peter & Paule, they sent from them Fouke Fitz Warren,Fouke Fitz Warren com|mandeth the popes Nun|cio to auoid the realme. to declare vnto maister Martine the popes Nuncio, as then lodging at the temple in London, in name as it were of all the whole bodie of the realme, that he should immediatlie depart out of the land. Fouke dooing the message somewhat after a rough manner, maister Martine asked him what he was that gaue foorth the said commandement, or whether he spake it of himselfe or from some other? This com|mandment (saith Fouke) is sent to thée, from all those knights and men of armes which latelie were as|sembled togither at Dunstable and Luiton.