The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 244)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, Athelmare the kings halfe brother was confirmed bishop of Winchester by the pope,

Athelmare or Odomare bi|shop of Win|chester con|firmed.

A conuocatiõ of the bishops.

although he was thought scarselie sufficient to haue the place, for lacke of learning and ripe yeares. About this time also, the bishops assembling at Dun|stable, tooke aduise togither, how to preuent the arch|bishop of Canturburie, that he should not visit: and in the end they concluded to send their procurator vnto the court of Rome, to trie what purchase might be made there for monie to staie the licence, and not to sticke for the disbursing of foure thousand marks, if néed required. Their procurator did so much in the matter, that he found the pope fauourable vnto his cause, though no determinate answer was giuen of a long time, till at length, to gratifie the archbishop and his kin, as the duke of Sauoy and other, the pope granted him licence to visit, but not generallie: for he might not visit anie parish church, except the per|son required him thereto. And whereas he had liber|tie to visit conuentuall churches, yet might he not re|ceiue for procuracies aboue foure marks.Six thousand marks giuen to the pope. For this moderation to be had, the procurator for the bishops gaue vnto the pope six thousand marks.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The same yeare the bishop of Lincolne visited the religious houses within his diocesse,The bishop of Lincolne visi|teth abbeies. to vnderstand what rule was kept amongst them, vsing the matter somewhat strictlie (as they thought:) for he entred in|to the chambers of the moonks & searched their beds. And comming to the houses of the nuns, he went so néere as to cause their breasts to be tried, that he might vnderstand of their chast liuings. In Lent following he was suspended by the pope,The bishop of Lincolne sus|pended by the pope, bicause he would not suffer an Italian that had no skill of the English toong to inioy a prebend in his church, which the pope had giuen to the same Italian. In this sea|son,Wales subiect to the English lawes. Wales was brought to be subiect vnto the Eng|lish lawes, and that part which ioineth to Cheshire, was committed to the custodie of Alain lord Zouch,Alain lord Zouch. [...]he which gaue, for hauing of the profits thereof to farme, 11 hundred marks, and supplanted lord Iohn Graie which should haue had it for fiue hundred. Cer|teine vsurers and strangers borne called Caorsini,Usurers cal|led Caorsini. had bought faire houses at London, and so remained there as inhabitants, occupieng their trade without controlment, for the prelats durst not speake against them, bicause they alleged themselues to be the mer|chants of the popes highnesse: and the citizens durst not trouble them bicause they were defended by cer|teine noble men, whose monie (as was said) they oc|cupied, to gaine after the manner of the court of Rome. Howbeit at length they were called before the ciuill magistrate by the kings procurement, and grieuouslie accused for their vnlawfull occupieng of vsurie, and some of them committed to prison, the re|sidue hid themselues out of the way, till at length for a summe of monie they were licenced to be at rest, and so continued for a season. The Iewes reioised hereat, to haue fellowes with them in their miserie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this season also there depended a controuersie betwixt the archbishop of Canturburie with the bi|shop of London and his canons of Paules,Contro [...]ersie betwixt pre|lats. so that the said bishop of London & the deane of Paules, and other of the [...] were excommunicated. But the bishop perceiuing which way the world went, recon|ciled himselfe: as for the deane, he stood long in the matter, & at length went himselfe to the pope to vtter his gréefe. This controuersie hanged long betwixt them, and was handled in such wise, that [...]aie-men laughed at their dooings, for now and then whom the pope commanded to be absolued, their aduersaries by colour of the popes authoritie would command to be excommunicated.The earle of Leicester pro|spereth in Gascoigne. The first day of Iulie the earle of Leicester in Gascoigne ouercame manie of the kings enimies, and tooke from them a fortresse called Chattellon.