Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The 17 of September the cathedrall church of Elie was dedicated,The church of Elie dedi|cated. which the bishop of that sée na|med Hugh had builded of his owne proper costs and charges, togither with the palace there. The king and a great number of the péeres & nobles of the realme both spirituall and temporall were present at this so|lemne feast, which was kept in most plentifull man|ner. The 13 day of October,A parlement. the king held a great feast at London, and had called the states of the realme, then and there to assemble in parlement, wherein he opened to them the popes grant, which he had obteined of the tenths due to the church,The king de|mandeth the tenths of the spiritualtie. to be re|ceiued by him for thrée yeares, towards his charges in his iournie which he meant to make into the holie land. The bishops, and namelie Lincolne, vtterlie re|fused to be contributarie to his grant.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 They alledged sundrie reasons for their excuse,The bishops refuse to yeild to the popes grant. as the pouertie of the English church being alreadie made bare, with continuall exactions and oppressi|ons; but chéeflie they excused themselues by the ab|sence of the archbishops of Canturburie and Yorke, of whom the one was beyond the sea, and the other at home in the north parts. All th' other English bishops were there, except Hereford & Chester, which Chester was sicke, and therefore without the consent of those that were absent, and namelie their primat the arch|bishop of Canturburie, they could not conclude vpon any generall point touching the kings demand. And although the king fretted and stormed against them, yet could he not bring them to his purpose, so that the parlement for that time was dissolued. Yet before their departure from London, he communed with the bishops apart, to sée if he might persuade them to giue him some portion of monie towards his char|ges: but they had tuned their strings all after one note, discording all from his tenor, so that not a pe|nie could be got of them:The king highlie offen|ded with the bishops. wherefore he tooke high dis|pleasure against them, reuiling them in most re|prochfull maner, and amongst other he vpbraided his halfe brother (the elect of Winchester) of great vn|thankefulnesse, who also amongst the residue stood a|gainst him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king hauing this repulse at the bishops hands,The king as|saieth to get monie of the lords tem|porall. began to fall in talke with the lords of the temporal|tie touching the troubles in Gascoigne, where things were in broile by the hard dooings of the earle of Lei|cester, against whom the Gascoignes ceassed not to make warre still, and of late hauing besieged him in the castell of Mountalbon, droue him to such shift, that to escape the present danger he was glad to set at libertie certeine rebels, which he had before taken EEBO page image 247 captiues. Therefore to reduce that countrie vnto quietnesse, the king determined to go thither him|selfe, and to remooue the earle of Leicester out of his office: but when he came to the pith of the mat|ter, which was to desire their aid both of men and monie, the lords would not agree to grant him anie. And where he sought to burthen the erle of Leicester with misgouerning things against his honour, they excused the same earle, and so the lords also departed in displeasure of the king as well as the bishops. Howbeit the king got of the Londoners by way of princelie praier twentie thousand marks of gold at that time.The Londo|ners helpe at a pinch. And to their further gréefe for better meane to be reuenged against the bishop of Elie, he caused the said Londoners to kéepe saint Edwards faire for fiftéene daies togither at Westminster, and in the meane time to keepe their shops shut through all the citie. Which thing (by reason of the foule wea|ther chancing at that time) was verie greeuous vnto them, albeit there was such repaire of people thither, that London had not beene fuller to the iudgement of old ancient men neuer at anie time in their daies to their remembrance.