Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer to increase the kings vaine charges, so it fell out, that pope Innocent bearing grudge to|wards Conrade king of Sicill, offered that king|dome (as before is partlie touched) to Richard duke of Cornewall, who refused the offer, aswell for other causes, as chieflie for that the pope would not agrée to such conditions as earle Richard thought necessa|rie for his assurance. Wherevpon the pope granted that kingdome vnto king Henrie,The pope of|fereth y^e king|dome of Si|cill vnto the king of Eng|land. with manie good|lie promises of aid to his furtherance for atteining the possession thereof. King Henrie ioifullie receiued that grant, and called his sonne Edmund openlie by the name of K. of Sicill, and to furnish the pope with monie for the maintenance of his war against Con|rade, he got togither all such sums as he could make, aswell out of his owne coffers, and out of the exche|ker, as by borrowing of his brother earle Richard, and likewise what he could scrape from the Iewes,The K. ma|keth great shift for monie to send to the pope. or otherwise extort by the rapine of the iustices itine|rants: all which he sent to the pope, who not con|tent herwith (when he began ef [...]s [...]ns to want) wrote againe to the king for more.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king through the instinct of the diuell, to an|swer the popes auarice,He sendeth to the pope a wa|rant to take vp monie. sent him letters patents ob|ligatorie, signed with his roiall seale, by which he might take by way of lone such summes of monie, as would largelie serue his turne of the merchants Ita|lians, willing him not to sticke at the disbursing of treasure, nor at the great quantitie of the interest ri|sing vpon the vsurie, for he would discharge all: and herevnto he bound himselfe vnder paine to forfeit his kingdome and other his heritages. Matth. Paris The pope consenting herevnto, accepted this large offer. If he did well herein (saith Matthew Paris) the Lord the iudge of all iudges iudge it, to whom apperteineth the care of all things. To conclude,The pope is liberall of an other mans pursse. much monie was spent, for the pope spared not the king of Englands pursse, though little good was doone therewith. At length Conrade died, not without suspicion of poi|son. The pope being aduertised of his death, reioised greatlie, as he well vttered in plaine words, saieng;

Let vs all that be the children of the Romish church reioise, for now two of our greatest enimies are dis|patched out of the waie; the one a spirituall man, that is to saie, Robert bishop of Lincolne; and the other a laie-man, that is Conrade king of Sicill.Manfred pro|claimed king of Sicill.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the quindene of Easter,A parlement. there was a parle|ment holden at London, at the which were assembled all the states of the realme in greater number than EEBO page image 251 had béene commonlie seene. This parlement was chéefelie called, to let them vnderstand the kings ne|cessitie of monie for discharging of his debts, and to require them of their aid towards the same.The states re+fu [...]e to grant a subsidie. But whereas he requested more than was thought stood with reason, they would not agrée therevnto, but de|sired that he would confirme, and without all cauilla|tion sweare to obserue the liberties which by the char|ter he had promised to hold. Moreouer they required, that by the common councell of the realme they might choose to them the cheefe iustice, the chancellour and treasuror, but they were answered plainelie by some of the priuie councell, that this request would at no hand be granted.