Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the feast of saint Edward, the parlement began againe at London,A parlement. in which the states trea|ted of a subsidie to be granted to the king,Richard earle of Cornewall standeth a|gainst his brother for the grant of a subsidie. but they could not conclude thereof, neither would Richard earle of Cornewall disburse anie monie at that sea|son to his brother the king, bicause he allowed not the maner of laieng it out for the warres against Man|fred, being taken in hand without his consent. The same years, the king by the procurement of his bro|ther Richard earle of Cornewall,The liberties of London sei|zed into the kings hands. had seized the li|berties of the citie of London into his owne hands, vnder colour that the maior had not doone his dutie in the iust punishing of bakers for breaking of the assises of their bread. Herevpon, where the maior and communaltie of the citie had by the kings grant the citie to farme, with diuerse customes and offices, at a certeine rate and stinted summe of monie; now the king set officers therein at his pleasure, which were accomptable to him for all the reuenues and profits that grew within the citie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But whereas the malice which the earle of Corne|wall bare to the citie, was, for that they would not exchange with him c [...]rteine grounds that belonged to their communaltie, they were glad to agree with him, and paie vnto him six hundred marks. After which agréement concluded, about the nintéenth daie of Nouember, they were shortlie after restored to their liberties. This chanced before the kings com|ming ouer, who at his comming to London, lodged in the tower, and vpon new displeasure conceiued a|gainst the citie for the escape of a prisoner (being a clearke conuict) out of Newgate, which had killed a prior, that was of aliance to the king, as cousine to the queene, the king sent for the maior and the shirifs to come before him to answer the matter. The ma|ior laid the fault from him to the shiriffes, for so much as to them belonged the kéeping of all the prisoners within the citie: and so the maior returned home a|gaine,The shiriffes of London imprisoned. but the shiriffes remained there as prisoners by the space of a whole moneth or more, and yet they excused themselues, in that the fault cheefelie rested in the bishops officers: for whereas the prisoner was vnder his custodie, they at his request had granted him licence to imprison the offendor within their EEBO page image 252 ward of Newgate, but so as his officers were char|ged to see him safe kept. The king notwithstanding demanded of the citie thrée thousand marks for a fine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, whereas he stood in great néed of mo|nie, he required by way of a tallage eight thousand marks of the Iewes,The king de|mandeth mo|nie of the Iewes. charging them on paine of han|ging, not to deferre that paiment. The Iewes sore impouerished with gréeuous and often paiments ex|cused themselues by the popes vsurers, and reprooued plainelie the kings excessiue taking of monie, as well of his christian subiects as of them. The king on the other side, to let it be knowne that he taxed not his people without iust occasion, and vpon necessitie that droue him thereto, confessed openlie, that he was in|debted by his bonds obligatorie, in thrée hundred thousand marks:The kings debt 3000000 marks. and againe, the yearelie reuenues assigned to his sonne prince Edward, arose to the summe of fifteene thousand marks and aboue, where the reuenues that belonged vnto the crowne were greatlie diminished, in such wise, that without the aid of his subiects, he should neuer be able to come out of debt. To be short, when he had fléeced the Iewes to the quicke, he set them to farme vnto his brother earle Richard,The earle of Cornewall lendeth the king monie. that he might pull off skin and all; but yet considering their pouertie, he spared them, and ne|uerthelesse, to relieue his brothers necessitie, vpon a pawne he lent him an huge masse of monie. These shifts did the king vse from time to time, not caring with what exactions and impositions he burthened the inhabitants of his land, whereby he procured vn|to himselfe the name of an oppressor and couetous scraper. But what woonder is it in a king, sith

Hor. lib. 2. serm.Maxima paris hominum morbo iactatur eodem?