Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A decrée made by the pope.There was an ordinance made at Rome by the pope and his cardinals (which verie diligentlie fore|saw to aduance their temporall commodities, not much passing for other mens aduantages) that eue|rie one which should be chosen an exempt abbat, should come to the court of Rome to be there confir|med, and receiue the popes blessing, by which heinous ordinance, religion was laid open to great danger, and the church depriued of temporall prosperitie (as saith Matthew Paris) for by this means (saith he) it was needfull for religious men, to choose to their gouernour a man not religious, but rather halfe temporall, Matth. Paris The moonks of Durham that were ex|cõmunicated are now ab|solued. and such a one as to whome rather Iusti|nians lawes than Christes which conuerteth soules should be familiar. The moonks of Durham, who on|lie with the canons of Gisborne resisted the wicked procéedings of the popes exactors, and stood therefore interdicted a long time, at length, after manie alter|cations, were absolued. Oh (saith Matth. Paris) if in that their tribulation they might haue had fellows, and in their constant doings aidors, how happilie had the church of England triumphed ouer hir tormen|tors and oppressors!

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. ParisYou haue heard how Richard earle of Cornewall being elected king of Almaine, sailed thither, where on the Ascension day last, he was crowned king by the archbishop of Cullen, of whom, and diuerse other great princes of Germanie he was holden for their lawfull king and gouernour (as in the Dutch histo|ries you may find more largelie expressed) though o|ther of them had chosen Alfonse king of Castile, the which Alfonse wrote to the king of England, as his confederate and alie, requiring aid of him against the said Richard that was his owne brother, to the which vnreasonable request the king would in no wise consent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, in this fortie one yeare of king Henries reigne, Fabian. An informa [...]on against the lord maior of London. by reason of a roll closed in gréene wax and found in the kings Wardrobe at Windsor, contein|ing as it were an information against the maior and shiriffes of London, for oppression and wrongs doone to the communaltie of the citie, the king tooke great displeasure, and caused streit inquisition to be made, as well by Fouke Moots, as Ward Moots, & diuerse other means. At length, the maior and shiriffes,The lord [...] and shiri|ffes of Lon|don dischar|ged. with the chamberlaine of the citie, were discharged by Iohn Mansell, one of the kings iustices, afore whom and other the kings councell, the inquisition was ta|ken, and then was the custodie of the citie assigned vnto the constable of the tower, and in place of the shiriffes were appointed Michaell Tonie, and Iohn Audrian. At length, the maior, shiriffes and Alder|men that were accused, perceiuing the kings displea|sure towards them, submitted themselues wholie to his mercie, sauing to them and to all other the citi|zens their liberties & franchises, and so in the exche|ker chamber at Westminster afore the king, there sitting in iudgement vpon the matter, they were condemned to paie their fines for their offenses com|mitted, and further, euerie of them discharged of his ward and office.The lord maior and shiriffes fin [...] Shortlie after was William Fitz Richard by the kings commandement made maior, and Thomas Fitz Thomas, and William Grapis|gate shiriffes.