Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also, whereas the earle of Leicester resigned the castels of Killingworth and Odiham into the kings hands, which he had latelie receiued by his gift, and newlie repaired, the earle of Penbroke and his other brethren sware déepelie, that they would for no mans pleasure giue ouer such castels, rents, and wardships of theirs, as they had of the kings gift. But the earle of Leicester told the earle of Penbroke flatlie and plainlie, that he should either render them vp,The earle of Leicester threatneth the earle of Penbroke. or else he should be sure to lose his head. This saieng was confirmed by the generall voices of all other the ba|rons, bicause it was a speciall article concluded a|mongst other in that parlement. The kings halfe brethren, perceiuing which waie the world went,The kings halfe brethren shift awaie. stood in doubt of themselues, and secretlie therevpon de|parting from Oxenford, first withdrew vnto Win|chester, where Odomare, one of the same brethren was bishop, through whose support, and by reason of the strength of such castels as he held, they trusted to be in more safetie: but finallie, perceiuing them|selues not to be so out of danger, sith the barons min|ded to pursue them,They depart the Realme. about the eighteenth daie of Iu|lie they departed the realme with a great number of other of their countriemen; and amongest those, William de saint Herman the kings caruer was one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Henrie Montfort, sonne to the earle of Leicester,Henrie Mõt|fort pursueth the kings ha [...] brethren. vnderstanding of their departure out of the realme, followed; and hearing that they were arriued at Bul|logne, he landed in those parts, & by such freendship as he found there amongst those that bare good will vnto his father, he got togither a power, and after a manner besieged the Poictouins within Bullogne, laieng watch for them in such sort, both by sea and land, that there was no waie left for them to escape. When they saw themselues in that danger, they sent a messenger with all post hast to the French king,They sent to the French [...]. requiring his safe conduct, to passe fréelie through EEBO page image 259 his realme, as they trusted he would be content to grant vnto such, as for refuge and safegard of life should repaire vnto him for comfort. The French king courteouslie granted their request, and so they were in safetie permitted to passe quietlie through the countrie.Richard Gray cap|teine of Do|uer castell, and lord warden of the ports. In the meane while one Richard Gray, chatellaine of Douer castell, a right valiant man and a faithfull, suffered no man to passe that waie vn|searched, according to that which he had in comman|dement: wherevpon he tooke & seized into his hands a great portion of treasure, which was brought thi|ther to be transported ouer to the Poictouins that were fled out of the realme. Also, there was found a great quantitie of treasure in the new temple at London, which they had gathered & hoorded vp there, which also was seized to the kings vse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to returne vnto the doings in the parle|ment holden at Oxford. It was ordeined (as some write) that the king should choose twelue persons of the realme, Matt. VVest. and the communaltie of the land should choose other twelue, the which hauing regall authori|tie in their hands,Foure and twentie go|uernours. might take in charge the gouer|nance of the realme vpon them, & should from yeare to yeare prouide for the due election of iustices, chan|cellors, treasurors, and other officers, and see for the safe keeping of the castels which belonged to the crowne. These foure and twentie gouernours appoin|ted as prouiders for the good gouernement of the realme, began to order all things at their pleasure, in the meane time not forgetting to vse things chéeflie to their owne aduantages, as well in prouiding es|chets and wards for their sonnes and kinsfolks, as also in bestowing patronages of churches (belonging to the kings gift) at their pleasures, so that these pro|uiders séemed to prouide all for themselues, in so much that neither king nor Christ could receiue ought amongst them:The abuses of those go|uernours. and as for iustice they regarded no|thing lesse, their minds were so rauished with desire of priuat wealth; which who so hunteth after, being in place of magistracie, he must néeds neglect the law and course of equitie, and therefore this counsell is good which a good writer giueth in this behalfe, saieng;

Si iustus vult esse aliquis non vtile quaerat,

M. Pal. in Virg.Iusticia est multis laudata, domestica paucis.