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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There be that write, how there were but twelue of these gouernours chosen; Fabian. whose names were as fol|loweth. First, the archbishop of Canturburie, the bi|shop of Worcester, Roger Bigod earle of North|folke and marshall of England, Simon de Mount|fort earle of Leicester, Richard de Clare earle of Glocester, Humfrey Bohun earle of Hereford, the earles of Warwike and Arundell, sir Iohn Mansell cheefe iustice of England, sir Roger lord Mortimer, sir Hugh Bigod, sir Peter de Sauoy, sir Iames Au|d [...]ley, and sir Peter de Mountfort. To these was au|thoritie onelie giuen to punish and correct all such as offended in breaking of any the ordinances at this parlement established.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was not long after the finishing of this parle|ment,Contention betwixt the earles of Lei|cester and Glocester. but that strife and variance began to kindle betwéene the king and the earles of Leicester and Glocester, by reason of such officers as the said earles had remooued, and put others in their roomes: a|mong the which Iohn Mansell was discharged of his office, and sir Hugh Bigod, brother to earle Mar|shall, admitted in his roome. Also bicause the fore|said gouernours had knowledge that the king min|ded not to performe the ordinances established at Oxford, they thought to make their part as strong as was possible for them to doo, and therefore vpon the morrow after the feast of Marie Magdalene,The lords come to the Guildhall to haue their or|dinances con|firmed. the king as then being at Westminster, the earle Mar|shall, the earle of Leicester, and diuerse other came to the Guildhall of London, where the maior and al|dermen, with the commons of the citie were assem|bled, and there the lords shewed the instrument or writing sealed with the kings seale, and with the seales of his sonne prince Edward, and of manie o|ther lords of the land, conteining the articles of those ordinances which had béene concluded at Oxford, willing the maior and aldermen to set also therevn|to their common seale of the citie. The maior and al|dermen vpon aduise amongst them taken, required respit till they might know the kings pleasure there|in, but the lords were so earnest in the matter, and made such instance, that no respit could be had; so that in the end the common seale of the citie was put to that writing, and the maior with diuerse of the citie sworne to mainteine the same, their allegiance saued to the king, with their liberties and franchi|ses, according to the accustomed manner.