Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time there was a certeine man|sion house by waie of deuotion giuen vnto the friers that are called preachers within the towne of Dun|stable,The friers preachers be|gin to inhabit at Dunstable. so that certeine of them thrusting themselues in there, began to inhabit in that place, to the great annoiance of the prior and conuent of Dunstable, & as it were by the example of the other order called minors (which in the last precéeding yeare, at saint Edmundsburie in Suffolke had practised the like matter against the willes of the abbat and conuent there) they began to build verie sumptuous houses, so that in the eies of the beholders such chargeable workes of building, so suddenlie aduanced by them that professed voluntarie pouertie, caused no small woonder. The said friers building them a church with all spéed, and setting vp an altar, immediatlie be|gan to celebrate diuine seruice, not once staieng for the purchase of anie licence. And so building from day to day, they obteined great aid of such as inhabi|ted neere vnto them, of whome the prior and conuent ought to haue receiued the reuenues that were now conuerted to be imploied on the said friers towards their maintenance. Thus by how much more their house increased,The moonks hindred by the the comming of the friers. by so much more did the prior and conuent decrease in substance and possessions: for the rents which they were accustomed to receiue of the messuages and houses giuen to the friers, were lost, and likewise the offerings (which were woont to come to their hands) now these friers being newlie entred by occasion of their preachings, vsurped to themselues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Richard Graie constable of the castell of Douer, and lord warden of the cinque ports was this yeare remooued by the lord chéefe iustice Hugh Bigod,Richard Gray dischar|ged of his office of lord warden. Walascho a frier sent from the pope. who tooke into his owne hands the custodie of the said ca|stell and ports. The cause whie the said Richard Graie was discharged, we find to haue fallen out by this means. He suffered a frier minor called Walascho, comming from the pope (bicause he had the kings letters vnder the great seale) to enter the land, not staieng him, nor warning the lords of his comming, contrarie (as it was interpreted) vnto the articles of their prouisions enacted at Oxenford. This frier in|deed was sent from the pope to haue restored Athil|marus or Odomarus (as some write him) the kings halfe brother, vnto the possessions of the bishoprike of Winchester, to the which he had béene long before elected. But the lords were so bent against him, that vpon such suggestions as they laid foorth, Walascho refrained from dooing that which he had in comman|dement, and returned to make report what he vnder|stood, so that Odomarus was now as farre from his purpose as before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the feast of saint Michaell, the bishop of Bangor was sent from Leolin prince of Wales vn|to the king of England,The bishop of Bangor sent frõ the prince of Wales to king Henrie. The welsh|men offer to resort vnto Chester. to make offer on the behalfe of the said Leolin and other the lords of Wales, of sixtéene thousand pounds of siluer for a peace to be had betwixt the king and them, and that they might come to Chester, and there haue their matters heard and determined, as in time past they had béene accu|stomed. But what answer at his returne was giuen to this bishop by the king and his nobles, it is vncer|teine. EEBO page image 262 In the fortie and fourth yeare of king Henries reigne, Anno Reg. 44. I parlement. the fridaie following the feast of Simon and Iude, in a parlement holden at Westminster, were read in presence of all the lords and commons, the acts and ordinances made in the parlement holden at Oxenford,The statutes of Oxenford read, and the breakers of the same de|nounced ac|curssed. with certeine other articles by the go|uernours therevnto added and annexed. After the reading whereof the archbishop of Canturburie be|ing reuested with his suffragans to the number of nine bishops, besides abbats and others, denounced all them accurssed that attempted in word or déed to breake the said statutes, or anie of them. In the same parlement was granted to the king a talke called scutagium,Escuage granted. or escuage, that is to saie, fortie shillings of euerie knights fée throughtout England, the which extended to a great summe of monie. For as diuerse writers do agree,Knights feés how manie were then in England. there were in England at that time in possession of the spiritualtie and temporaltie be|yond fortie thousand knights fees, but almost halfe of them were in spirituall mens hands.