Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After Christmasse the K. comming into the towre of London, fortified it greatlie, & caused the gates of the citie to be warded, Chro. Dun. sending forth commandement to his lords that they should come to the towre, there to hold a parlement; but they denied flatlie so to doo, sending him word that if it pleased him, they would come to Westminster, where vsuallie the parlement had béene kept; and not to any other place, whervpon there rose dissention betwixt him and the barons. After the feast of the Purification, Fabian. A folkemote holden at Pauls crosse. at a folkemote holden at Paules crosse (where the king was present in person, with the king of Almaine, the archbishop of Canturburie, and diuerse other of the Nobles) commandement was giuen to the maior, that euerie stripling of the age of 12 yeares and aboue, should before his alderman be sworne to be true to the king and his hetres kings of England,An oth to be true to the king. and that the gates of the citie should be kept with armed men, as before by the king of Romans was deuised.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About Easter the barons of the land with consent of the péeres, discharged sir Hugh Spenser of his of|fice of chéefe iustice,The lord Spenser dis|charged of his office. and placed in his roome sir Phi|lip Basset without the kings assent, he being not made priuie therevnto. Wherevpon a new occasion of displeasure was ministred to kindle debate be|twixt the king and his lords, but by the policie of the king of Almaine and some prelats, the matter was quieted for a time, till after at Hallowentide next in|suing, which was the 46 yeare of K. Henries reigne. At that time the barons tooke vpon them to discharge such shiriffes as the king had elected & named gar|dians of the countries and shires, Anno Reg. 46. The presumptuous procée|dings of the barõs against the king. and in their pla|ces put other shiriffes, and besides that would not suffer the iustice which the king had admitted, to doo his office in keeping his circuit, but appointed such to doo it, as it pleased them to assigne, wherwith the king was so much offended, that he laboured by all means to him possible about the disanulling of the ordinan|ces made at Oxford, and vpon the second sundaie in Lent, he caused to be read at Paules crosse a bull, ob|teined of pope Urbane the fourth, as a confirmati|on of an other bull before purchased of his predeces|sour pope Alexander,I bull read at Pauls crosse. for the absoluing of the king, and all other that were sworne to the maintenance of the articles agrees vpon at Oxford. This absolu|tion he caused to be shewed through the realmes of England, Wales & Ireland, giuing streight charge that if any person were found that would disobe [...] this absolution, the same should be committed to pri|son, there to remaine till the kings pleasure were further knowne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Suerlie the most part of those péeres which had the rule of the king and kingdome thus in their hand, Matth. West. Many gouer|nors pernici|ous to a common-wealth. perceiuing the enormitie that dailie grew of so ma|nifold heads and gouernours, were minded of them|selues to dissolue those prouisions and ordinances so made at Oxford, in somuch that there were but fiue which stiffelie stood in defense of the same, that is to saie, the bishop of Worcester, and the earles of Lei|cester and Glocester, with Henrie Spenser, and Pe|ter de Montfort, the which by no meanes could be brought to confesse that they might with a safe con|science go contrarie to those ordinances which they had confirmed with their solemne oth, notwithstan|ding the popes dispensation; whereas the same oth was rather a bond of iniquitie (as saith Matth. West|minster) deuised to conspire against Christ and his annointed, that is to saie, their naturall liege lord and lawfull king, than any godlie oth aduisedlie ta|ken, or necessarie to be receiued of good meaning sub|iects, yea and of such a friuolous oth it is said, that

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