Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time,The lord Mortimer breaketh [...] of the [...] the lord Roger Mortimer of Wigmor, giuing his kéepers a drinke that brought them into a sound and heauie sléepe, escaped out of the tower of London where he was prisoner. This escape of the lord Mortimer greatlie troubled the king, so that immediatlie vpon the first news, he wrote to all the shiriffes of the realme, that if he chan|ced to come within their roomes, they should cause hue and crie to be raised, so as he might be staied and arrested, but he made such shift, that he got ouer into France, where he was receiued by a lord of Picar|die, named monsier Iohn de Fieules, who had faire lands in England, and therefore the king wrote to him, reprouing him of vnthankfulnesse, considering EEBO page image 335 he had beene euer readie to pleasure him, and to ad|uance his profits and commodities, and yet not|withstanding he did succour the said lord Mortimer, and other rebels that were fled out of his realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In Lent this yeare, a parlement was holden at London,1 [...]24 in the which diuerse things were intreated, amongst other the cheefest was,A parlement. to determine for the sending of some honorable ambassage to the French king, to excuse the king for not comming to him to doo his homage, according to the pretended sum|mons.The bishop of Hereford ar|rested. ¶ In the same parlement, Adam bishop of Hereford was arrested, and examined vpon points of treason, for aiding, succouring, and mainteining the Mortimers, and other of the rebels. This bishop was reckoned to be wise, Thom. de la More. subtill, and learned, but o|therwise wilfull, presumptuous, and giuen to main|teine factions. At the first, he disdeined to make anie answer at all, and finallie, when he was in manner forced thereto, he flatlie told the king, that he might not make any answere to such matters as he was charged with, Thom. Wals. except by the licence and consent of his metropolitane the archbishop of Canturburie, and other his péeres. Héerevpon, the said archbishop and other bishops made such sute, that he was commit|ted to the kéeping of the said archbishop, with him to remaine, till the king had taken order for his further answer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Within few daies after, when the king called him againe before his presence, to make answere to the matters laid against him, the archbishops of Can|turburie, Yorke, Dublin, and ten other bishops came with their crosses afore them,The presam|tuous [...]enica|nor of prelats. and vnder a colour of the priuilege and liberties of the church, tooke him a|waie, before he had made anie answere, forbidding all men on paine of excommunication, to laie anie hands vpon him. The king greatlie offended with this bold procéeding of the prelats, caused yet an in|quest to be impauelled, to inquire of the bishop of Herefords treasons, and vpon the finding of him giltie, he seized into his hands all the temporalties that belonged to his bishoprike, and spoiled his ma|nours and houses most violentlie, in reuenge of his disloiall dealings.