Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare the fifth of Iune, died William Wit|telsey archbishop of Canturburie,Death of the archb. of Can. after whose death the moonks chose to that see the cardinall of Win|chester, with which election the king was nothing contented, so that after much monie spent by the moonks to obteine their purpose, at length they were disappointed,Simon Sud|berie elected archbishop. and doctor Simon Sudberie was ad|mitted to that dignitie, who before was bishop of London, being the seauen and fiftith archbishop that had ruled that see. He was chosen by the appointment of the king, and consent of the pope. For alredie was that decree worne out of vse, whereby the elections of bishops haue rested in the voices of them of the ca|thedrall church: for not onelie this Simon archbi|shop of Canturburie, but other also were ordeined bishops from thencefoorth, by the will and authoritie of the popes and kings of this realme, till at length it came to passe, that onelie the kings instituted bi|shops, and the bishops ordeined other gouernours vnder them of meaner degrees.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus the popes within a while lost all their autho|ritie, which they had before time within this relme in the appointing of bishops, and other rulers of chur|ches; and in like manner also they lost shortlie after their authoritie of leuieng tenths of spirituall pro|motions, the which they in former times had vsed, to the great detriment of the realme; which lost nothing by this new ordinance: for the English people were not compelled afterwards to depart with their mo|nie vnto strangers, so largelie as before, to content the gréedinesse of that coruorant generation of Ro|manists, whose insatiable desires would admit no stint, as infected with the dropsie of filthie auarice, for

Omnia des cupido, siua non perit inde cupido,

Quò plus sunt potae plus sitiuntur aquae.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This restraining reformation concerned the bene|fit of the whole land verie much:The begining of th [...] statute of Premunire for K. Edward the third was the first that caused an act to be made, that none vnder a great penaltie should séeke to obteine anie spirituall promotions within this realme of the pope, or bring anie sutes to his court, except by waie of appeale: and that those that were the aiders of any such offendors against this act, should run in danger of the same paine, which act by those kings that suc|ceeded was not onelie commanded to be kept, but al|so confirmed with new penalties, and is called the statute of Premunire. Caxton.