Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 During that greeuous mortalitie and cruell pesti|lence before remembred, the pope at the instant re|quest of the English cardinals, granted vnto all those that died in England, being shriuen and repen|tant of their sinnes, cleane remission of the same, by two buls inclosed vnder lead. Froissard. Commissio|ners eftsoones met to com|mon of peace. The duke of Lanca|ster about the feast of All saints met with the French commissioners againe at Bruges. There was with him the duke of Britaine, the earle of Salisburie, and the bishop of London. For the French king there appeered the duke of Burgognie, the earle of Salebruch, and the bishop of Amiens. And at saint Omers laie the duke of Aniou, the archbishop of Ra|uenna, and the bishop of Carpentras tooke great paine to go to and fro betwéene the parties:The demãds on both parts. but they were so far at ods in their demands, and as it were of set purpose on the French behalfe, that no good could be doone betwixt them. The French king required to haue Calis raced, and to haue againe fourtéene hun|dred thousand franks, which were paid for the ran|some of king Iohn. The king of England demanded to haue all the lands restored to him in Gascoigne and Guien cléerelie exempt of all resorts. So when nothing could be concluded touching a finall peace, the truce was renewed to indure till the feast of S. Iohn Baptist next insuing, which should be in the yeare 1376.
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fiftith yeare, king Edward assembled his high court of parlement at Westminster,13 [...]
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[...]. in the which was demanded a subsidie of the commons for the defense of the kings dominions
against his eni|mies.A parleme [...] Wherevnto answer was made by the common house, that they might no longer beare such
charges, considering the manifold burthens by them sustei|ned in time past. And further they said, it was
well knowne the king was rich inough to withstand his enimies, if his monie and treasure were well
imploi|ed: but the land had béene of long time euill guided by euill officers, so that the same could not be
stored with chaffer, merchandize, or other riches. The com|mons also declared whom they tooke and iudged to
be chéefe causer of this disorder,
The lord La+timer. Dame Alice Perers. Sir Richa [...] Sturrie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This request of the commons by support of the prince was allowed, and granted, so that the said per|sons and other of their affinitie were commanded to depart the court, and other (such as were thought méet by the prince, and the sage péeres of the realme) were placed in their stéeds. ¶ Shortlie after, the com|mons granted to the king his whole request, so that he had of euerie person, man and woman, being a|boue the age of fourtéene yeares, foure pence, poore people that liued of almesse onelie excepted. ¶ Like|wise the cleargie granted, that of euerie beneficed man, the king should haue twelue pence, and of eue|rie priest not beneficed foure pence (the foure orders of friers onelie excepted.) But yer this monie could be leuied, the king was constreined to borrow cer|teine great summes in sundrie places, and therefore he sent to the citie of London for foure thousand pounds. And bicause Adam Staple the maior was not diligent in furthering that lone, he was by the kings commandement discharged on the 22 daie of March, and Richard Whitington mercer chosen in his place.