Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer (as in the fortie foure yeare of this king yée haue heard) he was the chéefe procurer and setter forward of the dissention that rose in the armie, Thom. Wals. which vnder the leading of sir Robert Knolles was sent in|to France. And when in that iournie he had lost most of his men, and was escaped himselfe into Eng|land, he laid all the blame on sir Robert Knolles, ac|cusing him to the king of heinous treason; so as the king tooke no small displeasure against the said sir Robert, insomuch that he durst not returne into England, till he had pacified the kings wrath with monie, and that the knowne fidelitie of the man had warranted him against the malicious and vntrue suggestions of his enimies. Wherevpon the said Minsterworth perceiuing his craft to want the wi|shed successe, he fled to the French king, and conspi|ring with him to annoie the realme of England by bringing the Spanish nauie to inuade the same, at length he was taken in the towne of Pampilona in Nauarre, and brought backe into England, where he tasted the deserued fruit of his contriued treason (as before yée haue heard.)
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About this season, there rose in the vniuersitie of Oxenford a learned man Iohn Wiclife, Thom. Walsi. Iohn Wiclife. borne in the north parts, who being a secular preest, and a stu|dent in diuinitie, began to propone certeine conclu|sions greatlie contrarie to the doctrine of the church in those daies established, speciallie he argued a|gainst moonks, and other men of religion that inioi|ed great riches, and large possessions. There were diuerse that gaue good eare to him, insomuch that sundrie learned men of that vniuersitie preached and set foorth the doctrine that he taught. ¶Amongst other articles which they held, these were the cheefe and principall.
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- 1 That the sacrament of the altar,The chéefest articles prea|ched by Wic|life. after con|secration, was not the bodie of Christ, but a figure thereof.
- 2 That the church of Rome was no more head of the vniuersall church than any one other, nor more authoritie was giuen by Christ vnto Peter, than to anie other of the apostles, and that the pope had no more power in the keies of the church than anie other préest whatsoeuer.
- 3 That temporall lords might both lawfullie and meritoriouslie take the temporall goods and re|uenues from the church, if it offended; and if anie temporall lord knew the church to offend, he was bound vnder paine of damnation to take from it the temporalties.
- 4 That the gospell is sufficient in this life to di|rect by rule euerie christian man.
- 5 That all other rules of saints, vnder the ob|seruing whereof diuers religious doo liue, ad no more perfection to the gospell, than washing ouer with lime dooth the wall.
- 6 That the pope, nor anie other prelat of the church, ought to haue anie prisons wherein to punish offendors.