Compare 1577 edition: 1 The morrow therefore after saint Laurence daie, being the eleuenth of August, these two knights ac|companied with certeine of the kings seruants and other, to the number afore mentioned, came into the church at Westminster, whilest the said esquiers were there hearing of high masse, which was then in celebrating; and first laieng hands vpon Iohn Shakell, vsed the matter so with him, that they drew him foorth of the church, and led him streight to the tower. But when they came to Robert Hall, and fell in reasoning with him, he would not suffer them to come within his reach, and perceiuing they meant to take him by force, he drew out a falcheon or short sword which he had girt to him, and therewith laid so fréelie about him, trauersing twise round about the moonks quier, that till they had beset him on ech side, they could doo him no hurt.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit,A cruell [...] in West|minster church. at length when they had got him at that aduantage, one of them cloue his head to the verie braines, and an other thrust him through the bodie be|hind with a sword, and so they murthered him among EEBO page image 421 them. They slue also one of the moonkes that would haue had them to haue saued the esquiers life. Much adoo was about this matter, for the breaking thus of the sanctuarie, in somuch that the archbishop of Can|turburie, and fiue other bishops his suff [...]agans, o|penlie pronounced all them that were present at this murder accurssed, and likewise all such as aided or counselled them to it, cheeflie and namelie sir Alane Boxhull, and sir Rafe Ferrers, capteins and leaders of them. The king, the queene, and the duke of Lanca|ster were yet excepted by speciall names. The bishop of London a long time after, euerie sundaie, Wednes|daie, and fridaie, pronounced this excommunication in the church of S. Paule at London.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Lancaster (though excepted in the same) yet in behalfe of his fréends was not a little offended with the bishops dooings, in so much that in a councell holden at Windsore (to the which the bi|shop of London was called, but would not come, nor yet ceasse the pronouncing of the cursse, albeit the king had requested him by his letters) the duke said openlie, that the bishops froward dealings were not to be borne with, but (saith he) if the king would command me, I would gladlie go to London, and fetch that disobedient prelat, in despite of those ri|baulds (for so he termed them) the Londoners. These words procured the duke much euill will, as well of the Londoners, as of other: for it was commonlie said, that whatsoeuer had béene doone at Westmin|ster, concerning the murther there committed in the church, was doone by his commandement.