Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 He receiued fortie pounds, besides other gifts, of the moonks of the Cisteaux order, to grant to them a generall licence to eat flesh indifferentlie as well abroad, as they had béene accustomed to doo at home within their monasteries. To those that were excom|municate he gaue absolution: those that had vowed to go in pilgrimage to Rome, to the holie land, or to saint Iames, he would not first release them, till he had receiued so much monie, according to the true valuation, as they should haue spent in their iornies: and to be bréefe, nothing could be asked, but for monie he was readie to grant it. And when he was reque|sted to shew by what power he did all these things, with great indignation he answered, that he would let them vnderstand at Rome, if they would needs know the authoritie which he had. At length his males were so filled with siluer, that his seruants disdained to make them anie answer, except they brought gold saieng; Bring vs gold, for we are full of your siluer. But at his departure he tooke all awaie with him, both gold and siluer in such abundance as was mar|uellous. This hath beene the practise of the Roma|nists from time to time, wherevpon grew this com|mon byword (taxing the polling and shauing shifts of that execrable see, gaping gulfe, and insatiable sea)

Curia Romana non quaerit ouem sine lana.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to returne to other matters concerning the state of the realme. After the returne of the earle of Buckingham, it was ordeined by aduise of the councell, that the duke of Lancaster should eftsoones go as ambassador from king Richard into Scotland, to see if he might renew the truce (which shortlie would haue beene expired) for three yéeres longer. Al|so whereas there was variance and open war main|teined, betwixt Iohn king of Castile, and Iohn king of Portingale, the earle of Cambridge, the lord Wil|liam de Beauchampe, the lord Botreux, and sir Mat|thew Gournie,An armie sent into Portin|gale to aid the king there a|gainst the K. of Castile. were sent into Portingale with fiue hundred armed men, and fiue hundred archers to aid the king of Portingale against the king of Castile, who was sonne to the bastard Henrie: for the duke of Lancaster reioised greatlie, that he might haue such a fréend as the king of Portingale, to ioine with him in aid against the king of Castile; meaning (as soone as opportunitie would serue) to go ouer with an armie to chalenge his right, and pursue his claime to the crowne of Castile and Leon, against the vsurper, in right of his wife quéene Constance, eldest daughter to the late lawfull king Peter, whom Henrie the bastard as before (yée haue heard) did still persecute, till he had bereft from him both his life and kingdome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was meant therefore that if the duke of Lan|caster could compasse his purpose, for the which he went at that time into Scotland, to the honour of the king and realme, then should he shortlie after fol|low his brother of Cambridge with a great power, to trie what chance God would send to him, against his aduersarie the king of Castile. ¶In the meane time other incidents fell within the realme in the fourth yeare of king Richard, sore to the disquieting of the same, and vtter disappointing for that time of the duke of Lancasters intent. The commons of the realme sore repining, not onelie for the pole grotes that were demanded of them,The cõmons by reason of the great sub|sidie and other oppressions rise in diuerse parts of the realme. by reason of the grant made in parlement (as yée haue heard) but also (as some write) for that they were sore oppressed (as they tooke the matter) by their land-lords, that demanded of them their ancient customes and seruices, set on by some diuelish instinct & persuasion of their owne beastlie intentions, as men not content with the state wherevnto they were called, rose in diuerse parts of this realme, and assembled togither in com|panies, purposing to inforce the prince to make them frée, and to release them of all seruitude,Uillaines. where|by they stood as bondmen to their lords and superi|ours.