Compare 1577 edition: 1 Further, they declared that till that present, his subiects (as was thought) had louinglie demeaned themselues towards him, in aiding him with their substance to the best of their powers, & that their de|sire was to vnderstand how those goods were spent. And further they said, they had one thing to declare vnto him, how that by an old ordinance it was ena|cted, that if the king should absent himselfe fourtie daies, not being sicke,Absence of the king from the parlement [...] the space of [...] daies. and refuse to come to the parle|ment, without regard to the charges of his people, and their great paines, they then may lawfullie re|turne home to their houses: and therefore sith he had béene absent a long time, and yet refused to come a|mong them, it was greatlie to their discomfort. To this the king (as we find) made this answer:

Well,The kings answer. we doo perceiue that our people and commons go a|bout to rise against vs: wherefore we thinke we can|not doo better than to aske aid of our cousine the French king, and rather submit vs vnto him than to our owne subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lords answered, that it should not be good for him so to doo, but a waie rather to bring him into ex|treame danger, sith it was plaine inough, that the French king was his ancient enimie and greatest aduersarie, who if he might once set foot in the realme of England, he would rather despoile and dispossesse the king of his kingdome, than put his helping hand to relieue him. He might (they said) call to re|membrance, how his noble progenitour king Ed|ward the third, his grandfather, and prince Edward his father had trauelled in heat and cold, with great anguish and troubles incessantlie, to make a con|quest of France, that rightfullie apperteined vnto them, and now to him, in which wars he might like|wise remember how manie lords, noble men, and EEBO page image 453 good commons of both realmes had lost their liues, and what charges both the realmes likewise bare in mainteining those warres: and now (the more pitie) greater burthens were laid vpon the necks of the English subiects for the supportation of his charges, by reason whereof, they were so low brought (said they) that they haue not to paie their rents, and so by such meanes was his power decaied, his lords brought behind hand, and all his people sore impoue|rished.Wealth of the people is the glorie of the prince and suertie of his reigne. And as that king cannot be poore that hath rich people, so cannot he be rich that hath poore com|mons. And as he tooke hurt by such inconueniences chancing through euill councellors that were about him, so the lords and noblemen susteined no lesse hurt each one after his estate and calling. And if remedie were not in time prouided through his helping hand, the realme must needs fall in ruine, and the default should be imputed to him and to those his euill coun|cellors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 By these and the like persuasions the king was induced to come to the parlement, and according to his appointment he came indeed. Soone after his comming was Iohn Fortham bishop of Durham discharged of his office of lord treasuror, and in his place was appointed one Iohn Gilbert bishop of Hereford,Change of of|ficers by the parlement. that was a frier of the order of preachers, a man more eloquent than faithfull, as some repor|ted of him. Also the earle of Suffolke was dischar|ged of his office of lord chancellor, and Thomas Arundell bishop of Elie placed in his roome, by whole consent of parlement. The same earle of Suf|folke was charged with manie & verie great enor|mious crimes, frauds, falshoods, and tresons, which he had practised, to the great preiudice of the king and realme,The earle of Suffolke grée+uouslie char|ged by the parlement house for sun|drie offenses. and therevpon was committed to ward in the castell of Windsore. Notwithstanding they ad|iudged him not to death (as some write) nor disgra|ded him of the honor of knighthood, but condemmed him to paie a fine of twentie thousand marks, and also to forfeit one thousand pounds of yéerlie rents which he had purchased.