The French king about this time summoned a conuocation of the French cleargie,A schisme be+twéene two popes for the dignitie of [...] Peters cha [...]re to decide and search out the power of the two popes, which of them had fuller right and authoritie in S. Peters chaire, for the schisme and diuision betwéene the two popes was not yet ended. The French clergie wrote in the behalfe of Clement their pope, & cõfirmed their script or writing with the vniuersitie seale of Paris. Which writing Charles the French king sent ouer to Ri|chard king of England, that touching these doubts and difficulties he with (the councell of his cleargie might deliberat. Wherefore king Richard summo|ned a conuocation at Oxford of the lerneder diuines as well regents as not regents of the whole realme; who wrote for and in the behalfe of Urbane their pope of Rome, and confirmed their writing with the vniuersitie seale of Oxford, & sent it ouer sea to Pa|ris vnto the French king. But nothing was doone further in the premisses, both popes, vnder the shrowd or shelter of schisme preuailing betwéene them, iu|stifieng these title & interest. [This is the last record found in Henrie Knighton, who for that which he hath doone touching chronographie, hath written (the blind|nesse of the time wherein he liued, and his order con|sidered) though not so well as the best, yet not so ill as the woorst: and whose collections, if they were laid EEBO page image 485 togither, would affoord a large augmentation to ma|ters of chronicle: but O spite that so abruptlie he brea|keth off, and continueth his an [...]ales no further than this yeare, 1395.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeere, the Danes that laie rouing on the seas did much hurt to the English merchants, taking and robbing manie English ships, and [...]hen the hauen townes alongst [...]he coasts of Northfolke,The Danes [...] the Eng|l [...]sh merchãts on the seas. made foorth a number of ships, and ventured to fight with those pirats, they were vanquished by the Danes, so that manie were slaine, and manie taken prisoners, which were constreined to paie great ransoms. The eni|mies also found in ransacking the English ships,Great prises woone by the Danish pi|rets of the Englishmen. twentie thousand pounds, which the English mer|chants had aboord with them to buy wares with, in place whither they were bound to go. ¶In the same yeare, William Courtneie archbishop of Cantur|burie, hauing more regard to his owne priuat com|moditie, than to the discommoditie of others, purcha|sed a bull of the pope, whereby he was authorised to leauie through his whole prouince foure pence of the pound of ecclesiasticall promotions, as well in pla|ces exempt, as not exempt, no true nor lawfull cause being shewed or pretended, why he ought so to doo; and to see the execution of this bull put in practise, the archbishop of Yorke, and the bishop of London, were named and appointed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Manie that feared the censures of such high exe|cutioners, chose rather to paie the monie foorthwith, than to go to the law, and be compelled happilie, man|ger their good willes. Some there were that appea|led to the sée of Rome, meaning to defend their cause and to procure that so vnlawfull an exaction might be reuoked. Speciallie, the prebendaries of Lincolne stood most stiffelie against those bishops, but the death of the archbishop that chanced shortlie after, made an end of those so passing great troubles. This yeare, Iohn Waltham bishop of Salisburie,Waltham bi|shop of Salis|burie buried at Westmin|ster amongst the kings. and lord trea|suror of England departed this life, and by king Ri|chard his appointment had the honor to haue his bo|die interred at Westminster amongst the kings. Af|ter this decease, Roger Walden that before was se|cretarie to the king, and treasuror of Calis, was now made lord treasuror.