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Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the king had spent much monie in time of this parlement, he demanded a disme and a halfe of the clergie, and a fiftéenth of the temporaltie. Final|lie, a generall pardon was granted for all offenses to all the kings subiects (fiftie onelie excepted) whose names he would not by anie meanes expresse, but reserued them to his owne knowledge, that when a|nie of the nobilitie offended him, he might at his ple|sure name him to be one of the number excepted, and so kéepe them still within his danger. To the end that the ordinances, iudgements, and acts made, pro|nounced and established in this parlement, might be and abide in perpetuall strength and force,The K. procu|reth the popes buls against the breakers of his statuts. the king purchased the popes buls, in which were conteined greeuous censures and cursses, pronounced against all such as did by anie means go about to breake and violate the statutes in the same parlement ordeined. These buls were openlie published & read at Paules crosse in London, and in other the most publike pla|ces of the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Manie other things were doone in this parlement, to the displeasure of no small number of people; namelie, for that diuerse rightfull heires were dishe|rited of their lands and liuings,Rightfull heires dishe|rited. by authoritie of the same parlement: with which wrongfull dooings the people were much offended, so that the king and those that were about him, and chéefe in councell, came in|to great infamie and slander. In déed the king after he had dispatched the duke of Glocester, and the other noblemen, was not a little glad, for that he knew them still readie to disappoint him in all his purpo|ses; and therefore being now as it were carelesse, did not behaue himselfe (as some haue written) in such discréet order, Polydor. K. Richard his euill go|uernment. as manie wished: but rather (as in time of prosperitie it often happeneth) he forgot him|selfe, and began to rule by will more than by reason, threatning death to each one that ob [...]ied not his inor|dinate desires. By means whereof, the lords of the realme began to feare their owne estates, being in danger of his furious outrage, whome they tooke for a man destitute of sobrietie and wisedome, and ther|fore could not like of him; that so abused his autho|ritie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon there were sundrie of the nobles, that lamented these mischéefes, and speciallie shewed their greefes vnto such, by whose naughtie counsell they vnderstood the king to be mi [...]ed; and this they did, to the end that they being about him, might either turne their copies, and giue him better counsell; or else he hauing knowledge what euill report went of him, might mend his maners misliked of his nobles. But all was in vaine, for so it fell out, that in this parlement holden at Shrewsburie,The duke of Hereford ap|pealeth the duke of Nor|folk of treson. Henrie duke of Hereford accused Thomas Mowbraie duke of Nor|folke, of certeine words which he should vtter in talke had betwixt them, as they rode togither latelie before betwixt London and Brainford, sounding highlie to the kings dishonor. And for further proofe thereof, he presented a supplication to the king, Thom. Wals. wherein he ap|pealed the duke of Norfolke in field of battell, for a traitor, false and disloiall to the king, and enimie vn|to the realme. This supplication was red before both the dukes, in presence of the king: which doone, the duke of Norfolke tooke vpon him to answer it, de|claring that whatsoeuer the duke of Hereford had said against him other than well he lied falselie like an vntrue knight as he was. And when the king as|ked of the duke of Hereford what he said to it: he ta|king his hood off his head, said;

My souereigne lord, euen as the supplication which I tooke you importeth, right so I saie for truth, that Thomas Mowbraie duke of Norfolke is a traitour, false and disloiall to your roiall maiestie, your crowne, and to all the states of your realme.

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