Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This hard dealing was much misliked of all the no|bilitie, and cried out against of the meaner sort: but namelie the duke of Yorke was therewith sore moo|ued, who before this time, had borne things with so patient a mind as he could, though the same touched him verie néere, as the death of his brother the duke of Glocester, the banishment of his nephue the said duke of Hereford, and other mo iniuries in great number, which for the slipperie youth of the king, he passed ouer for the time, and did forget aswell as he might. But now perceiuing that neither law, iustice nor equitie could take place, where the kings wilfull will was bent vpon any wrongfull purpose, he consi|dered that the glorie of the publike wealth of his countrie must néeds decaie, by reason of the king his lacke of wit, and want of such as would (without flat|terie) admonish him of his dutie: and therefore he thought it the part of a wise man to get him in time to a resting place, and to leaue the following of such an vnaduised capteine, as with a leden sword would cut his owne throat.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke of Yorke misli|keth the court & goeth home.Herevpon he with the duke of Aumarle his sonne went to his house at Langlie, reioising that nothing had mishappened in the common-wealth through his deuise or consent. The common brute ran, that the king had set to farme the realme of England,The realme let to farme by the king. vn|to sir William Scroope earle of Wiltshire, and then treasuror of England, to sir Iohn Bushie, sir Iohn Bagot, and sir Henrie Gréene knights. ¶ About the same time, the earle of Arundels sonne, named Tho|mas, which was kept in the duke of Exeters house, escaped out of the realme, by meanes of one Willi|am Scot mercer, and went to his vncle Thomas A|rundell late archbishop of Canturburie, as then so|iourning at Cullen. Tho. Walsi. King Richard being destitute of treasure to furnish such a princelie port as he mainteined, borrowed great summes of monie of manie of the great lords and peeres of his realme, both spirituall and temporall, and likewise of other meane persons, promising them in good earnest, by deliuering to them his letters patents for assurance, that he would repaie the monie so borrowed at a daie appointed: which notwithstanding he neuer paid.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, this yeare he caused seuenteene shires of the realme by waie of putting them to their fines to paie no small summes of monie, New exac|tions. for redeeming their offenses, that they aided the duke of Glocester, the earles of Arundell, and Warwike, when they rose in armor against him.The nobles, gentlemen, and commons of those shires were inforced also to receiue a new oth to assure the king of their fidelitie in time to come;The paim [...] of these [...] Was called [...] plesance as [...] were to pleas [...] the K. with|all, but y^ [...] [...] displeased ma|nie that were thus constrei|ned to paie a|gainst thei [...] willes. and withall certeine prelats and o|ther honorable personag [...]s, were sent into the same shires to persuade men to this pain [...]ent, and to sée things ordered at the pleasure of the prince: and suer|lie the fines which the nobles, and other the meaner estates of those shires were constreined to paie, were not small, but excéeding great, to the offense of ma|nie. Moreouer, the kings letters patents were sent into euerie shire within this land, by vertue whereof, an oth was demanded of all the kings liege people for a further assurance of their due obedience,The people confirme the oth of allegi|ance by wri|ting sealed. and they were constreined to ratifie the same in writing vnder their hands and seales.