Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, such were preferred to bishoprikes, and other ecclesiasticall liuings,Ignorant prelats. as neither could teach nor preach, nor knew any thing of the scripture of God, but onelie to call for their tithes and duties; so that they were most vnworthie the name of bishops, being lewd and most vaine persons disguised in bi|shops apparell. Furthermore, there reigned abun|dantlie the filthie sinne of leacherie and fornication, with abhominable adulterie, speciallie in the king, but most chéefelie in the pre [...]acie, whereby the whole realme by such their euill example, was so infected, that the wrath of God was dailie prouoked to ven|geance for the sins of the prince and his people. How then could it continue prosperouslie with this king? against whom for the [...]owle enorm [...]ties wherewith his life was defamed, the wrath of God was whetted and tooke so sharpe an edge, that the same did shred him off from the scepter of his kingdome, and gaue him a full cup of affliction to drinke; as he had doone to other kings his predecessors, by whose example he might haue taken warning. For it is an heauie case when God thundereth out his reall arguments ei|ther vpon prince or people.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus haue ye heard what writers doo report touch|ing the state of the time and doings of this king. But if I may boldlie saie what I thinke: he was a prince the most vnthankfullie vsed of his subiects, of any one of whom ye shall lightlie read. For although (tho|rough the frailtie of youth) he demeaned himselfe more dissolutelie than séemed conuenient for his roi|all estate, & made choise of such councellors as were not fauoured of the people, whereby he was the lesse fauoured himselfe: yet in n [...] kings daies were the commons in greater wealth, if they could haue per|ceiued their happie state: neither in any other time were the nobles and gentlemen more cherished, nor churchmen lesse wronged. But such was their ingra|titude towards their bountifull & louing souereigne, that those whom he had chéeflie aduanced, were rea|diest to controll him; for that they might not rule all things at their will, and remooue from him such as they misliked, and place in their roomes whom they thought good, and that rather by strong hand, than by gentle and courteous meanes, which stirred such ma|lice betwixt him and them, till at length it could not be asswaged without perill of destruction to them both.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Glocester chéefe instrument of this mischéefe, to what end he came ye haue heard. And al|though his nephue the duke of Hereford tooke vpon him to reuenge his death, yet wanted he moderation and loialtie in his dooings, for the which both he him|selfe and his lineall race were scourged afterwards, as a due punishment vnto rebellious subiects; so as deserued vengeance seemed not to staie long for his ambitious crueltie, that thought it not inough to driue king Richard to resigne his crowne and regall dignitie ouer vnto him, except he also should take from him his guiltlesse life. What vnnaturalnesse, or rather what tigerlike crueltie was this, not to be con|tent with his principalitie? not to be content with his treasure? not to be content with his depriuation? not to be content with his imprisonment? but being so neerelie knit in consanguinitie, which ought to haue moued them like lambs to haue loued each other, wooluishlie to lie in wait for the distressed creatures life, and rauenouslie to thirst after his bloud, the spil|ling whereof should haue touched his conscience so, as that death ought rather to haue béene aduentured for his safetie, than so sauagelie to haue sought his life after the losse of his roialtie