The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 845)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then a solemne oration was made by an Italian, declaring the cause of the legacie to be in two arti|cles, one for aid against Gods enimies, and the se|cond for reformation of the clergie. And when masse was doone, they were had to a chamber, and serued of lords and knights, with much solemnitie: and after dinner they tooke their leaue of the king, and came to London, and rode through the citie togither, in great pompe and glorie to their lodgings.] This cardinall Campeius for his fréendship shewed in hel|ping the cardinall of England to the bishoprike of Bath, was considered (besides other great rewards) with the bishoprike of Salisburie, the profits where|of he receiued, vntill the act was established, that no forrenner should inioie anie spirituall benefice with|in this realme. But for the chéefest errand that this cardinall Campeius came, he could haue no toward answer: which was (as you haue heard) to haue lea|uied a summe of monie by waie of tenths in this realme, to the maintenance of the warre in defense of the christian confines against the Turke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were at the same time other legats sent in|to other parts of Christendome about the same mat|ter, as into France, Spaine, and Germanie.

Sée after in the extract out of Guicci|ardine.

A craftie feare of the pope.

For pope Leo calling to remembrance, that the feare con|ceiued of the Turkes had brought no small gaines to diuerse of his predecessors, he began to feare too. But for that such feare was now too well knowne to be v|sed as an ordinarie shift of the popes, when they stood in néed of monie, this practise was at this time vsed in vaine; so that Campeius hearing that it tooke not place in other parties, left off his earnest sute a|bout it, and with great rewards receiued of the king and cardinall, returned to Rome, not without hope yet (by reason of promises made vnto him by his fréends) that the popes request might hereafter be granted, according to his motion. There attended him to Rome one Iohn Clearke a lawier, as am|bassadour from the king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 This man obteined for the cardinall, authoritie to dispense with all men for offenses committed a|gainst the spirituall lawes, which part of his power legantine was verie profitable and gainefull. For then he set vp a court, and called it the court of the legat: in the which he prooued testaments,The court of the legat erec|ted by the car|dinall. and heard causes, to the great hinderance of all the bishops of this realme. He visited bishops, and all the cleargie exempt and not exempt, and vnder colour of refor|mation he got much treasure. For thorough bribes & rewards, notorious offendors were dispensed with, so that nothing was reformed, but came to more mis|chéefe. The example of his pride,Examples of great ones what it dooth. caused préests and all spirituall persons to wax so proud, that they ruf|fled it out in veluet and silks, which they ware both in gounes, iackets, doublets, and shooes. They vsed o|pen lecherie, and bare themselues so stout by reason of his authorities and faculties, that no man durst reprooue any thing in them. So that we sée here vere|fied in proofe how forcible the examples of great men be in the inferior sort; as the wise man truelie saith:

Qualis erit princeps, talis praefectus habetur,Gu. Ha. in Eccl. cap. 10.

Nobilitas qualis, plebs quoque talis erit.