Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To vnderstand more of this historie touching the taking of Rhodes, what mooued the Turke to couet the same, his letter comminatorie to Philip de Uilli|ers who tooke part against him, with other accidents and circumstances belonging to this martiall acti|on; [...] read the report of Edward Hall, which is verie copious and plentifull in this behalfe. And now will we returne to our owne affaires here in England.] About this time the bishop of Durham departed this life,Cardinall [...] made bishop of Durham. & the king gaue that bishoprike to the cardinall, who resigned the bishoprike of Bath to doctor Iohn Clerke maister of the rolles, and sir Henrie Mar|neie. that was vicechamberleine, was made lord pri|uie seale, and shortlie after was created lord Mar|neie. In the end of this yeare, doctor Blith bishop of Chester was attached for treason, but he acquited himselfe. About this time the cardinall exercised his authoritie (which he pretended by his power legan|tine) verie largelie, not onelie in proouing of testa|ments in his court, calling the executors and admi|nistrators before him,The cardinall [...] his [...]. of what diocesse soeuer they were, but also by prouisions he gaue all benefices be|longing to spirituall persons, and ran thereby with|in danger of the premuni [...]e, as afterward was laid to his charge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But after that he perceiued his owne follie and rash dooing herein, contrarie to the lawes, which would not permit that anie such things as were moo|ued within the prouince of Canturburie, might bee concluded without the authoritie of the archbishop, he sent them againe to Poules, and sate himselfe at Westminster with his cleargie of the prouince of Yorke. And euen as there was much adoo amongst them of the common house about their agréement to the subsidie, so was there as hard hold for a while a|mongst them of the clergie in the conuocation house. Namelie Richard bishop of Winchester, & Iohn bi|shop of Rochester held sore against it, but most of all sir Rowland Philips vicar of Croidon, and one of the canons of Poules, béeing reputed a notable preacher in those daies, spake most against that pai|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But the cardinall taking him aside, so handled the matter with him, that he came no more into the house, willinglie absenting himselfe to his great in|famie,The cleargie grant halfe of all their spi|rituall reue|nues for one yeare. and losse of that estimation which men had of his innocencie. Thus the belwedder giuing ouer his hold, the other yéelded, and so was granted the halfe of all their spirituall reuenues for one yeare, to bée paid in fiue yeres following, that the burthen might the more easilie be borne. The parlement being be|gun (as ye haue heard) the cardinall on the nine and twentith day of Aprill came into the common house, Anno Reg. 1 [...]. and there shewing the great charges that the king necessarilie was at, and dailie must be at in mainte|nance of his warres against the French and Scots,A great subsi|die demanded by the cardi|nall in the cõmon house. demanded the summes of eight hundred thousand pounds to bée raised of the fift part of euerie mans goods and lands, that is to wit, foure shillings of eue|rie pound.