Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Howbeit he went about nothing so secretlie, but that the same came to the kings knowledge, who tooke so high displeasure with such his cloked dissimu|lation,The king cõ|ceiueth dis|pleasure a|gainst the cardinall. that he determined to abase his degrée, sith as an vnthankefull person he forgot himselfe and his dutie towards him that had so highlie aduanced him to all honor and dignitie. When the nobles of the realme perceiued the cardinall to be in displeasure, Edw. Hall. they began to accuse him of such offenses as they knew might be proued against him, and thereof they made a booke conteining certeine articles,Articles exhi|bited against the cardinall. to which diuerse of the kings councell set their hands. The king vnderstanding more plainlie by those articles, the great pride, presumption, and couetousnesse of the cardinall, was sore mooued against him; but yet kept his purpose secret for a while. Shortlie after, a parlement was called to begin at Westminster the third of Nouember next insuing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time the king, being informed that all those things that the cardinall had doone by his power legantine within this realme, were in the case of the premunire and prouision,The cardinall sued in a pre|munire. caused his at|turneie Christopher Hales to sue out a writ of pre|munire against him, in the which he licenced him to make his atturneie. ¶And further, the seuentéenth of Nouember the king sent the two dukes of Norf|folke and Suffolke to the cardinals place at West|minster, Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 966, 967. who (went as they were commanded) and finding the cardinall there,The cardinall is loth to part from the great seale. they declared that the kings pleasure was that he should surrender vp the great seale into their hands, and to depart simplie vnto Asher, which was an house situat nigh vnto Hampton court, belonging to the bishoprike of Winchester. The cardinall demanded of them their commission that gaue them such authoritie, who an|swered againe, that they were sufficient commissio|ners, and had authoritie to doo no lesse by the kings mouth. Notwithstanding, he would in no wise agrée in that behalfe, without further knowledge of their authoritie, saieng; that the great seale was deliue|red him by the kings person, to inioy the ministrati|on thereof, with the roome of the chancellor for the terme of his life whereof for his suertie he had the kings letters patents.

This matter was greatlie debated betwéene them with manie great words, in so much that the dukes were faine to depart againe without their purpose, and rode to Windsore to the king, and made report accordinglie; but the next daie they returned againe, bringing with them the kings letters. Then the car|dinall deliuered vnto them the great seale,The cardinall discharged of y^e great seale. and was content to depart simplie, taking with him nothing but onelie certeine prouision for his house: and after long talke betwéene him and the dukes, they depar|ted with the great seale of England, and brought the same to the king. Then the cardinall called all his officers before him,The cardinall calleth all his officers to accounts. and tooke accompt of them for all such stuffe, whereof they had charge. And in his galle|rie were set diuerse tables, wherevpon laie a great number of goodlie rich stuffe, as whole péeces of silke of all colours, veluet, sattin, damaske, taffata, gro|graine, and other things. Also, there laie a thousand peeces of fine Holland cloth.