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.

There was laid on euerie table, bookes reporting the contents of the same, and so was there inuenta|ries of all things in order against the kings com|ming. He caused to be hanged the walles of the gal|lerie on the one side with cloth of gold, cloth of tissue, cloth of siluer, and rich cloth of bodken of diuerse co|lours. On the other side were hanged the richest sute of coapes of his owne prouision made for his colle|ges of Oxford and Ipswich, that euer were séene in England. Then had he two chambers adioining to the gallerie, the one most commonlie called the gilt chamber, and the other the councell chamber, wherein were set vp two broad and long tables vpon trestles, whervpon was set such a number of plate of all sorts, as was almost incredible.