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In the gilt chamber were set out vpon the table nothing but gilt plate, and vpon a cupbord and in a window was set no plate but gold, verie rich: and in the councell chamber was all white and parcell gilt plate, and vnder the table in baskets was all old bro|ken siluer plate, and bookes set by them purporting e|uerie kind of plate, and euerie parcell, with the con|tents of the ounces thereof. Thus were all things prepared, giuing charge of all the said stuffe, with all other remaining in euerie office, to be deliuered to the king, to make answer to their charge: for the or|der was such, that euerie officer was charged with the receipt of the stuffe belonging to his office by in|denture. To sir William Gascoigne,The cardinall of Yorke go|eth to Asher, and hath his plentie turned into penurie. being his trea|suror, he gaue the charge of the deliuerie of the said goods, and therwithall, with his traine of gentlemen and yeomen, he tooke his barge at the priuie staires, and so went by water vnto Putneie, where when he was arriued, he tooke his mule, & euerie man tooke their horsses, and rode streight to Asher, where he and his familie continued the space of three or foure weekes, without either beds, shéets, table cloths, or dishes to eat their meat in, or wherwith to buie anie: the cardinall was forced to [...]orow of the bishop of Carleill, plate and dishes, &c.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, in the kings bench his matter for the premunire, being called vpon, two atturneis,Iohn Scute, and Edmund Iennie. which he had authorised by his warrant signed with his owne hand, confessed the action, and so had iudge|ment to forfeit all his lands, tenements, goods,The cardinall condemned in a premunire. and cattels, and to be out of the kings protection: but the king of his clemencie sent to him a sufficient protec|tion, and left to him the bishoprikes of Yorke and Winchester, with plate and stuffe conuenient for his degrée. The bishoprike of Duresme was giuen to doctor Tunstall bishop of London,The bishop|rike of Du|resme giuen to doctor Tunstall. and the abbeie of saint Albons to the prior of Norwich. Also the bi|shoprike of London being now void, was bestowed on doctor Stokesleie, then ambassadour to the vni|uersities beyond the sea for the kings mariage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The ladie Margaret duches of Sauoy aunt to the emperour,The duchesse of Sauoy, and the duchesse [...] Angolesme méet about [...] treatie o [...] peace. and the ladie L [...]is duchesse of Angolesme mother to the French king, met at Cambreie in the beginning of the moneth of Iune, to treat of a peace, where were present doctor Tunstall bishop of Lon|don, and sir Thomas Moore then chancellor of the du|chie of Lancaster, commissioners for the king of England. At length through diligence of the said la|dies a peace was concluded betwixt the emperour, the pope, and the kings of England and France. All these met there in the beginning of Iulie, accompa|nied with diuerse great princes and councellors, on euerie part. And after long debating on both sides, there was a good conclusion taken the fift daie of Au|gust. In the which was concluded, that the treatie of Madrill should stand in his full strength and vertue, Edw. Hall. in H. 8. fo. clxxx [...] sauing the third and fourth, and the eleuenth and four|téenth EEBO page image 910 articles, which touch the duchie of Burgognie, and other lordships.

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