After these determinations were read, there were shewed aboue an hundred books drawn by doctors of strange regions, which all agreed the kings marriage to be vnlawfull, which were not read, for the daie was spent. Then the chancellor said:

Now you of this common house maie report in your countries what you haue séene and heard, & then all men shall open|lie perceiue, that the king hath not attempted this matter of will and pleasure, as some strangers re|port, but onlie for the discharge of his conscience and suertie of the succession of his realme: this is the cause of our repaire hither to you, and now will we depart.

When these determinations were published, all wise men in the realme much abhorred that marri|age: but women, and such as were more wilfull than wise or learned, spake against the determination, and said that the vniuersities were corrupt and inti|sed so to doo, which is not to be thought. The king him|selfe sore lamented his chance, and made no maner of mirth nor pastime as he was woont to doo. He di|ned and resorted to the quéene as he was accusto|med, and diminished nothing of hir estate, and much loued and cherished their daughter the ladie Marie: but in no wise he would not come to hir bed. When Easter began to draw neere, the parlement for that time ended, and was proroged till the last daie of March, in the next yéere.An act of poi|soning In the parlement aforesaid was an act made, that whosoeuer did poison any per|son, should be boiled in hot water to the death: which act was made, bicause one Richard Roose, in the par|lement time had poisoned diuerse persons at the bi|shop EEBO page image 927 of Rochesters place, which Richard, according to the same act, was boiled in Smithfield the teneber wednesdaie following, to the terrible example of all other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anno Reg. 23.When the vniuersitie aforesaid, and a great num|ber of clearks and well learned men had determined the kings marriage to be vnlawfull, detestable, and against Gods law (as you haue heard) the king wil|ling the quéene to haue knowledge of the same, sent to hir diuerse lords of the councell, the last daie of Maie, being the wednesdaie in Whitsun wéeke: the which Lords,M [...]ssage sent to the quéene from the king. in hir chamber at Gréenewich, declared to hir all the determinations (as you haue heard) and asked hir whether she would (for the quietnesse of the kings conscience) put the matter to foure prelats, and foure temporall lords of this realme, or abide by hir appeale? The quéene answered: