Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the end,The archbi|shop cited to appeare at Northamp|ton. the archbishop was cited to appeere be|fore the king at Northampton, where the king vsed him somewhat roughlie, placing his horsses at his Inne, and laid disobedience to his charge, for that he did not personallie appeare at a certeine place before his highnesse, R Houed. vpon summons giuen vnto him for the same purpose. Wherevnto though the archbishop alledged that he had sent thither a sufficient deputie to make answere for him;Sentence g [...]|uen against the archbi|shop. yet could he not be so ex|cused, but was found giltie, and his goods co [...]fiscat to the kings pleasure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when the archbishop heard that sentence was in such wise pronounced against him;

What maner of iudgement (saith he) is this? Though I hold my peace, yet the age that shall hereafter follow, will not hide it in silence; for sithens the world began, it hath not beene heard, that any archbishop of Canturburie hath béene iudged in any of the king of Englands EEBO page image 71 courts for any maner of cause; partlie in regard of the dignitie and authoritie of his office, and partlie bicause he is spirituallie the father of the king and all his people. This is therefore a new forme and or|der of iudgement, that the archbishop should be iud|ged by his suffragans, or the father by his sons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The next daie the king required of him the repai|ment of fiue hundred marks, which he had lent him when he was chancellor. Now although he affirmed that he receiued the same by waie of gift, and not by waie of lone;The archbish. condemned in fiue hundred markes. yet bicause he confessed the receit, he was condemned in that debt, forsomuch as he could not prooue the title of the gift.