Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length, when the king had exhibited great com|plaints vnto them all generallie against him,He is reputed a traitour. they cried that he was a traitor, sith he had receiued so manie benefits at the kings hands, and now refused to doo him all earthlie honor as he had sworne to doo. To be short, when the bishops came to sit vpon the matter in councell, they appealed to the sée of Rome against the archbishop, accusing him of periurie: and in the word of truth bound themselues by promise, to doo what they might to depose him, if the king would pardon them of that iudgement which now hanged ouer the archbishops head. Then comming to the archbishop they said:

Thou wast sometime our arch|bishop, and we were bound to obeie thée: but sith thou hast sworne fealtie to the king, that is, life, member, and earthlie honour, & to obserue his lawes and customes, and now goest about to destroie the same, we say that thou art guiltie of periurie,The bishops disallow their archbishop. and we will not from hencefoorth obey a periured archbishop. Therefore we cite thée by appellation to appeare be|fore the pope, there to answer thine accusors. Then they appointed him a day, in which they ment to pro|secute their appeale. I heare you well (said the arch|bishop.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The princes and péeres of the realme did also iudge him a periured person and a traitour. Among whome (manie then being present) the earle of Lei|cester accompanied with Reignald earle of Corne|wall, came vnto him and said;

The king comman|ded thée to come and render an accompt of that which is obiected against thée, or else heare thy iudgement. Iudgement? said the archbishop, [and therewith ri|sing vp said,] Naie sonne earle, first heare thou: It is not vnknowne to thée how faithfull I haue béene to the king, in consideration whereof he aduanced me to the archbishops see against my will (as God can be my iudge:) for I knew mine owne infirmitie, and I was contented to take it vpon me rather for his pleasure, than for Gods cause, and therfore dooth God both withdraw himselfe and the king from me. In the time of mine election he made me frée, and dis|charged me of all courtlie bondage. Wherefore as touching those things from which I am frée and de|liuered, I am not bound to answer, neither will I. So much as the soule is more worth than the bodie, so much the more art thou bound to obeie God and me, rather than any earthlie creature. Neither will law nor reason permit, that the sonnes should iudge or condemne the father: and therefore I refuse to stand to the iudgement either of the king, or of any other, and appeale to the pope, by whome (vnder God) I ought to be iudged, referring all that I haue vnto Gods protection and his, and vnder the defense of his authoritie I depart out of this place.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Now as he passed on his waie, the kings seruants and others of the court did cast out manie reproch|full words against him, calling him traitor and false forsworne caitife. Ger. Dor. The stout courage of the archbi|shop. At which words turning himselfe, and looking backe with a sterne countenance he said; That if it were not for his order of priesthood, and that it were lawfull for him, he would suerlie cléere himselfe of periurie and treason, in defending and mainteining his cause against them with wea|pon in hand.