Yet is he growne not into renowme, but infamie and shame in England, as our chronicles declare, which haue published that Romish rakehels ambiti|ous and traitorous heart to all successions. Naie, whereas in times past he was reckoned in the popes rubricke for a saint and a martyr, now it is come to passe (by the meanes belike of other saints whose me|rits haue surpassed Beckets) that he is growne in ob|liuion euen at Rome, and his name raced out of the popes calendar (as a learned man preached in a so|lemne audience at a high festiuall time) by whom he was so magnified.M. Uagh [...]n at Spitle the tuesdaie in Easter wéeke 1585. In which kind of discontinuing his fauour to his sworne children, he sheweth him|selfe verie ingratefull, and not worthie of the duti|fulnesse wherewith (like buzzards as they be) they ouercharge their hellish (holie I would saie) father.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare the sister of the said archbishop Ri|chard was made abbesse of Berking. Ger. Dor. The archbi|shops conse|cratiõ distur|bed by the yoong king. But now tou|ching the new elected archbishop Richard, we find, that comming to Canturburie on the saturdaie af|ter his election, in hope to be there consecrated, he EEBO page image 85 [...] EEBO page image 86 was disappointed by letters that came from king Henrie the sonne, in forme as followeth.
5.1. A letter of yoong king Henrie touching the disappointment of archbishop Richards consecration.
A letter of yoong king Henrie touching the disappointment of archbishop Richards consecration.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _HEnrie by the grace of God king of England, duke of Normandie, and earle of Aniou, sonne of king Hen|rie; to our deere and faithfull freend Odo, prior of the church of Canturburie, and to all the conuent there, sendeth greeting. By the assured report of some we vnderstand, that in your church and in other churches also, my father goeth about to institute certein persons not verie meet for such calling: and bicause (without our consent) it ought not so to be doone, who by reason of our kinglie annoin|ting haue taken vpon vs the kingdome and charge of the whole realme: hervpon we haue in the presence of many persons appealed to the see of Rome, and haue signified our appeale in that behalfe, made vnto our reuerend fathers and freends Albert and Theodorike, cardinals and legats of the apostolike see, by our writing and messenger, who like wise and discreet per|sonages haue assented therevnto. We haue likewise signified the same our appeale to our faithfull freends the bishops of London, Exce|ster, and Worcester, and as we haue appealed, so likewise we doo appeale vnder your testi|monie.