Compare 1577 edition: 1 This man called a conuocation at Westminster, wherein at the suit of Hugh Nouant bishop of Che|ster,A conuocati|on. it was decreed, that the moonks of Couentrie should be displaced,Moonks of Couentrie displaced. Polydor. Ran. Higd. Wil. Paruus. The occasion. Ran. Higd. and secular canons brought into that house to supplie their roomes. Which was doone by the authoritie of the said lord chancellour, being bribed by the foresaid bishop of Chester (as some wri|ters haue recorded) for displeasure which he bare to the moonks, by reason of a fraie which they had made vpon the said bishop in their church at Couentrie, and drawne bloud of him before the altar there, as he alledged.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But some haue written, that the bishop of Chester procured a licence of the pope, Wil. Paruu [...]. to alter the state of that church in sort aboue mentioned, which is most likelie, surmising against the moonks, that they were most manifest and stubborne disturbers of that peace and quietnesse which ought to remaine amongst churchmen: and yet he himselfe sowed the strife and dissention amongst them, and namelie betwéene the prior and his couent. Moreouer, the said lord chan|cellour depriued such rulers of their administrati|ons and gouernements, Ran. Higd. Polydor. as the king had appointed to beare any high authoritie within the realme, pretending not onelie the kings commandement, but also alleadging a reason which mooued him so to doo, as thus, that he might thereby take awaie all occasions of grudges from the people,The L. chan|cellors reason. which otherwise might thinke, and would not sticke to saie, that they were oppressed by the rule of manie kings in stéed of one king.The bishop of Durham. The bishop of Winchester. He did also depriue Hugh the bishop of Durham of all his honour and dignitie, and put the bishop of Winchester to great trouble. Moreouer, doubting least the Nobles of the realme would rise against him, and put him out of his place; he sought to keepe them lowe, and spoiled them of their monie and substance. Likewise pretending a colour of doubt, least earle Iohn the kings brother should attempt any thing against his brother the king now in his absence,The lord chancellors meaning to kéepe earle Iohn lowe. he sought also to kéepe him vnder. To be breefe, he plaied in all points the right part of a tyrant, and shewed himselfe such a one in all respects as mainteined his title,

Non disceptando aut subtilibus argumentis

Vincere, sed ferro mauult sua iura tueri,

Pal [...]in suo cap.Pontifices nunc bella iuuant, sunt caetera nuga,

Nec praecepta patrum nec Christi dogmata curant,

Iactant se dominos rerum & sibi cuncta licere.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length the king receiued aduertisement from his mother queene Elianor of his demeanor, and that there was great likeliehood of some commotion to insue, if spéedie remedie were not in time proui|ded. Wherevpon being then in Sicile,Walter the archbishop of Rouen sent into England he sent Wal|ter the archbishop of Rouen into England with commission, to ioine in administration of the king|dome with his chancellor the said bishop of Elie. But the archbishop comming into England was so slen|derlie interteined of the chancellour, and in effect so lit [...]e regarded, that notwithstanding his commission and instructions brought from the king,He is little re|garded of the lord chancel|lor. he could not be permitted to [...] any rule. But the chancellour deteinin [...] the same who [...]e in his h [...]ds, ordered all things at his pleasure, without [...] the archbish. [...] Rouen, or any other of counsell with him, except such a [...] it pleased him to [...] for the seruing of his owne turne.