Compare 1577 edition: 1 The chancellour perceiuing the multitude to be such which he had with him in the tower, as the place was not able to hold them any long time, after he had remained within it one night, he came foorth vn|to earle Iohn, and to the other that were thus entred the citie, and now readie to besiege him, of whome he got licence for them that were inclosed within the tower, to depart without damage, and therewith de|liuered vp the tower vnto the hands of the archbi|shop of Rouen, with the castell of Windsor,The chancel|lour yéeldeth vp the tower. and cer|teine other castels, which he held within the realme, but not all: notwithstanding he couenanted to make deliuerie of the residue, which yet remained in the hands of them whome he had appointed to the kéep|ing of the same. And for assurance of that couenant to be performed before he departed the realme, he deliuered his brethren, and one that was his cham|berleine, to remaine with the lords as hostages.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone, he hasted to Canturburie, where he promised to receiue the crosse of a pilgrime to go in|to the holie land, and to render vp the crosse of his legatship, which he had vsurped a yeare and a halfe after the death of pope Clement, to the preiudice of the church of Rome, and to the detriment and great hinderance of the English church. For there was not any church within the realme,The print of the legats crosse. which had not béene put to fine and ransome by that crosse, nor any ecclesia|sticall person went frée, but the print of the crosse ap|peared in him and his purse. From Canturburie he EEBO page image 132 got him to Douer to his brother in law, and finallie séeking means to passe ouer into France, and doub|ting to be discouered,The bishop of Elie late lord chancellour disguiseth himselfe in womans apparell. he apparelled himselfe in wo|mans raiment, & got a web of cloth on his arme, as though he had beene some housewifelie woman of the countrie: but by the vntowardlie folding and vncunning handling of his cloth (or rather by a lewd fisherman that tooke him for an harlot) he was suspected and searched so narrowlie, that by his pri|uie members he was prooued to be a man,He is be|wraied. and at length knowne, attached, and committed to prison, after he had beene reprochfullie handled by them that found him, and by the wiues of the towne, in such vnséemelie apparell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Earle Iohn not y^e bishops fréend.Earle Iohn would haue had him punished, and put to some open reproofe for his passed tyrannicall dooings; but the bishops, and other of the barons, for reuerence of his order, procured his deliuerance, with licence to passe ouer into Normandie where he was borne. Thus was the bishop of Elie a man full of pride and couetousnesse ouerthrowne with shame, and receiued for his hie climing a reprochfull downe|fall: for none are more subiect to ruine and rebuke, than such as be aloft and supereminent ouer others, as the poet noteth well, saieng:

Ouid. lib. [...]. de rem. am.Summa petit liuor, perflant altissima venti,

Summa petunt dextra fulmina missa Iouis.