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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this parlement also, in the kalends of Aprill, the king procured a subsidie to be granted to him, to wit,A subsid [...]. two shillings of euerie plough land through England, which maner of subsidie by an old name is called Teemen toll, or Theyme toll. He also com|manded EEBO page image 143 that euerie man should make for him the third part of knights seruice, accordinglie as euerie sée might beare, to furnish him foorth into Norman|die. He demanded of the moonks Cisteaux, all their woolles for the same yeare. But bicause that seemed an ouer greeuous burthen vnto them, they fined with him, as after shall appeare. The fourth day of this parlement, by the kings permission manie greeuous complaints were exhibited against the archbishop of Yorke,The archbi|shop of Yorke accused. for extortion and other vniust vexations, which he had practised: but he passed so little thereof, that he made no answer vnto their billes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Gerard de Camuille charged with felonie and treason.Moreouer through the procurement of the lord chancellour, Gerard de Camuille was arreigned for receiuing théeues, and robbers, which had robbed cer|teine merchants of their goods, that were going to the faire of Stamfort; also they appealed him of trea|son for refusing to stand to his triall by order of the kings lawes at commandement of the kings iusti|ces, bearing himselfe to be earle Iohns man, and ai|ding the same earle against the king. But all these accusations he flatlie denied, and so his aduersaries put in pledges to follow their suit, and he put in the like to defend himselfe by one of his fréeholders.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same daie king Richard receiued the king of Scots at Clipstone,The king of Scots com|meth to sée the king of England. comming now to visit him, and to reioise with him for his safe returne home after so long a iournie, and so manie passed perils. After they had spent the time a certeine space in ioy and mirth, the fourth of Aprill at their being togither at Mal|ton, the king of Scots required of king Richard to haue restored to him the counties of Northumber|land, Cumberland and Westmerland, with the coun|tie of Lancaster also, the which in right of his prede|cessors belonged to him (as he alledged)

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