Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the Christmasse wéeke also there came messen|gers to Rouen from the archbishops of Cullen and Mentz, and from other states of the empire,Messengers from the stats of Germanie. which de|clared vnto king Richard, that all the princes of Germanie were appointed to assemble at Cullen, the two & twentith of Februarie, about the choosing of a new emperour, in place of the late deceassed Henrie: and therefore they commanded him by force of the oth and league in which he was bound to the emperour and empire, that all excuse of deniall or occasions to the contrarie ceasing and set apart, he should make his repaire vnto Cullen at the aforesaid day, to helpe them in choosing of some worthie perso|nage that might and was able to haue the empire. King Richard doubting to put himselfe in danger, bicause he had not discharged all the debts due for his ransome, staied at home, but yet he sent diuerse noble men thither, and did so much in fauour of his nephue Otho, that by the helpe of the foresaid two archbishops of Cullen and Mentz, the same Otho EEBO page image 153 was elected emperour. But of this matter more shall be said hereafter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Three hun|dred knights of men of armes to be found.Moreouer, about the same time king Richard re|quired by the archbishop of Canturburie his chéefe iustice, an aid of 300 knights to be found by his sub|iects of England, to remaine with him in his seruice for one whole yeare, or else that they would giue him so much monie, as might serue to reteine that num|ber after the rate of thrée shillings a daie of English monie for euerie knight. Whereas all other were contented to be contributors herein, onelie Hugh bishop of Lincolne refused,The bishop of Lincolne. and spake sore against the archbishop that moued the matter. But how so|euer that request tooke place, king Richard (as we find) leuied this yeare a subsidie of fiue shillings of e|uerie hide of land within the realme, two commissio|ners, that is to say, one of the spiritualtie, & a knight of the temporaltie, being appointed as commissio|ners in euerie shire, with the assistance of the shi|riffe, and others, to see the same assessed & rated after an hundred acres of land to the hide of land, accor|ding to the custome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare also the moonks of the house of the holie Trinitie,The moonks of Christes church send to the pope, complaining of their arch|bishop. otherwise called Christes church in Canturburie, exhibited their complaint vnto pope Innocent, that their archbishop Hubert (contrarie to his order and dignitie) exercised the office of high iustice, and sate in iudgement of bloud, being so in|cumbred in temporall matters, that he could not haue time to discharge his office touching spirituall causes: wherevpon the pope sent vnto king Richard, admonishing him not to suffer the said archbishop to be any longer troubled with temporall affaires,The pope sen|deth to the king. but to discharge him thereof, and not to admit any spiri|tuall person from thencefoorth vnto any temporall administration.