Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Shortlie after one of the popes familiars and kins|man named master Peter Rosso came from Rome,Peter Rosso. taking England in his waie to go into Scotland, and vsed in both such diligence in the popes cause, that he got a fiftéenth granted here, which he spéedilie gathered.Peter de Su|pino got a vin|tiesme, that is the 20 part of préests bene|fices. About the same time one Peter de Su|pino was sent into Ireland, and there likewise he got a vintiesme, bringing from these the summe of 115 marks, and aboue. But the collection which Peter Rosso got out of the Scotish confines doubled that summe, as was thought. In his returne also from thence, visiting the houses of religion, and searching the consciences of religious persons, by new shifts he craftilie got yet more monie to the popes vse, causing them to sweare to keepe this mysterie se|cret, as it were some priuitie of confession for the space of one halfe yeare, whereby he turned the harts of manie men from the loue of the church of Rome, wounding them with great greefe and remorse of conscience to sée this pillage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anno Reg. 25. 1241In the 25 yeare of his reigne, king Henrie kept his Christmasse at Westminster, at which time the legat was sent for to returne vnto Rome, and after he had beene honorablie feasted of the king, on the 4 daie of Christmasse he departed from London to|wards the sea side, after he had remained here aboue three yeares. Peter of Sauoie that was vncle to the quéene came into England, and was honorablie re|ceiued and interteined of king Henrie, who had gi|uen to him the earledome of Richmont. His sonne Boniface was this yeare also elected archbishop of Canturburie,Boniface de Sauoie elec|ted archb. of Canturburie. Matth. Paris. a tall gentleman and of a goodlie per|sonage, but neither so learned nor otherwise meet for that roome. But such was the kings pleasure, who in fauour of the quéene, to whom he was coosen ger|mane sought to aduance him, and getting the popes fauour in that behalfe, procured the monks & bishops to grant their consents, although much against their minds, if they might haue had their owne wils.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Cornewall returning out of the holie land in safetie, after he had settled things there, by concluding an abstinence of warre betwixt the Sa|racens and christians about the octaues of S. Iohn Baptist, he arriued in Sicill, and hearing there in what place the emperour as then soiourned, he repai|red vnto him, of whom and of his sister the empresse he was most ioifullie receiued. Within a few daies after, he went to the court of Rome,The earle of Cornewall [...] intercessor, [...] a peace to be had betwixt the pope and the emperour to trie if he might driue some agreement betwixt the emperour and the pope, but finding the pope too hard, and no|thing conformable, except he might haue had all his owne will (which was, that the emperour should haue submitted himselfe to the popes pleasure, and stand vnto what soeuer order the church should ap|point) he returned backe to the emperour without concluding any thing with the pope, declaring vnto him as he had found. After this he remained two moneths with the emperour, & then taking his leaue was honoured with great gifts at his departure, and so returning towards England, at length arriued at the towne of Douer on the morrow after the feast of the Epiphanie in the yeare following.He returneth into Eng|land.