Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, one of the kings iustices named Henrie de Bath fell in the kings displeasure,A iustice accu+sed for taking bribes. bicause he was accused that he had not exercised his office vprightlie, but to his owne priuat gaine, and peruer|ted iustice through bribes, vpon occasion of a suit mooued betwixt him and one Euerard de Trum|pington: he was appealed of falshood and treason by Sir Philip Darcie knight. His wife was of kin to the Bassets and Samfords, the which procured him great freendship at the hands of the earle of Corne|wall, and of Iohn Mansell, and other of the kings councell. But for all that they could doo, he was in great danger to haue lost his life at the parlement holden that yeare, and begun on the sixtéenth day of Februarie. For the king was so sore mooued against him, that he caused proclamation to be made, that if any man had any thing to laie against the said Hen|rie de Bath, they should come foorth, and their infor|mation should be heard. Herevpon diuerse came and presented their complaints, and amongst other, one of his owne fellowes, that was a iustice also, decla|red that he had suffered an offendor conuict, to escape vnpunished, for a bribe, which he receiued to the pre|iudice of the king, and the danger of his associats the other iustices, whereas it is required of one put in trust with the administration of lawes, to be vncor|rupt and sound in iudgement, according to this true position,

EEBO page image 244Iudicis est recti n [...]c munere nec prece flecti.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king herewith rose vp in a great fume, and said openlie:

If any man will slea Henrie of Bath, he shall not be impeached for his death: for I doo here plainelie declare him acquit and guiltlesse for the same.

Herewith diuerse would haue run vpon him to haue murdered him, but that Iohn Mansell staied their outrage, shewing them that the king might well herafter repent the words which he spake thus in his furie, and those that should doo any vio|lence vnto the man, were not like to escape punish|ment: for both the bishop of London would suerlie accurse them, and other of his fréends would not faile to séeke reuenge by temporall force: and thus was Henrie of Bath in the kings high displeasure for the time.Henrie de Bath put to his fine. Howbeit at length, through intercession of the earle of Cornewall, and the bishop of London, he was put to his fine, and pardoned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, Athelmare the kings halfe brother was confirmed bishop of Winchester by the pope,

Athelmare or Odomare bi|shop of Win|chester con|firmed.

A conuocatiõ of the bishops.

although he was thought scarselie sufficient to haue the place, for lacke of learning and ripe yeares. About this time also, the bishops assembling at Dun|stable, tooke aduise togither, how to preuent the arch|bishop of Canturburie, that he should not visit: and in the end they concluded to send their procurator vnto the court of Rome, to trie what purchase might be made there for monie to staie the licence, and not to sticke for the disbursing of foure thousand marks, if néed required. Their procurator did so much in the matter, that he found the pope fauourable vnto his cause, though no determinate answer was giuen of a long time, till at length, to gratifie the archbishop and his kin, as the duke of Sauoy and other, the pope granted him licence to visit, but not generallie: for he might not visit anie parish church, except the per|son required him thereto. And whereas he had liber|tie to visit conuentuall churches, yet might he not re|ceiue for procuracies aboue foure marks.Six thousand marks giuen to the pope. For this moderation to be had, the procurator for the bishops gaue vnto the pope six thousand marks.