Compare 1577 edition: 1 A parlement.In the quindene of Easter a parlement began at London, in which all the states being assembled, the matter was mooued for aiding the king with some reléefe of monie towards the iournie which he ment to make into the holie land: and so at length it was agréed that a tenth part of all the reuenues belong|ing to the church was granted to him for thrée yeares space,A tenth gran|ted of the spi|ritualtie. Escuage granted. and that escuage should be leuied for that yeare, after thrée markes of euerie knights fée, and the king on the other part promised faithfullie to ob|serue and mainteine the grant of the great charter, Magna charta. and all the articles conteined within the same. For further assurance whereof, on the third day of Maie, in the great hall at Westminster, in the presence and by the assent of the king and the earles of Nor|folke, Hereford, Oxford, Warwike, and other No|ble men, by the archbishop of Canturburie as pri|mate, and by the bishops of London, Elie, Lincolne, Worcester, Norwich, Hereford, Salisburie, Dur|ham, Excester, Carliell, Bath, Rochester, and S. Da|uies, reuested and apparelled in pontificalibus, with tapers, according to the maner, the sentence of ex|communication was pronounced against all trans|gressors of the liberties of the church, and of the anci|ent liberties and customes of the realme of Eng|land, and namelie those which are conteined in the great charter, and in the charter of forrest.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest the sentence was in reading, the king held his hand vpon his breast with glad and chéerefull countenance, and when in the end they threw awaie their extinct and smoking tapers, saieng,

So let them be extinguished and sinke into the pit of hell which run into the dangers of this sentence; the king said, So helpe me God, as I shall obserue and kéepe all these things, euen as I am a christian man, as I am a knight, and as I am a king crowned and annoin|ted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Immediatlie after the breaking vp of the parle|ment, that is to saie, about the first of Iune, the king being earnestlie called vpon by messengers sent from the Gascoignes to prouide in time for the de|fense and safegard of that countrie, sith otherwise he stood in danger to loose it,The king p [...]+poseth to go himselfe into Gascoigne with all speed he resolued to go thither; and therevpon caused summons to be gi|uen to all those that held of him by knights seruice, to prepare to be at Portesmouth, with horsse and ar|mour in the octaues of the Trinitie. Herewith he made great prouision of ships, the which being assem|bled, and the armie likewise come togither, through lacke of conuenient wind he was inforced to stay a long time, to his great gréefe and no lesse charges.