Compare 1577 edition: 1 By these and the like persuasions the king was induced to come to the parlement, and according to his appointment he came indeed. Soone after his comming was Iohn Fortham bishop of Durham discharged of his office of lord treasuror, and in his place was appointed one Iohn Gilbert bishop of Hereford,Change of of|ficers by the parlement. that was a frier of the order of preachers, a man more eloquent than faithfull, as some repor|ted of him. Also the earle of Suffolke was dischar|ged of his office of lord chancellor, and Thomas Arundell bishop of Elie placed in his roome, by whole consent of parlement. The same earle of Suf|folke was charged with manie & verie great enor|mious crimes, frauds, falshoods, and tresons, which he had practised, to the great preiudice of the king and realme,The earle of Suffolke grée+uouslie char|ged by the parlement house for sun|drie offenses. and therevpon was committed to ward in the castell of Windsore. Notwithstanding they ad|iudged him not to death (as some write) nor disgra|ded him of the honor of knighthood, but condemmed him to paie a fine of twentie thousand marks, and also to forfeit one thousand pounds of yéerlie rents which he had purchased.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But other write, that notwithstanding the king was sore offended for the accusations brought a|gainst the said earle of Suffolke and others, whome he loued, and was loth to heare anie euill of: yet he was constreined at length, after he had shifted off the matter by sundrie deuises, to appoint certeine persons with full power and authoritie to heare, and in iudgement to determine those matters. The duke of Glocester therfore, and the earle of Arundell were appointed as iudges; which (whilest the king as yet was absent, who got him foorth of the waie of pur|pose, bicause he would not be present at the condem|nation of those whome he most entierlie loued and fauoured) went earnestlie in hand with their busi|nesse, and so at length (as Walsingham saith) the earle of Suffolke was conuicted, & found giltie of sundrie crimes, trespasses, and naughtie parts: for which it was thought that he deserued to lose his life & goods, but yet he was suffered (as the same Walsingham saith) to go abroad vnder suertie, certeine great men being bound for him in great sums of monie. But what order soeuer was taken for the punishment of him, sure it is he was displaced from his office of chancellorship, as before yée haue heard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, the lords, and other estates in this parlement, considering that through couetousnesse of the new deposed officers, the kings treasure had béene imbezeled,Thirtéene lords appoin|ted by parle|ment to haue the gouerne|ment of the realme vnder the king. lewdlie wasted, & prodigallie spent, nothing to his profit: there were in this parlement thirteene lords chosen, to haue ouersight vnder the king of the whole gouernment of the realme, as by their commission in the statutes of the tenth yeare of this king it dooth in the booke of statutes at large ap|peare. Of those thirteene there were thrée of the new officers named, as the bishop of Elie lord chancellor, the bishop of Hereford lord treasuror, and Nicholas abbat of Waltham lord keeper of the priuie seale: the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Ed|mund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Ri|chard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux. But this participation of the gouernement fell out to be inconuenient, as by processe of the storie shall ap|peare, euen to those vnto whome it was allotted: so that no small a doo happened among them and their partakers: according to the old prouerbe, which saith;

Vae sibi quando canes veniunt os rodere plures.