Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Lastlie, the archbishop (forsooth) and the moonks of Canturburie charged him that he sought the means to remooue [...]he shrine of the archbishop Thomas, o|therwise called Thomas Becket, from Canturburie vnto Douer, vnder a colour of feare, least the French|men being assembled in Flanders to inuade Eng|land, should land in Kent and take Canturburie, and spoile it, where indeed (as they surmized against him) he meant to send it ouer the seas vnto the king of Boheme. Froissard. Herevpon he was first committed to the tower, and before the king or his other friends could procure his deliuerance, he was without law or iu|stice, before any of the residue (as some hold) brought foorth and beheaded on the tower hill, by commande|ment of the duke of Glocester, and other of his facti|on, quite contrarie to the kings will or knowledge, in somuch that when he vnderstood it, he spake manie sore words against the duke, affirming that he was a wicked man, and worthie to be kept shorter, sith vn|der a colour of dooing iustice, he went about to de|stroie euerie good and honest man. The king was al|so offended with the duke of Yorke, for his brothers presumptuous doings, though the said duke of Yorke being verelie a man of a gentle nature, wished that the state of the common-wealth might haue béene re|dressed without losse of any mans life, or other cru|ell dealing: but the duke of Glocester, and diuerse o|ther of the nobilitie, the lesse that they passed for the kings threatening speach, so much more were they readie to punish all those whom they tooke to be their enimies. Thom. Wal [...]. In deed the said sir Simon Burlie was thought to beare himselfe more loftie, by reason of the kings fauour, than was requisite, which procured him enuie of them, that could not abide others to be in any condition their equals in authoritie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It should appeare by Froissard, that he was first of all, in the beginning of these stirs betwixt the king and the lords, committed to the tower, and notwith|standing all the shift that either the king, or the duke of Ireland, or anie other of his fréends could make for him, by the duke of Glocesters commandement he was cruellie beheaded, so greatlie to the offense of the king, and those that were his trustie councellors, that therevpon the king caused the duke of Ireland the sooner to assemble an armie against the said duke and his complices, therby [...]o r [...]s [...]raine their presump|tuous proceedings. But whether he was thus at the first or last executed, to please the king the better, now at this parlement, amongst others that were con|demned EEBO page image 465 in the same: his lands were giuen to the king, a great part whereof he afterwards disposed to diuerse men as he thought expedient. But yet in the parlement holden in the one and twentith yeare of this kings reigne, the act of atteindor of the said sir Simon was repealed: and at an other parlement holden in the second yeare of king Henrie the fourth, all his lands which then remained vngranted and vn|sold, were restored to sir Iohn Burlie knight, sonne and heire of sir Roger Burlie, brother to the said Si|mon, of whom lineallie is descended Thomas Eins esquier, now secretarie to the queenes maiesties councell in the north parts. And thus far touching sir Simon Burlie, of whom manie reports went of his disloiall dealings towards the state, as partlie ye haue heard, but how trulie the lord knoweth. Among other slanderous tales that were spred abroad of him, one was that he consented to the deliuering of Do|uer castell by the kings appointment to the French|men for monie. But as this was a thing not like to be true, so (no doubt) manie things that the persons aforesaid, which were executed, had béene charged with, at the least by common report among the peo|ple, were nothing true at all; although happilie the substance of those things, for which they died, might be true in some respect.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Sir William Elmham that was charged also for withdrawing of the soldiers wages, discharged him|selfe therof, and of all other things that might be laid to his charge. Grafton. As touching the iustices, they were all condemned to death by the parlement, but such meanes was made for them vnto the queene,The iustices condemned to perpetuall exile. that she obteined pardon for their liues. But they forfeited their lands and goods, and were appointed to remaine in perpetuall exile, with a certeine portion of monie to them assigned for their dailie sustentation: the names of which iustices so condemned to exile were these, Robert Belknap, Iohn Holt, Iohn Craie, Ro|ger Fulthorpe, William Burgh, and Iohn Lokton. Finallie, in this parlement was an oth required and obteined of the king, that he should stand vnto and a|bide such rule and order as the lords should take: and this oth was not required onelie of the king,The king ta|keth an oth to performe the lords orders. but also of all the inhabitants of the realme. ¶ In these trou|bles was the realme of England in these daies, and the king brought into that case, that he ruled not, but was ruled by his vncles, and other to them associat.