Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The death of the duke of Lancaster.In this meane time, the duke of Lancaster depar|ted out of this life at the bishop of Elies place in Holborne, and lieth buried in the cathedrall church of saint Paule in London, on the northside of the high altar, by the ladie Blanch his first wife. The death of this duke gaue occasion of increasing more hatred in the people of this realme toward the king, for he seized into his hands all the goods that belonged to him, and also receiued all the rents and reuenues of his lands which ought to haue descended vnto the duke of Hereford by lawfull inheritance, in reuoking his letters patents, Tho. Walsi. which he had granted to him be|fore, by vertue wherof he might make his attorneis generall to sue liuerie for him, of any maner of in|heritances or possessions that might from thence|foorth fall vnto him, and that his homage might be re|spited, with making reasonable fine: whereby it was euident, that the king meant his vtter vndooing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This hard dealing was much misliked of all the no|bilitie, and cried out against of the meaner sort: but namelie the duke of Yorke was therewith sore moo|ued, who before this time, had borne things with so patient a mind as he could, though the same touched him verie néere, as the death of his brother the duke of Glocester, the banishment of his nephue the said duke of Hereford, and other mo iniuries in great number, which for the slipperie youth of the king, he passed ouer for the time, and did forget aswell as he might. But now perceiuing that neither law, iustice nor equitie could take place, where the kings wilfull will was bent vpon any wrongfull purpose, he consi|dered that the glorie of the publike wealth of his countrie must néeds decaie, by reason of the king his lacke of wit, and want of such as would (without flat|terie) admonish him of his dutie: and therefore he thought it the part of a wise man to get him in time to a resting place, and to leaue the following of such an vnaduised capteine, as with a leden sword would cut his owne throat.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke of Yorke misli|keth the court & goeth home.Herevpon he with the duke of Aumarle his sonne went to his house at Langlie, reioising that nothing had mishappened in the common-wealth through his deuise or consent. The common brute ran, that the king had set to farme the realme of England,The realme let to farme by the king. vn|to sir William Scroope earle of Wiltshire, and then treasuror of England, to sir Iohn Bushie, sir Iohn Bagot, and sir Henrie Gréene knights. ¶ About the same time, the earle of Arundels sonne, named Tho|mas, which was kept in the duke of Exeters house, escaped out of the realme, by meanes of one Willi|am Scot mercer, and went to his vncle Thomas A|rundell late archbishop of Canturburie, as then so|iourning at Cullen. Tho. Walsi. King Richard being destitute of treasure to furnish such a princelie port as he mainteined, borrowed great summes of monie of manie of the great lords and peeres of his realme, both spirituall and temporall, and likewise of other meane persons, promising them in good earnest, by deliuering to them his letters patents for assurance, that he would repaie the monie so borrowed at a daie appointed: which notwithstanding he neuer paid.