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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, this yeare he caused seuenteene shires of the realme by waie of putting them to their fines to paie no small summes of monie, New exac|tions. for redeeming their offenses, that they aided the duke of Glocester, the earles of Arundell, and Warwike, when they rose in armor against him.The nobles, gentlemen, and commons of those shires were inforced also to receiue a new oth to assure the king of their fidelitie in time to come;The paim [...] of these [...] Was called [...] plesance as [...] were to pleas [...] the K. with|all, but y^ [...] [...] displeased ma|nie that were thus constrei|ned to paie a|gainst thei [...] willes. and withall certeine prelats and o|ther honorable personag [...]s, were sent into the same shires to persuade men to this pain [...]ent, and to sée things ordered at the pleasure of the prince: and suer|lie the fines which the nobles, and other the meaner estates of those shires were constreined to paie, were not small, but excéeding great, to the offense of ma|nie. Moreouer, the kings letters patents were sent into euerie shire within this land, by vertue whereof, an oth was demanded of all the kings liege people for a further assurance of their due obedience,The people confirme the oth of allegi|ance by wri|ting sealed. and they were constreined to ratifie the same in writing vnder their hands and seales.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer they were compelled to put their hands and seales to certeine blankes, wherof ye haue heard before, in the which, when it pleased him he might write what he thought good. There was also a new oth deuised for the shiriffes of euerie countie through the realme to receiue: finallie, manie of the kings liege people were through spite, enuie, and malice, ac|cused, apprehended, & put in prison,Indirect dealings. and after brought before the constable and marshall of England, in the court of chiualrie, and might not otherwise be deliue|red, except they could iustifie themselues by combat and fighting in lists against their accusers hand to hand, although the accusers for the most part were lustie, yoong and valiant, where the parties accused were perchance old, impotent, maimed and sicklie. Wherevpon not onelie the great destruction of the realme in generall, but also of euerie singular per|son in particular, was to be feared and looked for.