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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Sir Walter Clopton said then to the commons; If ye will take aduantage of the processe of the last parlement,Sir Water Clopton. take it, and ye shall be receiued therevn|to. Then rose vp the lord Morlie, and said to the earle of Salisburie, that he was chiefe of counsell with the duke of Glocester, and likewise with king Ri|chard, & so discouered the dukes counsell to the king, as a traitor to his maister, and that he said he would with his bodie prooue against him, throwing downe his hood as a pledge.The lord Morlie appe|leth the earle of Salisburie. The earle of Salisburie sore mooued héerewith, told the lord Morlie, that he falslie béelied him, for he was neuer traitor, nor false to his maister all his life time, and therewith threw downe his gloue to wage battell against the lord Morlie. Their gages were taken vp, and deliuered to the constable and marshall of England, and the parties were arrested, and day to them giuen till another time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 On mondaie following, being the morrow after All soules day, the commons made request, that they might not be entred in the parlement rols, as par|ties to the iudgement giuen in this parlement, but there as in verie truth they were priuie to the same: for the iudgement otherwise belonged to the king, except where anie iudgment is giuen by statute en|acted for the profit of the common-wealth, which re|quest was granted. Diuers other petitions were pre|sented on the behalfe of the commons, part whereof were granted, and to some there was none answere made at that time. Finallie, to auoid further incon|uenience, and to qualifie the minds of the enuious, it was finallie enacted, that such as were, appellants in the last parlement against the duke of Glocester and other, should in this wise following be ordred.Dukes and o|thers depr [...]|ued of their titles. The dukes of Aumarle, Surrie, and Excester there pre|sent, were iudged to loose their names of dukes, togi|ther with the honors, titles and dignities therevnto belonging. The marquesse Dorset being likewise there present, was adiudged to lose his title and dig|nitie of marquesse; and the earle of Glocester being also present, was in semblable maner iudged to lose his name, title and dignitie of earle.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, it was further decréed against them, Tho. Walsi. that they and euerie of them should lose and forfeit all those castels, lordships, manors, lands, possessions, rents, seruices, liberties and reuenues, whatsoeuer had beene giuen to them, at or since the last parle|ment, belonging aforetime to any of those persons whom they had appealed, and all other their castels, manors, lordships, lands, possessions, rents, seruices, liberties, and reuenues whatsoeuer, which they held of the late kings gift, the daie of the arrest of the said duke of Glocester, or at any time after, should also re|maine in the kings disposition from thencefoorth, and all letters patents and charters, which they or any of them had of the same names, castels, manors, lord|ships, lands, possessions, and liberties, should be sur|rendred vp into the chancerie, there to be cancelled. Diuerse other things were enacted in this parle|ment, to the preiudice of those high estates, to satisfie mens minds that were sore displeased with their doo|ings in the late kings daies, as now it manifestlie appéered. For after it was vnderstood that they should be no further punished than as before is mentioned,The hatred which the cõ|mons had cõ|mitted against the appellãts. great murmuring rose among the people against the king, the archbishop of Canturburie, the earle of Northumberland, and other of the councell, for sa|uing the liues of men whom the commons reputed most wicked, and not worthie in anie wise to liue. But the king thought it best, rather with courtesie to reconcile them, than by cutting them off by death, to procure the hatred of their freends and alies, which were manie, and of no small power.

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