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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cardinall excused himselfe, and said, that when it was mooued in councell how to leuie monie to the kings vse; the kings councell, and namelie the iud ges, EEBO page image 892 ges, said, that he might lawfullie demand anie summe by commission, and that by the consent of the whole councell it was doone, and tooke God to witnes that he neuer desired the hinderance of the com|mons, but like a true councellor deuised how to in|rich the king. The king indéed was much offended that his commons were thus intreated, & thought it touched his honor, that his councell should attempt such a doubtfull matter in his name, and to be denied both of the spiritualtie and temporaltie. Therefore be would no more of that trouble, but caused letters to be sent into all shires, that the matter should no fur|ther be talked of: & he pardoned all them that had de|nied the demand openlie or secretlie. The cardinall, to deliuer himselfe of the euill will of the commons, purchased by procuring & aduancing of this demand, affirmed, and caused it to be bruted abrode, that through his intercession the king had pardoned and released all things.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Those that were in the Tower and Fleet for the rebellion in Suffolke,The rebels pardoned af|ter their ap|pearance in the Star chamber. and resisting the commissio|ners aswell there as in Huntington shire and Kent, were brought before the lords in the Star chamber, and there had their offenses opened and shewed to them: and finallie the kings pardon declared, and thereon they were deliuered. ¶In this season a great number of men of warre laie at Bullongne, and in other places thereabout, which diuerse times attemp|ted to indamage the Englishmen, and to spoile the English pale: but they could neuer spoile the mari|shes where the greatest part of the cattell belonging to the inhabitants was kept.Tindale men great robbers Tindale men with aid of the Scots, did much hurt in England by robbe|ries, which they exercised: and therefore were sent thither, sir Richard Bulmere, and sir Christopher Da|cres, to restreine their dooings. Diuerse came to them, and submitted themselues: but the greatest théeues kept them in the mounteins of Cheuiot, and did much hurt, yet at length they seuered, and manie of them were taken.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cardinall by his power legantine sent one of his chapleins called doctor Iohn Allen, to visit the religious houses of this realme about this season, which doctor practised amongst them greatlie to his profit, but more to the slander both of himselfe and of his maister. On the eightéenth daie of Iune, at the manor place of Bridewell,K. Henries base sonne created earle and duke in one daie. the kings sonne (which he had begot of Elizabeth Blunt, daughter to sir Iohn Blunt knight) called Henrie Fitzroie, was created first earle of Notingham, and after on the selfe same daie he was created duke of Richmond and Sum|merset. Also the same daie the lord Henrie Court|neie earle of Deuonshire, and coosine germane to the king, was created marquesse of Excester: and the lord Henrie Brandon sonne to the duke of Suf|folke and the French queene, a child of two yeares old, was created earle of Lincolne: and sir Thomas Manners lord Roos was created earle of Rutland, and sir Henrie Clifford earle of Cumberland, and the lord Fitzwater sir Robert Ratcliffe was crea|ted vicount Fitzwater, and sir Thomas Bullen trea|suror of the kings houshold was created vicount Rochefort.

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