Compare 1577 edition: 1 And yet the lord chancellor offered there to grant a writ, which they of the common house refused, being in a cléere opinion, that all commandements and o|ther acts of procéeding from the nether house, were to be doone and executed by their sargeant without writ, onelie by shew of his mace, which was his war|rant. But before the sargeants returne into Lon|don, the shiriffes hauing intelligence how heinouslie the matter was taken,The shiriffes deliuer the burgesse and are charged to appéere be|fore the spea|ker. became somwhat more mild, so as vpon the said second demand, they deliuered the prisoner without anie deniall. But the sargeant hauing then further in commandement from those of the nether house, charged the said shiriffes to ap|peere personallie on the morrow, by eight of the clocke before the speaker in the nether house, and to bring thither the clearks of the counter, and such officers as were parties to the said affraie, and in like manner to take into his custodie the said White, which wittinglie procured the said arest, in contempt of the priuilege of the parlement.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which commandement being doone by the said sargeant accordinglie, on the morrow the two shi|riffes, with one of the clearks of the counter (which was the chiefe occasion of the said affraie) togither with the said White, appeered in the common house, where the speaker charging them with their con|tempt and misdemeanor aforesaid, they were com|pelled to make immediat answer, without being ad|mitted to anie counsell. Albeit, sir Roger Cholmelcie, then recorder of London, and other of the councell of the citie there present, offered to speake in the cause, which were all put to silence, and none suffered to speake, but the parties themselues: wherevpon in conclusion,The shiriffes committed to the Tower. the said shiriffes and the same White, were committed to the Tower of London, and the said clearke (which was the occasion of the affraie) to a place there called litle ease, and the officer of Lon|don which did the arrest, called Tailor, with foure o|ther officers to Newgate, where they remained from the eight & twentith vntill the thirtith of March, and then they were deliuered, not without humble sute made by the maior of London & other their fréends.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And for somuch as she said Ferrers being in exe|cution vpon a condemnation of debt, and set at large by priuilege of parlement, was not by law to be brought againe into execution, and so the partie with|out remedie for his debt, as well against him as his principall debter; after long debate of the same by the space of nine or ten daies togither, at last they resolued vpon an act of parlement to be made, and to reuiue the execution of the said debt against the said Welden which was principall debter, and to dis|charge the said Ferrers.An act passeth for George Ferrers. But before this came to passe, the common house was diuided vpon the que|stion: howbeit in conclusion, the act passed for the said Ferrers, woone by fourtéene voices.