Compare 1577 edition: 1 At this time manie were in trouble for religion,Sir Iames Hales in trou|ble for religi|on. and among others, sir Iames Hales knight, one of the iustices of the common plées, which iustice being called among other by the councell of king Edward to subscribe to a deuise made for the disheriting of queene Marie, and the ladie Elizabeth hir sister,Sée before pag. 1083. would in no wise assent to the same, though most of the other did: yet that notwithstanding, for that he at a quarter sessions holden in Kent, gaue charge vpon the statutes of king Henrie the eight, and king Edward the sixt, in derogation of the primasie of the church of Rome, abolished by king Henrie the eight, he was first committed prisoner to the Kings bench, then to the Counter, & last to the Fléet, where, whether it were thorough extreame feare,Sore tempta|tions in afflic|tions, against which we are to praie for patience. or else by reason of such talke as the warden of the Fleet vsed vnto him, of more trouble like to insue, if he persi|sted in his opinion (or for what other cause, God knoweth) he was so mooued, troubled, and vexed, that he sought to rid himselfe out of this life, which thing he first attempted in the Fleet, by wounding him|selfe with a penknife, well neere to death. Neuerthe|lesse afterward being recouered of that hurt, he sée|med to be verie conformable to all the queenes pro|céedings, and was therevpon deliuered of his impri|sonment, and brought to the quéenes presence, who gaue him words of great comfort: neuerthelesse his mind was not quiet (as afterward well appeared) for in the end he drowned himselfe in a riuer not halfe a mile from his dwelling house in Kent,He drowneth himselfe. the riuer be|ing so shalow, that he was faine to lie groueling be|fore he could dispatch himselfe, whose death was much lamented. For beside that he was a man wise, vertuous, and learned in the lawes of the realme, he was also a good and true minister of iustice, whereby he gat him great fauour and estimation among all degrees.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 During the aforesaid parlement,A publike disputation about the reall presence in the sacrament. about the eigh|téenth daie of October, there was kept at Paules church in London a publike disputation, appointed by the quéenes commandement, about the presence of Christ in the sacrament of the altar, which disputa|tion continued six daies, doctor Weston then being prolocutor of the conuocation, who vsed manie vn|seemelie checks & tawnts against the one part, to the preiudice of their cause. By reason whereof the di|sputers neuer resolued vpon the article proponed, but grew dailie more and more into contention, without anie fruit of their long conference, and so ended this disputation, with these words spoken by doctor Weston prolocutor:

It is not the queens plea|sure that we should herein spend anie longer time, and yeare well inough, for you haue the word, and we haue the sword.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This message was most thankefullie receiued at Rome, and order taken to send the said cardinall hi|ther with great expedition: but before his comming, quéene Marie had married Philip prince of Spaine, EEBO page image 1093 as after shall appeare. But here to touch somewhat the comming of the said cardinall. When he was ar|riued at Calis, there was conference had amongest the councellors of the quéene for the maner of his re|ceiuing:The councell diuided about the receiuing of the cardi|nall. some would haue had him verie honoura|blie met and interteined, as he was in all places where he had before passed, not onelie for that he was a cardinall, and a legat from the pope; but also for that he was the quéenes néere kinsman, of the house of Clarence. Neuerthelesse, after much debating, it was thought méetest, first, for that by the lawes of the realme (which yet were not repealed) he stood at|tainted by parlement, and also for that it was doubt|full how he being sent from Rome, should be accep|ted of the people, who in fiue and twentie yeares be|fore, had not béene much acquainted with the pope or his cardinals, that therefore (vntill all things might be put in order for that purpose) he should come without anie great solemnitie vnto Lambeth, where (in the archbishops house) his lodging was prepared.