Compare 1577 edition: 1 6 Sixtlie, he protested that his commission was not to preiudice anie person,He protesteth that he ment the preiudice of no man, &c. for he came not to de|stroie, but to build; he came to reconcile, and not to condemne; he came not to compell, but to call a|gaine; he came not to call anie thing in question al|readie doone: but his commission was of grace and clemencie to all such as would receiue it. For tou|ching all matters past, and doone, they should be cast into the sea of forgetfulnesse, and neuer more to bée thought vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 7 Finallie (said he) the meane whereby to receiue this high benefit,He sheweth the meanes of procuring the foresaid recon|ciliation. is first to reuoke and repeale all such lawes as are impediments, blocks and barres to this most gratious reconciliation. For like as he himselfe had no place to speake there, before such lawes were abrogated and remooued as stood in his waie: euen so they could not receiue the grace offe|red from the see apostolike, vntill these like impedi|ments of lawes made against the see of Rome, were vtterlie abolished and repealed. And so in conclusion aduertised them, first for the glorie of God, and next for the conseruation and suertie of the wealth and quietnesse of the whole realme, that they should ear|nestlie trauell therein, and that then he would make them participants of the benefit of his commission.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The next daie the whole court of parlement drew out the forme of a supplication, and the next daie fol|lowing, when the king, the quéene, and the cardinall, with all the nobles and commons were assembled a|gaine in the great chamber of the White hall afore|said, the bishop of Winchester there shewed what the parlement had determined concerning the cardi|nals request, and then offered to the king and quéene EEBO page image 1123 the said supplication, to be by them presented to the cardinall. Wherein would be noted the readinesse of the assemblie to submit themselues to antichristi|an slauerie: but omitting to giue iudgement, marke their supplication, the copie whereof followeth.