Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This yéere in the Easter holidaies on the mon|daie preached at the Spittle doctor Bill,Preachers at S [...]ittle. on the tues|daie doctor Cox, & on the wednesdaie doctor Horne: the first was hir maiesties chapleine, the other two had remained at Geneua, and in other places be|yond the seas all queene Maries time. On low sundaie maister Samson made the rehearsall ser|mon: but when the lord maior and aldermen came to their places in Paules churchyard, the pulpit doore was locked,The pulpit [...] Paules [...] all [...] and [...]. & the keie could not be heard of. Wher|vpon the lord maior sent for a smith to open the locke, which was doone; and when the preacher should enter the place, it was found verie filthie and vn|cleanlie. Moreouer, the verger that had the custodie of the keie, which opened the doore of the place where the prelats and other vse to stand at the sermon time, would not open the doore; but the gentlemen with a foorme brake it open and so came in to heare the ser|mon. This disorder chanced by reason that since Christmasse last past there was not a sermon prea|ched at Paules crosse, by meanes of an inhibition sent from the councell vnto the bishop of London, that he should admit no preacher, because of the con|trouersie betwixt the bishops and other of the clergie that were now returned into the realme, from the parties of beyond the seas.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A conference appointed [...]ncerning r [...]ligion.The last of March the parlement yet continuing, was a conference begun at Westminster concern|ing certeine articles of religion betwixt the bishops and other of the clergie on the one part, and certeine learned preachers of whome some had beene in digni|tie in the church of England before that time on the other part. The declaration of the procéeding wherin, and the cause of the breaking vp of the same confe|rence by default and contempt of certeine bishops, parties of the said conference was published in a lit|tle treatise, and imprinted by Richard Iug and Iohn Cawood, printers to the quéenes maiestie, as here followeth. The quéenes most excellent maiestie, hauing heard of diuersitie of opinions in certeine matters of religion amongst sundrie of hir louing subiects, and being verie desirous to haue the same reduced to some godlie & christian concord, thought it best by the aduise of the lords, and other of hir pri|uie councell, as well for the satisfaction of persons doubtfull, as also for the knowlege of the verie truth in certeine matter of difference, to haue a cõuenient chosen number of the best learned of either part,The best lear|ned of ech side to be chosen [...] [...]h [...]s con| [...]erence. & to confer togither their opinions and reasons, and ther|by to come to some good and charitable agreement.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And herevpon by hir maiesties commandement certeine of hir priuie councell declared this purpose to the archbishop of Yorke (being also one of the same priuie councell) & required him that he would impart the same to some of the bishops, and to make choise of eight, nine, or ten of them: and that there should be the like number named of the other part: and further also declared to him (as then was suppo|sed) what the matters should be. And as for the time, it was thought meet to be as soone as possible might be agreed vpon.The persons [...] & the [...]. And then after certeine daies past, it was signified by the said archbishop, that there was appointed by such of the bishops, to whome he had imparted this matter, eight persons, that is to saie, foure bishops, and foure doctors, who were content at the quéenes maiesties commandement to shew their opinions; and (as he termed it) render account of their faith in those matters which were mentioned, and that speciallie in writing, al|though he said they thought the same so determined, as there was no cause to dispute vpon them.