Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. ParisYou haue heard how Richard earle of Cornewall being elected king of Almaine, sailed thither, where on the Ascension day last, he was crowned king by the archbishop of Cullen, of whom, and diuerse other great princes of Germanie he was holden for their lawfull king and gouernour (as in the Dutch histo|ries you may find more largelie expressed) though o|ther of them had chosen Alfonse king of Castile, the which Alfonse wrote to the king of England, as his confederate and alie, requiring aid of him against the said Richard that was his owne brother, to the which vnreasonable request the king would in no wise consent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, in this fortie one yeare of king Henries reigne, Fabian. An informa [...]on against the lord maior of London. by reason of a roll closed in gréene wax and found in the kings Wardrobe at Windsor, contein|ing as it were an information against the maior and shiriffes of London, for oppression and wrongs doone to the communaltie of the citie, the king tooke great displeasure, and caused streit inquisition to be made, as well by Fouke Moots, as Ward Moots, & diuerse other means. At length, the maior and shiriffes,The lord [...] and shiri|ffes of Lon|don dischar|ged. with the chamberlaine of the citie, were discharged by Iohn Mansell, one of the kings iustices, afore whom and other the kings councell, the inquisition was ta|ken, and then was the custodie of the citie assigned vnto the constable of the tower, and in place of the shiriffes were appointed Michaell Tonie, and Iohn Audrian. At length, the maior, shiriffes and Alder|men that were accused, perceiuing the kings displea|sure towards them, submitted themselues wholie to his mercie, sauing to them and to all other the citi|zens their liberties & franchises, and so in the exche|ker chamber at Westminster afore the king, there sitting in iudgement vpon the matter, they were condemned to paie their fines for their offenses com|mitted, and further, euerie of them discharged of his ward and office.The lord maior and shiriffes fin [...] Shortlie after was William Fitz Richard by the kings commandement made maior, and Thomas Fitz Thomas, and William Grapis|gate shiriffes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop of Yorke was accurssed by the popes commandement through all England, Matth. Paris The archbis [...] of Yorke ac|cursed. with booke, bell and candle, that by such terror his constan|cie might he weakened. But the archbishop (saith Matthew Paris) informed by the example of Thomas Becket, and by the example and doctrine of saint Ed|mund sometime his instructor, and also taught by the faithfulnesse of blessed Robert, late bishop of Lin|colne, despaired not of comfort from heauen,The constan|cie of the arch|bishop of Yorke. in bea|ring patientlie the popes tyrannie; neither would he bestow the wealthie reuenues of his church vpon Italians, being vnworthie persons and strangers; neither would he obeie and incline to the popes will like a faint-harted person, by leaning and setting a|part the rigor of the law, least therby he might séeme to result from his pastorlike office, and animate the woolfe of Rome to breake into the shéepfold of the church, whose purpose was to sucke the verie bloud quite and cleane out of euerie veine, yea to bite out bowels and all. Which qualitie to rest in him, wofull experience hath taught, and the testimonie of writ|ten verities hath shewed, among which this one for the truth thereof is worthie to be reported euen to the praise of the deuiser for his prettie deuise therein comprised, and here set downe as fit for the purpose:

Non pontifex sed potifex,

Non potifex sed panifex,

Non panifex sed: carnifex,

Est papa pater pontifex.