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1 The cleargie
hauing no speciall head, by reason that the see of Canturburie was void, wist not well how to gouerne
themselues. At length Oliuer bi|shop of Lincolne, required in all their names to haue three daies respit to
make answer to the matter, the which time expired, they offered to the king two dis|mes to be paid within
one yeare. The which when the king heard,Their offer not
liked. he tooke great disdaine therewith, and threatned by some of his men of war to put the
clear|gie out of his protection, except they would grant to him the halfe of their goods. The cleargie put
in feare herewith,
The halfe part of spiri|tuall liuings granted to the king.
R. Fabian. Polydor. Abington.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The bishops taking councell togither, required of him that the statute of Mortmain might be repealed,The prelates require to haue the sta|tute of Mort|main repealed which they saw to be most preiudiciall to their order. But the king answered them, that without the whole consent of a parlement he could not breake that ordi|nance, which by authoritie of parlement had beene once established, and therefore he wished that they would not require that thing which laie not in him to grant,The K. shif|teth them off. and so by that means he shifted them off. The spiritualtie was not onelie charged with this subsi|die, but they of the temporaltie were also burthened. For the citizens and burgesses of good townes gaue to the king the sixt part of their goods, N. Triuet. and the residue of the people gaue the tenth part.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, about the same time, the Welshmen eftsoones rebelled against the king,The Welsh|men are busie. and in diuerse parts made diuerse rulers amongst them. Those of Northwales which inhabited about Snowdon hils, hauing to their capteine one Madoc, of the line of their former prince Leolin,Madoc. Carnaruan burnt. burned the towne and ca|stell of Carnaruan, sleaing a great multitude of Englishmen, which doubting no such matter, were come thither to the faire. Those of the west part ha|uing chosen to their ruler one Malgon on the parts of Penbroke and Carmardin shires,Malgon. did much mis|cheefe. And one Morgan hauing them of Southwals at his commandement,Morgan dri|ueth the earle of Glocester out of Glamor+ganshire. expelled and droue the earle of Glocester out of his countrie of Glamorgan, which earle had before time disherited the ancestors of the same Morgan. The king therefore to represse the Welshmens attempts, called backe his brother Edmund earle of Lancaster, and the earle of Lin|colne, being readie to haue sailed ouer into Gas|coine,The earles of Lancaster & Lincolne van+quished by the Welshmen. the which earles as they approched néere vnto the castell of Denbigh vpon saint Martins day, the Welshmen with great force incountred them, and giuing them battell, droue them backe and discomfi|ted their people. Polydor iudgeth that this ouerthrow happened to the Englishmen, the rather for that the armie was hired with such monie as had béene wrongfullie taken out of the abbeis and other holie places, howbeit it is but his opinion onelie.