Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king herevnto answered, that as concerning Hugh Spenser the father,The kings answer. he was abroad on his bu|sines beyond the seas, and that Hugh the sonne was on the sea for the safe kéeping of the cinque ports, as by his office he was bound, and that they ought not by any right or custome to be banished, before they haue made answere to the crimes obiected against them. He added further, that their request wanted foundation of law and reason. And if it might be proued that the Spensers had in any wise offended against the statutes and ordinances of the land, they were alwaies readie to make their answere as the lawes of the realme should require. Lastlie he added this with an oth, that he would not be forsworne con|trarie to that which at his coronation he had taken vpon him by oth, through granting letters of peace and pardon to such notorious offendors in contempt of his person, and to the trouble and disquieting of the whole realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The barons vpon knowledge had what answer the king made to their requests, foorthwith got them to armour, and with a great power of men of armes and other, came to the parlement, which the king had summoned to begin at Westminster thrée weekes after Midsummer. Fabian. Caxton. Their retinue were apparelled in a sute of [...]ake [...]s or c [...]ats of colours demie, par [...]ie yel|low and gréene, with a band of white [...]ast ouerthwart. By reason whereof that parlement long after was called The parlement of white bands. Then to sée the kings peace kept within the citie,The [...] which the [...] maior of L [...]don tooke. the maior cau|sed a thousand men well a [...]med to watch dailie in diuerse wards, & at diuerse gates of the citie, which EEBO page image 327 watch began at foure of the clocke in the morning, and so continued till six at night, and then as manie were appointed to the night watch, continuing the same till the houre of fiue in the morning. And for the more suertie that this night watch should be well and sufficientlie kept, two aldermen were assigned nightlie to ride about the citie with certeine officers of the towne, to sée the watchmen well and discréetlie guided. The gates were shut at nine of the clocke & opened againe at seauen in the morning. Also euerie citizen was warned to haue his armour by him, that he might be readie vpon anie occasion when he should be called.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Neuerthelesse the barons being come in forceable wise (as yee haue heard) vnto this parlement, Matt. VVest. they constreined the earle of Richmond, Arundell, War|ren, and Penbroke, to agree vnto their purpose; and likewise some of the bishops they compelled through feare to take an oth to ioine with them in their pur|pose, for the expelling of the Spensers out of the realme, and so comming all togither before the king, they published certeine articles against the said Spensers,The Spen|sers banished by the decrée of the barons. both the father and sonne, wherevpon they made an award, that they should be disherited and banished the land during their liues, if by the king and consent of all the lords in parlement assembled, they should not be restored. They had day and place appointed where to passe foorth of the land, to wit, at Douer, and not elsewhere, betwixt the daie of his a|ward made, and the feast of the decollation of saint Iohn Baptist, that day to be counted for one. Diuers articles (as before is said) were laid to the charge of those Spensers.