Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ye heaue heard how the people talked a little be|fore the cardinals going ouer into France the last yeare,DoctorLong|land bishop of Lincolne. that the king was told by doctor Longland bi|shop of Lincolne and others, that his mariage with queene Katharine could not be good nor lawfull. The truth is, that whether this doubt was first mooued by the cardinall, or by the said Longland, being the kings confessor, the king was not onelie brought in doubt, whether it was a lawfull marriage or no; but also determined to haue the case examined, cléered, and adiudged by learning, law, and sufficient autho|ritie.Why the car|dinall was suspected to be against the marriage. The cardinall verelie was put in most blame for this scruple now cast into the kings conscience, for the hate he bare to the emperor, bicause he would not grant to him the archbishoprike of Toledo, for the which he was a suter. And therefore he did not onlie procure the king of England to ioine in fréend|ship with the French king, but also sought a diuorse betwixt the king and the quéene, that the king might haue had in marriage the duchesse of Alanson, sister vnto the French king: Polydor. and (as some haue thought) he trauelled in that matter with the French king at Amiens, but the duchesse would not giue eare therevnto.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But howsoeuer it came about, Edw. Hall that the king was thus troubled in conscience concerning his mariage, this followed, that like a wise & sage prince, to haue the doubt cleerelie remooued, he called togither the best learned of the realme,The king is desirous to be resolued by the opinions of the learned touching his marriage. which were of seuerall o|pinions. Wherfore he thought to know the truth by indifferent iudges, least peraduenture the Spani|ards, and other also in fauour of the quéene would saie, that his owne subiects were not indifferent iud|ges in this behalfe. And therefore he wrote his cause to Rome, and also sent to all the vniuersities in Ita|lie and France, and to the great clearkes of all chri|stendome, to know their opinions, and desired the court of Rome to send into his realme a legat, which should be indifferent, and of a great and profound iudgement, to heare the cause debated. At whose re|quest the whole consistorie of the college of Rome sent thither Laurence Campeius, a préest cardinall,Cardinall Campeius sent into England. a man of great wit and experience, which was sent hither before in the tenth yeare of this king, as yée haue heard, and with him was ioined in commission the cardinall of Yorke and legat of England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This cardinall came to London in October, and did intimate both to the king & queene the cause of his comming: which being knowne,The matter touching the kings mar|riage debated. great talke was had thereof. The archbishop of Canturburie sent for the famous doctors of both the vniuersities to Lam|beth, EEBO page image 907 and there were euerie daie disputations and communings of this matter. And bicause the king meant nothing but vprightlie therein, and knew well that the quéene was somewhat wedded to hir owne opinion, and wished that she should do nothing without counsell, he bad hir choose the best clearks of his realme to be of hir counsell, and licenced them to doo the best on hir part that they could, according to the truth. Then she elected William Warham arch|bishop of Canturburie,The quéene chooseth law|yers for hir part. and Nicholas Weast bishop of Elie, doctors of the laws; and Iohn Fisher bishop of Rochester, and Henrie Standish bishop of saint Assaph, doctors of diuinitie, and manie o [...]her doctors and well learned men, which for suertie like men of great learning defended hir cause, as farre as lear|ning might mainteine and hold it vp.