[1] Moreouer, whereas he stood in great néed of mo|nie, he required by way of a tallage eight thousand marks of the Iewes,The king de|mandeth mo|nie of the Iewes. charging them on paine of han|ging, not to deferre that paiment. The Iewes sore impouerished with gréeuous and often paiments ex|cused themselues by the popes vsurers, and reprooued plainelie the kings excessiue taking of monie, as well of his christian subiects as of them. The king on the other side, to let it be knowne that he taxed not his people without iust occasion, and vpon necessitie that droue him thereto, confessed openlie, that he was in|debted by his bonds obligatorie, in thrée hundred thousand marks:The kings debt 3000000 marks. and againe, the yearelie reuenues assigned to his sonne prince Edward, arose to the summe of fifteene thousand marks and aboue, where the reuenues that belonged vnto the crowne were greatlie diminished, in such wise, that without the aid of his subiects, he should neuer be able to come out of debt. To be short, when he had fléeced the Iewes to the quicke, he set them to farme vnto his brother earle Richard,The earle of Cornewall lendeth the king monie. that he might pull off skin and all; but yet considering their pouertie, he spared them, and ne|uerthelesse, to relieue his brothers necessitie, vpon a pawne he lent him an huge masse of monie. These shifts did the king vse from time to time, not caring with what exactions and impositions he burthened the inhabitants of his land, whereby he procured vn|to himselfe the name of an oppressor and couetous scraper. But what woonder is it in a king, sith

Hor. lib. 2. serm.Maxima paris hominum morbo iactatur eodem?