[1] In this parlement, the lord Edmund the kings yoonger sonne was shewed as king of Naples and Sicill,The lord Ed|mund the kings sonne. for the obteining of the possession of which dominions and kingdoms, his father king Henrie demanded no small subsidie and aid of monie,A subsidie demanded. both of the temporaltie and also of the spiritualtie, but nam|lie, he required to haue the tenths of spirituall mens liuings for the terme of fiue yeares, according to the new taxations without any deductions to be allowed except necessarie expenses: also, the fruits for one yeare of benefices that chanced to fall void within the said terme of fiue yeare. Moreouer, sundrie other duties he required to ha [...]e of the [...]pirituall men, sore to their gréeuance, and speciallie, bicause they knew that such tyrannie first tooke beginning from the pope. In the end (though le [...]h they were to consent) yet conditionallie that the king would confirme the liberties contei [...]ed in the great charter, and obserue the same throughlie, now after it had béene so manie times brought out and redéemed, they offered to giue him towards his instant necessitie two and fiftie thousand marks,The offer of ye spiritualtie. [...] recouerable danger of im|pouerishing the church. And yet, as it is said, the king refused the gift, as that which he thought not to be sufficient.