The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 214)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king called a parlement at Westminster, EEBO page image 215 wherein declaring what charges he had béene at di|uers waies,A subsidie demanded, and denied. he required to haue a subsidie granted him, for the releefe of his want, which was flat [...]ie denied, the Nobles and other estats excusing the po|uertie amongst all degrees of men, by manie eui|dent reasons.The bishop of Winchesters counsell giuen to the king. Herevpon the bishop of Winchester being a verie eloquent and faire-spoken man, open|lie counselled the king to fauour his people, whom he had alreadie made poore and bare with continuall tri|butes and exactions. And if it were so that he stood in such need as was alledged, that then he should take into his hands againe such possessions and things, which during the time of his yoong yeeres he had be|stowed vpon his seruants, without any good aduised consideration, for lacke of ripe iudgement and dis|cretion, and againe to take from certeine couetous persons, who now were become horsseleches and ca|terpillers in the commonwealth, all such offices as they held, and had verie much abused, causing them to yeald vp their accounts, and to vse them after the manner of sponges, so that where he had in times past made them full of moisture, he might now wring them drie, following herein the example of Uespasian. And by this means it was not to be douted but he should haue inough of his owne, with|out dooing iniurie to any man.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king gaue verie good eare to the bishops words,The king fol|loweth the bishop of Win|chesters coun|sell. and following his counsell, caused his recei|uers, treasurers, and other such as had medled with anie of his receipts to come to a reckoning. And vn|derstanding by the auditors appointed to take their accounts, that the most part of them had receiued much more and by other means than they had ente|red into their reckoning, he compelled them to re|store it out of hand with interest. Also he caused the magistrats to be called to a reckoning, and manie of them being conuicted of fraud, were condemned to make restitution. And among other Ranulfe Bri|ton treasurer of his chamber was put beside his of|fice, Matth. Paris. Ranulfe Bri|ton, Peter de Riuales. and fined at a thousand marks, in whose place was set Peter de Riuales, or after some copies de Oruiales, a Poictouin, nephue or rather sonne to the bishop of Winchester, by whose aduice the king tooke a more strait account of his officers, and often remoo|ued such as he iudged guiltie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the same time also, Hubert earle of Kent was deposed from the office of high iustice,

The earle of Kent dischar|ged of his of|fice of cheéfe iustice.

Matth. Paris.

and Stephan Segraue appointed in his roome. The said Hubert (bicause he refused to answer a certeine dutie which was demanded of him to the kings vse) ran so farre into his displeasure, that he durst not abide his sight, but for safegard of himselfe got him to the abbeie of Merton,The earle of Kent taketh sanctuarie. and there tooke sanctuarie. The king hear|ing of this his demeanor, was so highlie offended withall, that he sent to the Londoners, willing them to go thither and fetch him to his presence. The Lon|doners, which in no wise loued him, bicause of the death of their citizen Constantine, were verie rea|die to accomplish this commandement, insomuch that where the maior ouernight late declared to them the effect of the kings commission,The citizens of London their good de|uotion to|wards the earle of Kent. there were twentie thousand of them in armor gotten forward earlie in the morning towards Merton, in full hope now to be reuenged of him, for the small good-will that he had borne vnto their citie heretofore.