When this release of the loane was knowen to the commons of the realme, Lord so they grudged & spake ill of the whole parlement. For almost euerie man counted it his debt, and reckoned suerlie of the paiment of the same. And therefore some made their willes of the same, and some other did set it ouer to other for debt, and so manie men had losse by it, which caused them sore to murmur, but there was no reme|die. The king like a good and discréet prince, séeing that his commons in the parlement house had relea|sed the loane, intending somewhat to requite the same, granted to them a generall pardon of all of|fenses; certeine great offenses and debts onelie ex|cepted: also he aided them for the redresse of their griefes against the spiritualtie, and caused two new billes to be made indifferentlie, both for the probats of testaments and mortuaries; which billes were so reasonable, that the spirituall lords assented to them all,The matter of testaments and mortua|ries modera|ted by the king. though they were sore against there mindes, & in especiall the probats of testaments sore displeased the bishops, and the mortuaries sore displeased the par|sons and vicars.

After these acts thus agréed, the commons made another act for pluralities of benefices, non resi|dence, bieng selling and taking of farmes by spiri|tuall persons. Which act so displeased the spiritualtie, that the priests railed on the commons of the com|mon house, and called them heretikes and schisma|tikes, for the which diuerse priests were punished. This act was sore debated aboue in the parlement chamber, and the lords spirituall would in no wise consent.All against the cleargie both head and taile. Wherefore the king perceiuing the grudge of his commons, caused eight lords and eight of his commons to méet in the Star chamber at an after noone, and there was sore debating of the cause, in somuch that the temporall lords of the vpper house, which were there, tooke part with the commons, a|gainst the spirituall lords; and by force of reason cau|sed them to assent to the bill with a little qualifieng. Which bill the next daie was wholie agreed to in the lords house, to the great reioising of the laie people, and to the great displeasure of the spirituall persons. During this parlement was brought downe to the commons the booke of articles, which the lords had put to the king against the cardinall, the chiefe wher|of were these.

1 First, that he without the kings assent had pro|cured to be a legat,Articles [...]h [...]|bited against the cardinall of Yorke by reason whereof he tooke awaie the right of all bishops and spirituall persons.