The governance of England: otherwise called The difference between an absolute and a limited monarchy. A rev. text edited with introd., notes, and appendices by Charles Plummer.

or by lande, þe kyng most encomptre them with a lyke armye, or a gretter; ffor þe expenses wheroff he shall not so sadanly haue any eyde off his peple. Wherfore he most than do the expences with money owt off his cofers, or put all is lande in jopardie. Loo now we haue remenbred grete parte off the kynges extraordinarie charges; and be ffore we haue shewid grete parte off his ordinarie charges. Wherfore now it is tyme þat it be shewid, how the kynge mey haue revenues and livelode sufficient to beyre theis ij charges.

HIT is shewid be ffore, how necessarie it is þat livelod sufficient be asseigned ffor the kynges ordi|narie charges, and that the same livelod be only applied therto, and not aliened in tyme comynge. Ffor that asseignement mey in no wise hurte þe kyng, considerynge þat yff any parte off þe revenues þeroff remayne ouer the paiement of the same ordynarie chargis, that so remaynynge is the kynges owne money, wich he mey than imploye to oþer vse at is owne pleasur. And it is vndouted that the kynge hath livelode sufficient wich mey be soo asseigned for his ordinarie charges. Wherfore we haue now no thyng ellis to be sercched, but what lyvelod þe kyng hath ffor the payment off his charges extraor|dinarie, ouer so moche livelod as shalbe asseigned