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.

as hym liste. And by discente þer is not like to ffalle gretter heritage to any man than to þe kyng. Ffor to hym bith cosens þe most and grettest lordes off þe reaume. And by escheittes þer mey not so muche lande fall to any man as to þe kyng, by cause þat no man hath so many tenantes as he; and also no man mey haue the escheittes off treson but hym selff. And be purchas, yff this be done, þer shall no man so well encresse his livelod as the kyng. Ffor ther shall non off his tenantes aliene livelod with owt is licence, wheryn he mey best preferre hym selff. Nor þer shall no livelod be kept so holl as þe kynges, consideryng þat he mey not onestly selle is lande, as oþer men mey doo; and also his sellyng wolde be the hurte off all his reaume. Soche was þe sellynge off Chirke and Chirkes landes, weroff neuer manne see a president, and God defende that any man see mo soche hereaftir. Ffor sellynge off a kynges livelod is propirly callid delapidacion off his crowne, and therfore is off gret infame. Now we haue ffounde vndoutably, what maner revenuez is best ffor the indowment off the crowne. But sithyn it is said be fore, þat the kyng hath not at this day sufficiant therto, it is most convenient that we nowe serch, how is hyghnes mey haue sufficiant off suche revenues, wich we ffounde now best ther fore.