Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to let this matter passe. King Henrie doubt|lesse was right pensiue for his death,King Henrie sorie for the archb. Bec|kets death. bicause he wist well inough that it would be iudged, that he himselfe was priuie to the thing: and euen so came it to passe, for immediatlie vpon notice giuen into France of the archbishops death, Polydor. king Lewes, and Theobald the earle of Blois, as they that loued him most deerelie were most sorowfull for it, and iudging straightwaie that king Henrie was the procurer, they wrote their letters vnto pope Alexander, giuing him to vnder|stand both of the slaughter, and how king Henrie had caused it to be put in execution, requiring most in|stantlie, that such an iniurie doone to the Christian religion, might spéedilie be punished. The pope was much offended, and determined to haue the matter throughlie considered and ordered, so as might stand with his dignitie, and accordinglie as the hainous state of the case required. King Henrie whilest these things were a dooing, lay certein daies at Argenton, so much displeased in his mind, that he would suffer no man once to speake to him about any maner of businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length, he sent his ambassadors to Rome, part|lie to purge himselfe of the archbishops death,King Henrie sendeth am|bassadours to the pope. partlie to excuse his fault, for that in his furie he had vtte|red words against the archbishop, which had giuen oc|casion to naughtie men to contriue his death, & part|lie to require the pope to send his legats into Eng|land, to make inquirie both for the death of the arch|bishop, and also of the state of the clergie. The kings ambassadors found the pope at Tiuoli, and there were heard to declare their message: but little cre|dit was giuen to their words, in so much that the pope plainelie told them, that he vnderstood the mat|ter to be much otherwise than they had declared. Yet according to the kings request, he sent two of his cardinals into England, which vpon due examinati|on, might vnderstand the truth of the matter tho|roughlie as apperteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There be that write, that the king sent ambassa|dours twice vnto the pope, Matth. Paris. for the first that went, could not come to his presence, nor be suffered to de|clare their message: those that were sent the second time, were receiued of some of the cardinals, but yet onelie with words without anie other way of freend|lie interteinement. At length, when the feast of Ea|ster drew néere, on the which either absolution or ex|communication was to be denounced against eue|rie man, there were certeine of the cardinals which gaue intelligence to the English ambassadours, that the pope by aduice of the colledge, meant on the thursdaie before Easter daie to declare the sentence of interdiction against the king of England, and a|gainst all his dominions, and to confirme that which had beene alreadie pronounced against Richard the archbishop of Yorke, and the other bishops his com|plices.