Compare 1577 edition: 1 A rate of y^e pri|ces of wines.Furthermore, king Iohn did set a rate vpon the prices of wines, as Rochell wine to be sold for twen|tie shillings the tun, and not aboue. The wine of An|iou for twentie foure shillings the tun, and no other French wines aboue fiue and twentie shillings the tun, except it were of such notable goodnesse as that some peraduenture for their owne expenses would be contented to giue after twentie six shillings eight pence for the tun, and not aboue. Moreouer, the galon of Rochell wine he appointed to be sold at foure pence: and the galon of white wine at six pence. It was also ordeined, that in euerie citie, towne, and place where wine was vsed to be sold, there should be twelue honest men sworne to haue regard that this assise should not be broken: and that if they found any vintner that should from the pin sell any wine by small measures contrarie to the same assise, his bodie should be attached by the shiriffe, and deteined in prison, till other commandement were giuen for his further punishment, and his goods seized vnto the kings vse. Furthermore, if any persons were or should be found to buy and sell by the hogshead or tun, contrarie to this assise, they should be committed to prison, there to remaine, till other order were ta|ken for them: neither should there be any regrating of wines that were brought into England. But this ordinance lasted not long, for the merchants could not beare it, and so they fell to and sold white wine for eight pence the gallon, & red or claret for six pence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn returneth into England.King Iohn also came ouer from Normandie into England, and there leuied a subsidie, taking of eue|rie ploughland three shillings. In the Lent follow|ing, he went to Yorke, in hope to haue met the king of Scots there,A subsidie. but he came not, and so king Iohn returned backe, and sailed againe into Normandie, bicause the variance still depended betweene him and the king of France.He saileth a|gaine into Normandie. Anno Reg. 2. Finallie vpon the Ascension day in this second yeare of his reigne, they came eft|soones to a communication betwixt the townes of Uernon and Lisle Dandelie, where finallie they con|cluded an agréement, with a marriage to be had be|twixt Lewes the sonne of king Philip, and the ladie Blanch,A peace con|cluded with a marriage. daughter to Alfonso king of Castile the 8 of that name, & néece to K. Iohn by his sister Elianor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In consideration whereof, king Iohn, besides the summe of thirtie thousand markes in siluer, Matth. Paris. as in re|spect of dowrie assigned to his said néece, resigned his title to the citie of Eureux, and also vnto all those townes which the French king had by warre taken from him, the citie of Angiers onelie excepted, which citie he receiued againe by couenants of the same a|gréement. The French king restored also to king Iohn (as Rafe Niger writeth) the citie of Tours, and all the castels and fortresses which he had taken within Touraine: Ra. Niger. and moreouer, receiued of king Iohn his homage for all the lands, fees and tene|ments which at anie time his brother king Richard, or his father king Henrie had holden of him, the said king Lewes or any his predecessors, the quit claims and marriages alwaies excepted. The king of Eng|land likewise did homage vnto the French king for Britaine, and againe (as after you shall heare) re|ceiued homage for the same countrie, and for the countie of Richmont of his nephue Arthur. He also gaue the earledome of Glocester vnto the earle of Eureux, as it were by way of exchange, for that he resigned to the French king all right, title & claime that might be pretended to the countie of Eureux.