Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn being now in rest from warres with forren enimies, began to make warre with his sub|iects pursses at home, emptieng them by taxes and tallages, to fill his coffers, which alienated the minds of a great number of them from his loue and obedi|ence. At length also, when he had got togither a great masse of monie, he went ouer againe into Norman|die, where by Helias archbishop of Burdeaux, and the bishop of Poictiers and Scone, he was diuorsed from his wife Isabell, that was the daughter of Ro|bert earle of Glocester, R. Houed. King Iohn is diuorsed. Matt. West. Matth. Paris. R. Houed. bicause of the néerenesse of bloud, as touching hir in the third degrée. After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Iane.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, about this time, Matth. Paris. Geffrey arch. of Yorke de|priued. Geffrey archbishop of Yorke was depriued of all his manours, lands, and possessions, by the kings commandement, directed to the shiriffe of Yorkeshire for diuerse causes, for that he would not permit the same shiriffe to leuie the du|tie EEBO page image 162 called Charugage, that was; thrée shillings of e|uerie ploughland within his diocesse, rated and ap|pointed to be leuied to the kings vse, throughout all parts of the realme. Secondlie, for that the same archbishop refused to go ouer with the king into Normandie to helpe to make the marriage betwixt the French kings sonne and his néece. Thirdlie, bi|cause he had excommunicated the same shiriffe and all the prouince of Yorke: wherevpon the king tooke displeasure against him, and not onelie spoiled him (as I said) of his goods, but also banished him out of the court, not suffering him to come in his presence for the space of twelue moneths after.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Rog. Houed. A councell called at West|minster by the archbishop of Canturburie.In this yeare also, Hubert archbishop of Cantur|burie held a councell at Westminster against the prohibition of the lord chiefe iustice, Geffrey Fitz Peter earle of Essex. In the which councell or synod, diuerse constitutions were made and ordeined for orders and customes to be vsed touching the seruice and administration of sacraments in the church, and other articles concerning churchmen and ecclesiasti|call matters.Arthur duke of Britaine doth homage to the king of England. About the same time, king Iohn and Philip king of France met togither néere the towne of Uernon, where Arthur duke of Britaine (as vas|sall to his vncle king Iohn) did his homage vnto him for the duchie of Britaine, & those other places which he held of him on this side and beyond the riuer of Loir, and afterward still mistrusting his vncles cur|tesie, he returned backe againe with the French king, and would not commit himselfe to his said vn|cle, who (as he supposed) did beare him little good will. These things being thus performed, king Iohn re|turned into England,King Iohn returneth in|to England. The quéene is crowned. and there caused his new mar|ried wife Isabell to be crowned on the sundaie be|fore the feast of S. Denise, the eight of October.