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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the same time he gaue commandement vnto Hugh Neuill high iustice of his forrests, that he should award his precepts vnto all forresters within the realme, to giue warning to all the white moonks, that before the quindene of S. Michaell they should remooue out of his forrests all their horsses of Ha|raz, and other cattell, vnder the penaltie to forfeit so manie of them, as after that day chanced to be found within the same forrests. The cause that mooued the king to deale so hardlie with them was, for that they refused to helpe him with monie, when before his last going ouer into Normandie, he demanded it of them towards the paiment of the thirtie thousand pounds which he had couenanted to pay the French king, to liue in rest and peace, which he coueted to haue doone for reliefe of his people, and his owne suertie, knowing what enimies he had that laie in wait to destroie him, and againe, what discommodi|ties had chanced to his father and brethren, by the of|ten and continuall wars. But now to procéed with other dooings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Immediatlie after the solemnization of the quéens coronation ended,In ambassage sent vnto the K. of Scots. he sent Philip bishop of Duresme, Roger Bigot earle of Northfolke, and Henrie de Bohun earle of Hereford, nephue to William king of Scotland, and Dauid earle of Huntington, bro|ther to the said king, and Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester, the lord William de Uescie, and the lord Robert de Ros, which had married two of the daugh|ters of the said king, & Robert Fitz Roger shiriffe of Northumberland, as ambassadours from him vn|to the foresaid William king of Scotland, with let|ters patents,The king of Scots came to the king of England at Lincolne. Matth. Paris. Ran. Higd. R. Houed. Polydor. conteining a safe conduct for him to come into England, and to méet with king Iohn at Lincolne on the morrow after the feast of S. Ed|mund, who gladlie granted therevnto, and so accor|ding to that appointment, both the kings met at Lincolne the 21 day of Nouember. And on the mor|row after king Iohn went to the cathedrall church, and offered vpon the high altar a chalice of gold.