Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Philip doubting by vsing the victorie with too much rigor, least he should bring the Normans into a desperate boldnesse, and so cause them for safegard of their liues to hazard all vpon resistance, [...]e staied for a time, and withdrew his souldiers backe againe into France, hauing not onelie furnished those pla|ces in the meane time which he had w [...]n, with strong garisons of his souldiers, but also appointed certeine personages to trauell with the people, yet remaining in the English subiection, to reuolt and turne from king Iohn, to his obeisance and subiection.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Iohn being returned into England accused diuerse of his Nobles for shewing themselues neg|ligent and slouthfull in aiding him, according to his commandement, alledging furthermore, that being destitute of their due and requisite seruice, he was constreined to lose his time in Normandie, as not being able for want of their aid to resist his enimies. Wherefore for this and other matters laid to their charges, he did put them to greeuous [...]ines. By meanes whereof, and by leauieng a subsidie of his people, he got togither an huge summe of monie. This subsidie was granted him in a parlement hol|den at Oxenford, Matth. Paris. A parlement at Oxenford. and begun there vpon the second of Ianuarie 1204, wherein of euerie knights fée was granted the summe of two markes and an halfe. Neither were the bishops,A subsidie granted. abbats, nor any other ec|clesiasticall persons exempted, by meanes whereof he ran first into the hatred of the clergie, and conse|quentlie of manie other of his subiects: so that they failed him at his néed, whereby he often susteined no small damage, which he might haue preuented and withstood, if he had beene so qualified with discretion as to haue séene what was conuenient and what in|conuenient for his roiall estate. But
as it did to him, which may be gathered by a due ob|seruation of the consequence. ¶This yeare the aire toward the north and east parts séemed to be on a bright fire for the space of six houres togither. It be|gan about the first watch of the night, on the first of Aprill.—voluntasImproba perniciem ingentem mortalibus affert,
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 King Iohn about the beginning of this sixt yeare of his reigne, Anno Reg. 6. sent in ambassage to the French king the archbishop of Canturburie, the bishops of Nor|wich and Elie, Rafe Cog. Ambassadors sent into France. the earles Marshall and Leicester, to treat with him of peace: but he was so far off from comming néere to any reasonable motions, bicause he saw the world frame as he wished, that still by de|manding somewhat that might not be granted, he kept off, and brought in such hard conditions, that it was not possible to conclude anie agréement. And this he did of purpose, hoping within short time to conquer all that the king of England possessed as yet on that side the seas. He was the more vntoward to compound, for that he was informed how Arthur the duke of Britaine was dispatched of his life, and therfore not doubting but to haue manie to take part with him in seeking reuenge of his death, he made that his chéefe quarell, swearing that he would not ceasse to pursue the warre against king Iohn, till he had depriued him of his whole kingdome. So the ambassadors departed without all hope to come to any agreement. ¶This yeare Easter day fell so high as it possiblie might, that is to saie, on saint Marks day.