Compare 1577 edition: 1 After his deceasse, the moonks of Canturburie without knowledge of the king, chose one Reignold the subprior of their house to be their archbishop,An archbishop chosen. who secretlie went to Rome to obteine his confirmation of the pope. Which thing bred much mischéefe and great discord betwixt pope Innocent & king Iohn, since the pope would not confirme the election, bi|cause he saw some péece of secret practise, till he might vnderstand and be certified by report of suffici|ent witnesse (for that he wanted the letters com|mendatorie from the king) that the same election was lawfull and orderlie made. Of this delaie also the moonks being spéedilie aduertised, and to the end they might now recouer the kings fauour, whome they had verie sore offended in not making him pri|uie to the first election, they made request vnto him, that by his nomination it might be lawfull for them to choose an other archbishop.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king gladlie herevnto assented, Matth. West. Iohn Gray bishop of Nor|wich president of the councell. Matth. Paris. requiring them to grant their voices vnto Iohn Gray the bi|shop of Norwich, being both his chapleine and presi|dent of his councell. The moonks to gratifie the king obeied his request, and so electing the same bishop of Norwich, they sent their procurators to Rome in the yeare following, to signifie the same vnto the pope, and to require him to confirme this their second elec|tion, as vnmindfull of their first, and clearelie adni|hilating the same to all intents and purposes. A|mongst other that were sent to Rome about this bu|sinesse, Helias de Brantfield was one,Helias de Brantfield. a moonke of great estimation, and had in good credit with the king, who ministred vnto them that were thus sent, sufficient allowance wherewith to beare their char|ges and expenses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also at the same time the bishops that were suf|fragans to the see of Canturburie,The bishops quarell with the moonks of Canturburie about the elec|tion of an archbishop. sent their procu|rators to Rome, about a quarrell which they had a|gainst the moonks there, for that the same moonks presumed to procéed to the election of an archbishop without their consent, hauing (as they alledged) a right by ancient decrées and customes to be associat with them in the said elections. But how this mat|ter was answered, yée shall sée hereafter. In the meane time, these and other like things procured the pope to reiect both the elections, and of his owne au|thoritie to nominate the third person, whereby the trouble begun was not a little augmented (as you shall heare heereafter.) Now whilest these procura|tors were thus occupied in Rome, Philip the French king minding to conquer all that which king Iohn yet held within France, assembled an armie, and comming before the towne of Loches, wan it, and tooke Gerard de Atie prisoner,Gerard de A|tie & Robert de Turnham takẽ prisoners that had so long time and with such valiancie defended it. The same time also was Robert de Turnham taken prisoner, who with great manhood had all this while repressed and chastised the rebellious Poictouins.