Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also vpon the first of October,The birth of king Henrie the third. N. Triuet. Henrie the sonne of king Iohn, begotten of his wife quéene Isabell, was borne at Winchester, who after succeeded his father in the kingdome. But now againe to our pur|pose. The pope perceiuing that king Iohn continued still in his former mind (which he called obstinacie) sent ouer his bulles into England,The pope writeth to the bishops. Matt. Paris. Nic. Treue [...]. directed to Willi|am bishop of London, to Eustace bishop of Elie, and to Mauger bishop of Worcester, commanding them that vnlesse king Iohn would suffer peaceablie the archbishop of Canturburie to occupie his see, and his moonks their abbie, they should put both him and EEBO page image 172 his land vnder the sentence of interdiction, denoun|cing him and his land plainelie accurssed. And fur|ther he wrote expresse letters vnto all the suffragans of the church of Canturburie, that they should by vertue of their obedience, Matth. Paris. which they owght to the [...]|postolike sée, receiue and obeie the archbishop Ste|phan for their father and metropolitane.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These bishops with other to them associate, made instant request and suit to the king for the obseruing of the popes commandement, and to eschew the cen|sures of the church, but that was in vaine: for the king in a great rage sware, that if either they or any other presumed to put his land vnder interdiction, he would incontinentlie therevpon send all the prelats within the realme out of the same vnto the pope, and seize all their good [...] vnto his owne vse. And further he added,Romans, that is such chap|leines stran|gers as be|longed to the pope. that what Romans soeuer he found within the precinct of any his dominions, he would put out their eies, and slit their noses, and so send them pack|ing to Rome, that by such marks they might be knowne from all other nations of the world. And herewith he commanded the bishops to packe out of his sight, if they loued their owne health and preser|uation.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon the said bishops departed, and accor|ding to the popes commission to them sent, vpon the euen of the Annuntiation of our Ladie,The mondaie in the passion weeke saith Matth West. The king and realme put vn+der the popes cursse. denoun|ced both the king and the realme of England accur|sed, and furthermore caused the doores of churches to be closed vp, and all other places where diuine seruice was accustomed to be vsed, first at London, and af|ter in all other places where they came. Then percei|uing that the K. ment not to stoope for all this which they had doone, but rather sought to be reuenged vp|on them, they fled the realme, and got them ouer vn|to Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Ioceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford.