Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king also doubting least the pope should pro|ceed further, and absolue all his subiects of their alle|giance which they owght to him, and that his lords would happilie reuolt and forsake him in this his trouble, tooke hostages of them whom he most suspec|ted. And as the messengers, which were sent abroad for that purpose,Lord William de Breuse. came vnto the lord William de Breuse, requiring to haue his sonnes for the said pur|pose, his wife (like a quicke and hastie dame) taking the word out of hir husbands mouth, made this round answer,
that she would not deliuer hir sonnes vnto king Iohn, who alreadie had slaine his owne nephue Arthur, whome he ought rather honourablie to haue loued and preserued. These words being signified vnto the king, set him in such an heat against hir husband (though he rebuked hir sharpelie for the same) that the said lord was glad togither with his wife and children to flee out of the realme into Ireland for safegard of their liues.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whereas before this time London bridge was made of timber, and was ruled, Londõ bridge repaired. guided & repaired by a fraternitie or colledge of preests; this yeere by great aid of the citizens of London and others passing that waie, the same bridge was begun to be made of stone. And in the same yeare S. Marie Oueries in Southwarke was begun to be repaired. The same yeare also, the citizens of London made such suit vnto the king, that he granted vnto them by his letters patents, license to choose to themselues a maior, and two shiriffes euerie yeare. After which grant vnto them confirmed, they chose for their maior Henrie Fitz Alwin, who was sworne and charged at that present maior of that citie, vpon the day of saint Michaell the archangell, in the said tenth yeare of king Iohn his reigne. On the same day and yeare, were Peter Duke & Thomas Nele sworne for shiriffes. Thus the name of bailiffes from thenceforth was clearlie extinguished.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But here yée haue to vnderstand, that this Hen|rie Fitz Alwin had béene maior of London long be|fore this time, euen from the first yeare of king Ri|chard (as Iohn Stow hath gathered out of ancient in|struments and records) vnto this present tenth yeare of king Iohn, and now vpon grant made to the citi|zens, Iohn Stow. that it should be lawfull for them to choose euerie yeare a maior, and two shiriffes, for the better go|uernment of their citie, the said Henrie Fitz Alwin was newlie by them elected, and likewise after|wards from yeare to yeare, till he departed this life, which chanced in the yeare 1213, and fifteenth of king Iohns reigne, so that he continued maior of the same citie of London, by the terme of twentie and foure yeares.