Compare 1577 edition: 1 But yet that it might appeare to all men, that no|thing could be more ioifull vnto his holinesse, than to haue king Iohn to repent his trespasses commit|ted, and to aske forgiuenesse for the same, he appoin|ted Pandulph,Pãdulph sent into France to practise with the frẽch king, for king Iohn his de|struction. which latelie before was returned to Rome, with a great number of English exiles to go into France, togither with Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, and the other English bishops, gi|uing him in commandement, that repairing vnto the French king, he should communicate with him all that which he had appointed to be doone against king Iohn, and to exhort the French king to make warre vpon him, as a person for his wickednesse ex|communicated. Moreouer this Pandulph was com|manded by the pope, if he saw cause, to go ouer [...] England, and to deliuer vnto king Iohn such letters as the pope had written for his better instruction, and to séeke by all means possible to draw him from his naughtie opinion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, when it was bruted through the realme of England, that the pope had released the people & absolued them of their oth of fidelitie to the king, and that he was depriued of his gouerne|ment by the popes sentence, by little and little a great number both of souldiers, citizens, burgesses, capteins and conestables of castels, leauing their charges, & bishops with a great multitude of preests reuolting from him, and auoiding his companie and presence, secretlie stale awaie, and got oue [...] into France.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Notwithstanding that diuerse in respect of the popes cursse and other considerations them [...], Matth. West. Matt. Paris. otherlie refused in this manner to obeie king Iohn, yet there wer [...] manie others that did take his Part, [...] the noble men that cõtinued true vnto K. Iohn. and mainteine his quarell verie earnestlie, as his brother William earle of Salesburie, Alber [...]ke de [...]eere erle of Oxford, Geffrey Fitz Peter lord chéefe EEBO page image 176 iustice of England, also thrée bishops, Durham, Winchester, and Norwich, Richard de Marish lord chancellour, Hugh Neuill chiefe forrester, William de Wroshing lord warden of the ports, Robert Uei|pount and his brother Yuan, Brian de Lisle, Geffrey de Lucie, Hugh Ballioll, and his brother Barnard, William de Cantlow and his son William Fulke de Cantlow, Reginald de Cornehull shiriffe of Kent, Robert Braibrooke and his son Harrie, Philip de Louecotes, Iohn de Bassingborne, Philip March, Chatelaine of Notingham, Peter de Maulley, Ro|bert de Gaugy, Gerard de Athie and his nephue In|gelrand, William Brewer, Peter Fitz Hubert, Tho|mas Basset, and Foulks de Brianta Norman, with many other, too long here to rehearse, who as fautors and councellors vnto him, sought to defend him in all causes, notwithstanding the censures of the church so cruellie pronounced against him; knowing that they were bound in conscience to sticke to him, now speciallie in this generall apostasie of his péeres and people. For they were opinioned, that it was

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