Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These words being thus spoken by the legat, king Iohn as then vtterlie despairing in his matters, when he saw himselfe constreined to obeie, was in a great perplexitie of mind, and as one full of thought, looked about him with a frowning countenance, wai|eng with himselfe what counsell were best for him to follow. At length, oppressed with the burthen of the imminent danger and ruine, against his will, and verie loth so to haue doone, he promised vpon his oth to stand to the popes order and decree. Wherefore shortlie after (in like manner as pope Innocent had commanded) he tooke the crowne from his owne head,K. Iohn de|liuereth his crowne vnto Pandulph. and deliuered the same to Pandulph the legat, neither he, nor his heires at anie time thereafter to receiue the same, but at the popes hands. Upon this, he promised to receiue Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie into his fauour, with all other the bishops and banished men, making vnto them suffi|cient amends for all iniuries to them doone, and so to pardon them, that they should not run into any dan|ger, for that they had rebelled against him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then Pandulph kéeping the crowne with him for the space of fiue daies in token of possession thereof,Pandulph restoreth the crowne again to the king. at length (as the popes vicar) gaue it him againe. By meanes of this act (saith Polydor) the same went a|broad, that king Iohn willing to continue the memo|rie hereof, made himselfe vassall to pope Innocent, with condition, that his successors should likewise from thencefoorth acknowledge to haue their right to the same kingdome from the pope. But those kings that succeeded king Iohn, haue not obserued any such lawes of reconciliation, neither doo the auten|tike chronicles of the realme make mention of any such surrender, so that such articles as were appoin|ted to king Iohn to obserue, perteined vnto him that had offended, and not to his successors. Thus saith Polydor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Howbeit, Ran. Higd. Ranulph Higden in his booke intituled Polychronicon, saith indéed, that king Iohn did not onelie bind himselfe, but his heires and successors, being kings of England,England be|came tributa|rie to the pope. to be feudaries vnto pope Innocent and his successors popes of Rome, that is to say, that they should hold their dominions of them in fee, yeelding and paieng yéerelie to the sée of Rome the summe of seauen hundred marks for England, Matth. West. and thrée hundred marks for Ireland. Furthermore, by report of the most autentike and approued wri|ters, king Iohn, to auoid all dangers, Matth. Paris. which (as he doubted) might insue, despairing as it were in him|selfe, or rather most speciallie for lacke of loiall du|tie in his subiects, consented to all the persuasions of Pandulph, and so (not without his great hart|gréefe) he was contented to take his oth, togither with sixtéene earles and barons, who laieng their hands vpon the holie euangelists, sware with him vpon perill of their soules, that he should stand to the iudgement of the church of Rome, and that if he re|pented him, and would refuse to stand to promise, they should then compell him to make satisfaction. Héervpon, they being all togither at Douer, the king and Pandulph, with the earls and barons, and a great multitude of other people, agréed and concluded vp|on a finall peace in forme as here insueth.