Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The people much blamed king Iohn, for this ex|treame dealing, bicause that the heremit was suppo|sed to be a man of great vertue, and his sonne no|thing guiltie of the offense committed by his father (if any were) against the king. Moreouer, some thought, that he had much wrong to die, bicause the matter fell out euen as he had prophesied: for the day before the Ascension day, king Iohn had resig|ned the superioritie of his kingdome (as they tooke the matter) vnto the pope, and had doone to him ho|mage, so that he was no absolute king indeed, as au|thors affirme. One cause, and that not the least which mooued king Iohn the sooner to agree with the pope, rose through the words of the said heremit, that did put such a feare of some great mishap in his hart, which should grow through the disloialtie of his peo|ple, that it made him yéeld the sooner. But to the mat|ter againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn (after his capteins in Flanders had sped so well as before yee haue heard) prepared to make a voiage into Guien, not much regarding the matter, in that the realme stood as yet interdicted. But when he vnderstood by his lords, that they would not go with him except the interdicting might first be released, and he clearlie absolued of the popes cursse, to the end that Gods wrath and the popes being ful|lie pacified towards him, he might with better speed mooue and mainteine the warres, he was constrei|ned to change his purpose, and so comming to Win|chester, dispatched foorth a messenger with letters, sig|ned with the hands of foure and twentie earles and barons, to the archbishop of Canturburie,King Iohn writeth to the archbi [...]hop & the other bi|shops to re|turne. and the bi|shops of London, Lincolne, and Hereford, as then so|iourning in France, requiring them with all the o|ther banished men to returne into England, promi|sing them by his letters patents, not onelie a sure safeconduct for their comming ouer, but that he would also forget all passed displeasures, and franke|lie restore vnto euerie man all that by his means had beene wrongfullie taken from them, and as yet by him deteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The archbishop and the other bishops receiuing the kings letters,The bishops doo returne. with all speed made hast to come into England, and so arriuing at Douer the sixtéenth day of Iulie, with other the banished men, they went to Winchester, where the king yet remained,They came to Winchester y^ [...] 20 of Iulie. who hea|ring that the bishops were come, went foorth to re|ceiue them, and at his first méeting with the archbi|shop of Canturburie, he knéeled downe at his féet,The K. kn [...]|leth to the archbishop. and besought him of forgiuenesse, and that it would please him and the other bishops also to prouide for the releefe of the miserable state of the realme. Here|with the water standing in diuerse of their eies on both sides, they entred into the citie, the people great|lie reioising to behold the head of the commonwealth agrée at length with the members. This was in the yeare after the birth of our Sauiour 1213.