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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Iohn required of the archbishop (hauing as then the popes power in his hands, bicause he was his legat) to be absolued, promising vpon his solemne receiued oth,The king praieth to be absolued. that he would (afore all things) defend the church and the order of priesthood from recei|uing anie wrongs. Also, that he would restore the old lawes made by the ancient kings of England, and namelie those of S. Edward, which were almost ex|tinguished and forgotten. And further, that he would make recompense to all men whom he had by anie meanes in damaged. This doone,He is ab|solued. he was absolued by the archbishop, & shortly after he sent his oratours to Rome, to intreat with the bishop to take awaie the interdiction of the land. On the morrow after also, the king sent his letters vnto all the shiriffes of the counties within the realme, commanding them to summon foure lawfull men of euerie towne belong|ing to the demeans of the crowne, to make their ap|pearance at S. Albons, vpon the 4 daie of August, that they and other might make inquisition of the losses which euerie bishop had susteined,A quest of inquirie. what had beene taken from them, and what ought to be resto|red to them as due for the same.