Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The archbishop for that time taking his leaue of the king, went to Canturburie, where he restored the EEBO page image 181 moonks to their abbie,The archbi|shop taketh possession of his sée. and then tooke possession of his see, being the two and fortith archbishop that had ruled the same. In the meane time, the king repai|red to Portesmouth, there to take the sea to saile o|uer into Poictow, committing the rule of the realme vnto Geffrey Fitz Peter or Fitz Peers, lord chéefe iustice, and to the bishop of Winchester, comman|ding them to vse the counsell and aduise of the arch|bishop of Canturburie, in gouerning things touch|ing the common-wealth. Herewith there came also to the king a great multitude of men of warre, al|ledging, that they had spent in staieng for him, and his going ouer sea all their monie, so that he must now needs giue them wages,The lords re|fuse to follow the king int [...] France. if he would haue them to passe ouer with him into France. The which when he refused to doo, he was constreined to take the wa|ter with his owne seruants, arriuing about a thrée daies after at the Ile of Iersey: but perceiuing that none of his lords followed him according to his com|mandement, as one disappointed of aid, he returned backe againe into England, there to take further or|der for this their misdemeanour.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest these things were thus in dooing, Geffrey Fitz Peter, and the bishop of Winchester were come to S. Albons, togither with the archbishop of Canturburie, and other bishops and peeres of the realme, where the kings peace being proclaimed to all men, it was on his behalfe streitlie commanded, that the lawes of K. Henrie his grandfather should be obserued vniuersallie within his realme,King Henrie the first his lawes. and that all vniust lawes and ordinances should be abroga|ted. It was also commanded, that no shiriffe, nor for|rester, nor other minister of the kings, should vpon paine of life and limme, take violentlie anie thing of any man by waie of extortion, nor presume to wrong anie man, or to fine anie man, as they had afore time béene accustomed to doo.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the king being come backe from his iournie, which he purposed to haue made into Poi|ctow, assembled an armie, and ment to haue gone against those lords which had refused to go with him, but the archbishop of Canturburie comming to him at Northampton, sought to appease his mood, and to cause him to staie, but yet in his furious rage he went forward till he came to Notingham, and there with much adoo,The archbi|shop menaceth to excommu|nicate those yt assist the king. the archbishop following him with threatning to excommunicate all those that should aid him, procured him to leaue off his enterprise.