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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the archbishop (about the fiue and twentith day of August) came to London, there to take aduise for the reformation of things touching the good go|uernement of the common-wealth. But here whilest the archbishop, with other péeres of the realme deui|sed orders verie necessarie (as was thought) for the state of the common-wealth, the king doubting least the same should be a bridle for him to restreine his authoritie roiall from dooing things to his pleasure, he began to find fault, and séemed as though he had repented himselfe of his large promises made for his reconciliation: but the archbishop of Canturburie so asswaged his mood, and persuaded him, by opening vnto him what danger would insue both to him and to his realme, if he went from the agreement, that he was glad to be quiet for feare of further trouble.

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