Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And to the intent they might giue the more credit to his words, he caused the archbishop of Canturbu|rie, and the bishop of Elie, with William Marshall earle of Penbroke (vnto whome he had giuen his daughter Elianor in marriage) to vndertake for him, and as it were to become his suerties: which willinglie they did. Herewith the minds of the No|bilitie being somewhat pacified, returned home to their houses. The king soone after also,Matth. Paris. The king [...]|mandeth a new oth of al|legiance of his subiects. to assure him|selfe the more effectuallie of the allegiance of his peo|ple in time to come, caused euerie man to renew his homage, and to take a new oth to be faithfull to him against all other persons. And to prouide the more suerlie for himselfe, on Candlemasse day next insu|ing, he tooke vpon him the crosse to go into the holie land,The king [...]keth on him the crosse. which I thinke he did rather for feare than any deuotion, as was also thought by other, to the end that he might (vnder the protection thereof) remaine the more out of danger of such as were his foes. In which point of dissimulation he shewed himselfe pru|dent, obseruing the counsell of the wiseman,

—in [...]lusum corde dolorem

Dissimula at tace, ne deteriora subinde

Damma feras.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 ¶Some say that a great part of this variance that chanced betwéene king Iohn and his barons,The causes [...] the discord betwixt the king and his barons. Fabian. Caxton. The earle of Chester. Hector Boet. The kings couetousnesse. was bicause the king would without skilfull aduise haue exiled the earle of Chester, and for none other occasion than for that he had oftentimes aduised him to leaue his cruell dealing, and also his accustomed adulterie with his brothers wife and others. Other write, that the same dissention rose by reason of the great cruel|tie, and vnreasonable auarice, which the king vsed towards all the states and degrées of his subiects, as well towards them of the spiritualtie, as of the tem|poraltie. The prelats therefore of the realme sore re|pining at his dooings,The repining of the cleargie against the K for that they could not pati|entlie suffer such exaction to be leuied of their liuings (contrarie as they toke it to the libertie of the church) found means through practise, to persuade both the kings of Scotland and France to aid and support them against him, by linking themselues togither with sundrie noblemen of England. But these séeme to be coniectures of such writers as were euill affec|ted towards the kings cause.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now therefore to the sequele of the matter. The king hauing sent awaie the barons with a gentle answer, Polydor. though he minded nothing lesse than to satis|fie them in that they did demand, bicause it made much against his roiall prerogatiue: and therewith foreseeing that the matter would be like to grow at length to be tried by force, he began to dout his owne estate, and therefore prepared an armie, and forti|fied diuerse castels and places with men, munition, and vittels, into the which he might retire for his safe|tie in any time of need. The barons which vnderstood the kings diligence herein, and coniecturing thereof his whole intent, made readie also their power, ap|pointing for their generall one Robert Fitz Wal|ter, a man both excellent in counsell,Robert Fitz Walter. and valiant in warre. Herewith they came vnto the archbishop of Canturburie, presenting vnto him a booke, wherein was conteined a note of all the articles of their peti|tions,The archb. of Canturburie mooueth the K. to satisfie the requests of the barons. & required him to vnderstand the kings mind touching the same. The archbishop coueting to ex|tinguish the sedition (whereof he himselfe had beene no small kindler) which was like to grow, if the Nobilitie were not pacified the sooner, talked with the king, and exhorted his grace verie instantlie to satisfie the requests of his barons, and herewith did shew the booke of the articles which they had deliue|red vnto him.