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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king, when he saw what they demanded (which in effect was a new order in things touching the whole state of the common wealth) sware in a great furie,The king re|fuseth to gri [...] their petitions Matt. Paris. that he would neuer condescend vnto those pe|titions. Whereof when the barons had knowledge, they gat them strait vnto armour, making their as|semblie at Stamford in the Easter weeke, whither they had drawne vnto them almost the whole Nobi|litie, and gathered an excéeding great armie. For the EEBO page image 185 commons flocked vnto them from euerie part, bi|cause the king was generallie hated of the more part of his subiects.