Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also the plées in the eschequer ceased, and the shi|riffes staied from executing their office.The king lest desolate of fréends. For there was none that would paie anie monie to the kings vse, nor anie that did obeie him, in somuch that there remained with him but onelie seuen horssemen of all his traine at one time (as some write) though soone after he had a great power, which came to him to the castell of Windsore, where he then laie, Polydor. and meant to haue led the same against the lords with all spéed. But hearing now of this new rebellion of the Londoners, he changed his purpose and durst not de|part from Windsore, being brought in great doubt least all the other cities of the realme would follow their example. Herevpon he thought good to assaie if he might come to some agreement by waie of com|munication, and incontinentlie sent his ambassa|dours to the barons, promising them that he would satisfie their requests, if they would come to Wind|sore to talke with him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit,The lords incamped be|twixt Stanes and Windsore. the lords hauing no confidence in his promise came with their armie within thrée miles of Windsore, and their pitcht downe their tents in a medow betwixt Stanes and Windsore, whither king Iohn also came the 15 daie of Iune, and shew|ed such friendlie countenance towards euerie one of them,K. Iohn com|meth to them to talk of some pacification. that they were put in good hope he meant no deceipt. Being thus met, they fell in consultation a|bout an agréement to be had. Matth. Paris. On the kings part (as it were) sate the archbishops of Canturburie and Dublin, the bishops of London, Winchester, Lin|colne, Bath, Worcester, Couentrie, Rochester, and Pandulph the popes Nuncio, with Almerike master of the knights templers: the earles of Penbroke, Salisburie, Warren, Arundell, Alane de Galoway, William Fitz Gerald, Peter Fitz Herbert, Alane Basset, Hugh de Neuill, Hubert de Burgh sene|schall of Poictou, Robert de Ropley, Iohn Marshall, and Philip de Albenie. On the barons part, there were innumerable, for all the nobilitie of England was in a maner assembled there togither.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie, when the king measuring his owne strength with the barons, perceiued that he was not able to resist them, he consented to subscribe and seale to such articles concerning the liberties dem [...]nded, in forme for the most part as is conteined in the two charters Magna Charta, and Charta de Foresta, Magna Charta and Charta de Foresta. be|ginning EEBO page image 186 Iohannes Deigratia, &c. And he did not onlie grant vnto them their petitions touching the forsaid liberties, but also to win him further credit, was contented that they should choose out certeine graue and honourable personages, which should haue autho|ritie and power to sée those things performed which he then granted vnto them.