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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Great reioising was made for this conclusion of peace betwixt the king and his barons, the people iudging that God had touched the kings heart, Matt. Paris. and mollified it, whereby happie daies were come for the realme of England, as though it had béene deliuered out of the bondage of Aegypt: but they were much deceiued,The kings impatiencie [...] sée himselfe brideled by [...] subiects. for the king hauing condescended to make such grant of liberties, farre contrarie to his mind was right sorowfull in his heart, curssed his mother that bare him, the houre that he was borne, and the paps that gaue him sucke, wishing that he had re|ceiued death by violence of sword or knife, in stéed of naturall norishment: he whetted his teeth, he did bite now on one staffe, and now on an other as he wal|ked, and oft brake the same in péeces when he had doone, and with such disordered behauiour and furious gestures he vttered his gréefe, in such sort that the Noble men verie well perceiued the inclination of his inward affection concerning these things, before the breaking vp of the councell, and therefore sore la|mented the state of the realme, gessing what would follow of his impatiencie and displesant taking of the matter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon they said among themselues,

Wo be to vs, yea rather to the whole realme that wanteth a sufficient king, and is gouerned by a tyrant that sée|keth the subuersion therof. Now hath our souereigne lord made vs subiect to Rome, and to the Romish court, so that we must hence [...]oorth obteine our pro|tection from thence. It is verie much to be feared, least we doo féele hereafter some further peece of mis|chéefe to light vpon vs suddenlie. We neuer heard of any king that would not gladlie indeuor to with|draw his necke from bondage & captiuitie, but ours of his owne accord voluntarilie submitteth himselfe to become vassall to euerie stranger. And thus the lords lamenting the case, left the king, and returned to London (as before yee haue heard.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the king disquieted not a little, for that he was thus driuen to yéeld so farre vnto the barons,The king de|parteth into the Ile of Wight. not|withstanding as much as was possible he kept his purpose secret, deuised by what means he might dis|appoint all that had beene doone, and promised on his part, at this assemblie betwixt him and the lords a pacification (as yée haue heard.) Wherefore the next day verie late in the euening, he secretlie departed to Southampton, and so ouer into the Ile of Wight, where he tooke aduice with his councell what remedie he might find to quiet the minds of his lords and ba|rons, and to bring them vnto his purpose.He sendeth ambassadors to the pope. At length after much debating of the matter, it was conclu|ded by the aduise of the greater part, that the king should require the popes aid therein. And so Walter the bishop of Worcester, & Iohn the bishop of Nor|wich, with one Richard Marish his chancellor, with all speed were sent as ambassadors from the king vnto pope Innocent, to instruct him of the rebellion of the English Nobilitie, and that he constreined by force had granted them certeine lawes and priui|leges, hurtfull to his realme, and preiudiciall to his crowne.

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