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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, sith that all this was doone by the au|thoritie EEBO page image 189 of the pope, the king besought him to make the same void, and to command the barons to obeie him being their king, as reason required they should. There were also sent by him other messengers, as Hugh de Boues and others,Hugh de Boues. into diuerse parts be|yond the sea, to bring from thence great numbers of men of war and souldiers, appointing them to meet him at Douer, at the feast of saint Michaell next in|suing. Matth. Paris. He sent likewise vnto all his chateleins and constables of castels within the realme, requiring them to prouide themselues of all things necessarie for defense of the holds committed to their charge, if they should chance to be besieged, though it were on the next morrow.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 His ambassadours and other messengers being thus dispatched, and hauing but few persons left a|bout him, or in maner none, except such of the bishop of Norwich his seruants as he had borowed of him, he fell to take prises as any ships came by suspected not to be his fréends, so séeking to win the fauour of the mariners that belonged to the cinke ports, and so lay close in the Ile of Wight and there about the sea-coasts for the space of thrée moneths togither. In which meane time, manie things were reported of him, some calling him a fisher, some a merchant, and some a pirat and rouer. And manie (for that no certeine newes could be heard of him) iudged that he was either drowned, or dead by some other means. But he still looking for some power to come ouer to his aid, kept himselfe out of the way, till the same should be arriued, and dissembled the conceit of his reuenge and hart-grudge, till opportunitie ser|ued him with conuenient securitie to put the same in execution. Wherein he shewed himselfe discréet and prouident, and did as in such a case one wiseman dooth counsell another, saieng,
—sapiens irámque coërcet,Saepè etiam vtiliter cedit, placidísque furentemDemulcet dictis, & dulcibus allicit hostemBlanditijs, donec deceptum in retia mittat.