Compare 1577 edition: 1 Héere is to be noted, [...] that during the siege of Ro|chester (as some write) there came out of France to the number [...]eere hand of seauen thousand men sent from the French king vnto the aid of the barons, at the suit of Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester and other ambassadours that were sent from the ba|rons, during the time of this siege, although it should seeme by Matthew Paris, that the said earle was not sent till after the pope had excommunicated the ba|rons (as after yée shall heare.) The Frenchmen that came ouer at this first time landed at Orwell, and at other hauens there neere adioining.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, the canons of Yorke (bicause the archbishops sée there had remained void a long time) obteining licence of the king, assembled togi|ther about the election of an archbishop. And though the king had once againe earnestlie mooued them to preferre Walter Graie bishop of Wo [...]cester, yet they refused so to doo, and therefore chose Simon de Langton, brother to the archbishop of Canturburie, which election was afterward made vo [...] by the ear|nest trauell of the king to the pope, bicause his bro|ther the said archbishop of Canturburie was known to fauour the part of the barons against him, so that the said Walter Graie was then elected and promo|ted to the guiding of the sée of Yorke,Walter [...] elected arc [...], of yorke. according to the kings speciall desire in that behalfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also, pope Innocent being certified, how the barons of England would not o|beie his prescript, iudged them enimies to the church and gaue commandement to Peter the bishop of Winchester, to the abbat of Reading, and to the sub|deacon Pandulph, to pronounce the sentence of ex|communication against them. But they could not at the first execute the popes commandement here|in, by reason that the archbishop of Canturburie,The arc [...]b. [...] Canturburi [...] fauoureth the barons par [...]. who fauoured the barons cause, would not permit them. Wherefore the same archbishop was interdicted out of the church, and from saieng diuine seruice, and also being cited to appeare at Rome, was in danger to be depriued of his miter; had not certeine cardinals intreated for him, and obteined his pardon. The arch|bishop being gone to Rome, as well to excuse him|selfe in this matter, as to be present at the generall councell there holden at that time (for he was readie to go take the sea thitherwards when the bishop of Winchester and Pandulph came to him with the popes letters) the said bishop of Winchester & Pan|dulph proceeded to the pronouncing of the excommu|nication against the barons, Matth. Paris. The bar [...] denounced [...]|curssed by the popes com|mandement. renewing the same euerie sundaie and holieday: albeit the barons (bicause none of them were expresselie named in the popes EEBO page image 189 letters) made none account of the censure, reputing it as void, and not to concerne them in any manner of point. But now to returne to king Iohn.