Compare 1577 edition: 1 The rumour of this pretended outward courtesie being once [...]ored through the realme, caused great numbers of people to come flocking to him, among EEBO page image 192 whome were diuerse of those which before had taken part with king Iohn, as William earle Warren, William earle of Arundell,Noblemen reuolting frõ K. Iohn vn|to Lewes. William earle of Sa|lisburie, William Marshall the yoonger, and diuerse other, supposing verelie that the French kings sonne should now obteine the king dome, who in the meane time ordeined Simon Langton afore mentioned,Simon Lãg|ton chancellor to Lewes. to be his chancellour, by whose preaching and exhortati|on, as well the citizens of London as the barons that were excommunicated, caused diuine seruice to be celebrated in their presence, induced thereto, bicause Lewes had alreadie sent his procurators to Rome before his comming into England, there to shew the goodnesse of his cause and quarell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But this auailed them not, neither tooke his excuse any such effect as he did hope it should: for those am|bassadors that king Iohn had sent thither, replied a|gainst their assertions, so that there was hard hold about it in that court, albeit that the pope would de|crée nothing till he hard further from his legat Gua|lo, who the same time (being aduertised of the procée|dings of Lewes in his iournie) with all diligence ha|sted ouer into England,Cardinall Gualo com|meth ouer in|to England. and passing through the mid|dle of his aduersaries, came vnto king Iohn, then so|iourning at Glocester, of whome he was most ioiful|lie receiued, for in him king Iohn reposed all his hope of victorie. This legat immediatlie after his comming did excommunicate Lewes by name, with all his fautors and complices, but speciallie Si|mon de Langton, with bell, booke, and candle, as the maner was. Howbeit the same Simon, and one Geruase de Hobrug deane of S. Pauls in London, with other, alledged that for the right and state of the cause of Lewes, they had alreadie appealed to the court of Rome, and therefore the sentence published by Gualo they tooke as void.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the same time also, all the knights and men of warre of Flanders and other parts beyond the seas,The more part of the strangers de|part from the seruice of K. Iohn. which had serued the king, departed from him, the Poictouins onelie excepted: and part of them that thus went from him resorted vnto Lewes, and en|tred into his wages; but the residue repaired home into their owne countries, so that Lewes being thus increased in power, departed from London, and marching towards Winchester, he wan the castels of Rigat,Castels woon by Lewes. Gilford, and Farnham. From thence he went to Winchester, where the citie was yéelded vn|to him, with all the castels and holds thereabout, as Woluesey, Odiham, and Beaumere.