Compare 1577 edition: 1 They would also that the lord chiefe iustice and the lord chancellour should be chosen by the generall voi|ces of the states assembled,Unreasonable requests. and bicause it was need|full that they should be oftentimes with the king, it was thought they might be chosen out of the number of those foure aboue rehearsed conseruators of iu|stice. And if the king at anie time chanced to take the seale from the lord chancellour, whatsoeuer writing were sealed in the meane time should be of none ef|fect. They aduised also, that there should be two iu|stices of the benches, two barons of the excheker, and one iustice for the Iewes; and these for that present to be appointed by publike voices of the states, that as they had to order all mens matters and businesse, so in their election the assents of all men might be had and giuen: and that afterwards, when vpon anie oc|casion there should be anie elected into the roome of anie of these iustices, the same should be appointed by one of the afore mentioned foure councellors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But as the Nobles were busie in three wéekes space about the deuising of these ordinances and o|ther, to haue béene decréed as statutes, the enimie of peace and sower of discord, the diuell, hindred all these things by the couetousnesse of the pope,The pope sen|deth for some aid of monie to mainteine wars against the emperour. who had sent his chapleine master Martin, with authoritie to le|uie also an aid of monie for his néed to mainteine his wars withall against the emperour; and the em|perour on the other part sent ambassadours to the king, to staie him and his people from granting anie such aid vnto the pope: so that there was no lesse hard hold and difficultie shewed in refusing to contribute vnto this demand of the popes Nuncio, than vnto the kings. At length yet in another sitting, which was be|gun thrée weekes after Candlemasse, they agreed to giue the king escuage to run towards the marriage of his eldest daughter,Escuage grã|ted the king. of euerie knights fée holden of the king twentie shillings to be paid at two termes, the one halfe at Easter, and the other at Michelmasse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the king minding to inuade the Scots, caused the whole force of all such as ought to serue him in the wars to assemble, and so with a mightie host he went to new castell vpon Tine, meaning from thence to inuade the same,The K. with an armie go|eth towards Scotland. in reuenge of such in|iuries as the Scots had doone vnto him and his sub|iects, and namelie, for that Walter Cumin a mightie baron of Scotland and other noble men had built two castels neere to the English confines, the one in Galowaie, and the other in Louthian, and further had receiued and succoured certeine rebels to the king of England, as Geffrey de Marisch or Mareis an I|rish man, and others. The king of Scots was aduer|tised of king Henries approch, and therefore in de|fense of himselfe and his countrie, had raised an huge armie. Herevpon certeine noble men vpon ei|ther side, sorie to vnderstand that such bloudshed should chance as was like to follow (and that vpon no great apparant cause) if the two kings ioined bat|tell, tooke paine in the matter to agrée them, which in the end they brought to passe,The king of England and Scotland made fréends. so that they were made fréends and wholie reconciled. There was a publike instrument also made thereof by the king of Scots vnto king Henrie, signed with his seale, and likewise with the seales of other noble men, testifieng his alle|giance which he owght to the king of England, as su|periour lord, in forme following.