Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Maister Martine hearing this, got him to the court, and declaring to the king what message he had recei|ued, required to vnderstand whether he was priuie to the matter, or that his people tooke it vpon them so rashlie without his authoritie or no?The kings answer vnto the popes Nuncio. To whome the king answered, that he had not giuen them any au|thoritie so to command him out of the realme: but indéed (saith he) my barons doo scarselie forbeare to rise against me, bicause I haue mainteined and suffe|red thy pilling and iniurious polling within this my realme, and I haue had much adoo to staie them from running vpon thee to pull thee in peeces. Maister Martine hearing these words, with a fearefull voice besought the king that he might for the loue of God, and reuerence of the pope, haue free passage out of the realme: to whome the king in great displeasure an|swered, The diuell that brought thée in carrie thée out, euen to the pit of hell for me. Matth. Paris. Matth. West. The Popes Nuncio sent out of the realme. Howbeit at length, when those that were about the king had pacified him, he appointed one of the marshals of his house, called Robert North or Nores, to conduct him to the sea side, and so he did, but not without great feare, si|thens he was afraid of euerie bush, least men should haue risen vpon him and murthered him. Wherevp|on, when he came to the pope, he made a greeuous complaint, both against the king and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 S. Peters church at Westminster.The church of saint Peter at Westminster was inlarged, and newlie repared by the king, speciallie all the east part of it, the old wals being pulled down, and builded vp in more comelie forme. ¶The generall councell, according to the summons giuen, was hol|den this yeare at Lions,The English ambassadors come to the councell. where it began about mid|summer, in which the English ambassadors being ar|riued, presented to the pope their leters, directed from the whole bodie of the realme of England, requiring a redresse in such things, wherewith (as by the same letters it appeared) the realme found it selfe sore an|noied. The pope promised to take aduise therein, but sith the matter was weightie, it required respit. Fi|nallie, when they were earnest in requiring a deter|minate answer, it was giuen them to vnderstand, that they should not obteine their desires, wherevpon in great displeasure they came awaie,The English ambassadors threaten the pope, that he should not haue any tri|bute out of England. threatening and binding their words with oths, that from thence|foorth they would neuer paie, nor suffer to be paid, a|nie tribute to the court of Rome, nor permit the re|uenues of those churches, whereof they were pa|trones, to be pulled awaie, by any prouision of the same court.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The pope hearing of these things, passed them ouer patientlie, but he procured the English bishops to set their seales vnto that charter, which king Iohn had made concerning the tribute, against the mind of the archbishop of Canturburie Stephan Langton, who at that time, when king Iohn should seale it, spake sore against it. When king Henrie was in|formed hereof, he was gréeuouslie offended; and sware in a great chafe, that although the bishops had doone otherwise than they ought, yet would he stand in defense of the liberties of his realme, and would not so long as he had a day to liue, paie any dutie to the court of Rome, vnder the name of a tribute. In this meane while, the king with a puissant armie in|uaded the Welsh rebels, Matth. Paris. to reduce them to some quiet, whereas with their continuall incursions and other exploits, they had sore harried, vexed, and wa|sted the lands of the kings subiects.