Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of the Natiuitie of our ladie, there was a parlement holden at London,A parlement. at the which all the nobles of the realme both spirituall and tempo|rall were present; and then the citie of London, Abing [...]on. and the cinque ports ioined in league as confederats with the barons: but the king plainlie protested be|fore all the assemblie,The kings protestation against the articles at Oxeniord. that by the statutes and proui|sions (as they termed them) made at Oxenford, he was much deceiued. For contrarie to that which the barons had promised, he felt himselfe rather charged with more debt than anie thing reléeued: and there|fore sith he had obteined of the pope an absolution of the oth both for himselfe and his people, his request was to be restored vnto his former estate of all such prerogatiues as in time past he had inioied. The ba|rons on the other side stiffelie mainteined, that they could not with safe conscientes go against their oth, and therefore they meant to stand in defense of the articles aforesaid euen so long as they had a daie to liue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus whilest both parts kept so farre from all hope of agreement, and were now in point to haue depar|ted in sunder, through mediation of some bishops that were present a peace was concluded, and the parties so agréed, that all matters in controuersie touching the articles, prouisions, and statutes made at Oxenford should be ordered and iudged by the French king,The matter put to the French king. whom they chose as arbitrator betwixt them. Herevpon, on the thirtéenth of September, both the king and quéene, with their sonnes, and di|uerse other of the nobles of this land, tooke shipping, and sailed ouer to Bullongne, where the French king as then was at a parlement, with a great number of the nobles and péeres of France. The earle of Lei|cester also with diuerse of his complices went thi|ther, and there the matter was opened, argued, and debated before the French king, who in the end vpon due examination, and orderlie hearing of the whole processe of all their controuersies, gaue expresse sen|tence, that all and euerie of the said statutes and or|dinances deuised at Oxford,The French king giueth sentence against the barons. should be from thence|foorth vtterlie void, and all bonds and promises made by king Henrie, or anie other for performance of them, should likewise be adnihilated, fordoone, and clearelie cancelled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The barons highlie displeased herewith, refused to stand to the French kings award herein, bicause he had iudged altogither on the kings side. Wherevpon after they were returned into the realme, either par|tie prepared for warre: but yet about the feast of S. EEBO page image 266 Edward, the king and the barons eftsoones met at London, holding a new parlement at Westmin|ster, but no good could be doone. Then when the king of Almaine and prince Edward, Anno Reg. 4 8. with others of the kings councell saw that by rapine, oppression, and ex|tortion practised by the barons against the kings sub|iects, Matth. Wes [...]m. as well spirituall as temporall, the state of the realme and the kings honour was much decaied, and brought in manner vnto vtter ruine, they procu|red the king to withdraw secretlie from Westmin|ster vnto Windsore castell, of which his sonne prince Edward had gotten the possession by a traine. From Windsore he went to Reading, and from thence to Wallingford, and so to Oxford, hauing a great power with him.