Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the quindene of Easter,A parlement. the king held a par|lement at London, in the which, the prelats, earls, ba|rons, and commons, presented manie petitions; Adam Meri|muth. as to haue the great charter of liberties, and the charter of forrests dulie obserued, and that they which brake the same should be discharged of their offices, if they were the kings officers, and that the high officers of the king should be elected and chosen by their peeres in parlement. The king withstood these petitions a certeine time, yet at length he granted to some of them; but as concerning the election of his officers, he in no wise would consent, but yet he was conten|ted that they should receiue an oth in parlement, to doo iustice to all men in their offices, &c. Upon which article and others, a statute was made and confir|med with the kings seale.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane while, the French king had with bribes woone Lewes of Bauaria,The emperor woone frõ the king of Eng|lands fréend|ship. that named him|selfe emperour, from further fauouring the king of England; in so much that, vnder a colourable pre|tense of finding himselfe greeued, for that the king of England had without his knowledge taken truce with the French king, he reuoked the dignitie of be|ing vicar in the empire, from the king of England, but yet signified to him, that where the French king had at his request put the matter in controuersie be|twixt him and the king of England into his hands, to make an end thereof, if it so pleased the king of Eng|land,The emperor offereth to be a meane to cõ|clude a peace. that he should treat as an indifferent arbitrator betwixt them, he promised to doo his indeuour, so as he doubted not, but that by his means he should come to a good agréement in his cause, if he would f [...]llow his aduise. And to receiue answer hereof, he sent his letters by one Eberhard a chapleine of his, the reader of the [...]riers heremits to S. Augustins or|der, requesting the king of England to aduertise him by the same messenger, of his whole mind in that behalfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king for answer, signified againe by his let|ters to the emperour,The kings answer that for the zeale which he had to make an accord betwixt him and his aduersarie Philip de Ualois, that named himselfe French king, he could not but much commend him, and for his part EEBO page image 362 he had euer wished, that some reasonable agreement might be had betwixt them: but sith his right to the realme of France was cléere and manifest inough, he purposed not to commit it by writing vnto the doubtfull iudgement or arbitrement of anie. And as concerning the agréement which the emperour had made with the French king, bicause (as he alledged) it was lawfull for him so to doo, sith without the em|perors knowledge he had taken truce with the same French king, he said, if the circumstances were well considered, that matter could not minister any cause to mooue him to such agreement: for if the emperour remembred, he had giuen to him libertie at all times to treat of peace, without making the emperour pri|uie thereto (so that without his assent, he concluded not vpon any finall peace) which he protested that he neuer meant to doo, till he might haue his prouident aduise, counsell, and assent therevnto. And as concer|ning the reuoking of the vicarship of the empire from him, he tooke it doone out of time; for it was pro|mised, that no such reuocation should be made, till he had obteined the whole realme of France, or at the least, the more part thereof. ¶ These in effect were the points of the kings letters of answer vnto the emperour. Dated at London the thirtenth of Iulie, in the second yeare of his reigne ouer France, and fiftéenth ouer England.