Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the archbishop setting a watch before his mouth, kept silence (as though he had not heard) and folowed the French king with his people. Manie said by the waie as they iourneied,
Behold the arch|bishop yonder, which in talke the last night would not for the pleasure of the king denie God, nor kéepe his honor in silence.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, when the archbishop was come to Sens, and aduised with himselfe whether it should be best for him to go, at length he said,
God is able in the last point of miserie and distresse, to helpe those that be his.Herewith came a messenger from the French king to bring him to the court, for the French king (as one that had béene better instructed in the mat|ter) repented himselfe that he had iudged euill of his answers at the last meeting,The French K. receiueth the archbishop Becket a|gaine into fa|uour. and herevpon receiued him againe into his fauour, and rested not to trauell so much in his cause, that at length another méeting was assigned at a certeine place neere the confines of Normandie, whither king Henrie came, and there found king Lewes, the archbishop of Rouen, and di|uerse other bishops together,The archb. is reconciled to the king. with the foresaid arch|bishop, who after they had reasoned of the matter throughlie as they saw cause, king Henrie receiued the archbishop into his fauour againe, and promised to redresse all that had béene doone amisse, and pardon all those that had followed him out of the realme. Wherevpon the king and the archbishop being recon|ciled, the archbishop the same day came before the king, and talked with him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now among other things he required of the K. that it might be lawfull for him (without offending of his maiestie) to punish (according to the censures of the church) the iniurie doone vnto him by the archbi|shop of Yorke, and other bishops in the coronation of his sonne. The king granted this, and shewed him|selfe so courteous at that time, that (as it is said) he held his stirrup whiles he mounted on horssebacke.