Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The first knight sir Reignold Fitz Urse came to him about the eleuenth houre of the daie,Reignold Fitz Urse. Th [...]t is be|twéene 4. and 5. in the eue|ning. as the archbishop sat in his chamber, and sitting downe at his feet vpon the ground without any manner of greeting or salutation, at length began with him thus:

Being sent of our souereigne lord the king from beyond the seas, we doo here present vnto you his Graces commandements, to wit, that you should go to his sonne the king, to doo vnto him that which apperteineth vnto you to doo vnto your souereigne lord, and to doo your fealtie vnto him in taking an oth, and further to amend that wherein you haue of|fended his maiestie. Wherevnto the archbishop an|swered: For what cause ought I to con [...]me my fe|altie vnto him by oth? or wherin am I giltie in offen|ding EEBO page image 79 the kings Maiestie?An oth requi|red of him for his baronie. Sir Reignold said: For your baronie, fealtie is demanded of you with an oth, and an other oth is required of those clerkes, which you haue brought with you, if they meane to continue within the land. The archbishop answered: For my baronie I am readie to do to the king what|soeuer law or reason shall allow: but let him for certeine hold, that he shall not get any oth either of me or of my clerks. We knew that (said the knight) that you would not doo any of these things which we proponed vnto you. Moreouer the king commandeth you to absolue those bishops that are excommunica|ted by you without his licence. Wherevnto he said: The bishops are excommunicated not by me, but by the pope, who hath therto authoritie from the Lord. If in déed he hath reuenged the iniurie doone to my church, I confesse that I am not displeased therwith. Then said the knight: Sith that such things in des|pite of the king doo please you, it is to be thought that you would take from him his crowne, and be called and taken for king your selfe, but you shall misse of your purpose surelie therein. The archbishop answe|red: I doo not aspire to the name of a king, rather would I knit three crownes vnto his crowne if it lay in my power.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length after these and such words, the knights turning them to the moonks,The knights command the moonks to sée the archbishop kept safe. said:

In the behalfe of our souereigne lord the king, we command you, that in any wise ye keepe this man safe, and present him to the king when it shall please his grace to send for him.

Doo ye thinke that I will runaway? I came not to run away, but looke for the outrage and malice of wicked men. Truelie (said they) you shall not runne away, and herewith went out with noise and threatnings. Then maister Iohn of Salisburie his chancellor said vnto him:Iohn de Sa|lisburie the archb. Bec|kets chan|cellor. My lord, this is a woonderfull matter that you will take no mans counsell: had it not beene méet to haue giuen them a more méeke and gentle answer? But the arch|bishop said: Surelie I haue alreadie taken all the counsell that I will take,The archbi|shops resolu|tion. I know what I ought to doo. Then said Salisburie, I pray God it may be good. Now the knights departing out of the place, and go|ing about to put on their armour, certeine came to the archbishop,The knights put on their armor. & said; My lord, they arme themselues. What forceth it? said he, let them arme themselues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when they were armed, and manie other a|bout them, they entred into the archbishops palace. Those that were about the archbishop cried vpon him to flée, but he sat still and would not once remooue, till the moonks brought him euen by force & against his will into the churth. The comming of the armed men being knowne,The moonks with force bring the arch+bishop into the church. some of the moonks continued singing of euensong, and some sought places where to hide themselues, other came to the archbishop, who was loth to haue entred into the church, and when he was within, he would not yet suffer them to make fast the doores, so that there was a great stur among them, but cheeflie when they perceiued that the armed men went about to séeke for the archbishop, by meane whereof their euensong was left vnfinished.