Compare 1577 edition: 1 There be that write, that the king sent ambassa|dours twice vnto the pope, Matth. Paris. for the first that went, could not come to his presence, nor be suffered to de|clare their message: those that were sent the second time, were receiued of some of the cardinals, but yet onelie with words without anie other way of freend|lie interteinement. At length, when the feast of Ea|ster drew néere, on the which either absolution or ex|communication was to be denounced against eue|rie man, there were certeine of the cardinals which gaue intelligence to the English ambassadours, that the pope by aduice of the colledge, meant on the thursdaie before Easter daie to declare the sentence of interdiction against the king of England, and a|gainst all his dominions, and to confirme that which had beene alreadie pronounced against Richard the archbishop of Yorke, and the other bishops his com|plices.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The ambassadours being brought to a streict issue herewith, by helpe of some of the cardinals found meanes to haue it put into the popes head, how the English ambassadours had commission to vnder|take, that the king of England should obeie in all things what order soeuer it pleased the pope and his court to award him. Herevpon they tooke their oth, that it should so be, and by that meanes they auoi|ded the interdiction. The messengers of the archbi|shop of Yorke & the other bishops vsed the like shift, but yet the same daie the pope did excommunicate the knights that had murthered the archbishop Tho|mas, and all those that had procured, aided, succoured, or abetted them therein. Some write, Ger. Dor. that those am|bassadours which the king sent to the court of Rome, could not be suffered to come to the popes presence,The ambassa|dours were glad to vse a shift by briberie. till according to the fashion, they had giuen 500. marks in reward, and so at length were admitted to his presence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howsoeuer that matter passed, the king stood in great feare least his land should be interdicted, in so much that he commanded the wardens of the ports both on this side the sea and beyond, to take good héed, least any cõming with letters of interdiction should passe into England; but if any such came, that the bringer should be arrested and committed to prison. Also he commanded, that no clearke were suffered to come ouer into England, except he first tooke an oth that he came about no businesse that might turne to the preiudice of the king or his realme. This com|mandement he set forth, at what time he transported ouer into England himselfe, where he landed this yeare at Portesmouth the third daie of August. A|bout which time it came into the kings mind, to make a conquest of Ireland vpon this occasion.