Compare 1577 edition: 1 In an assemblie of all the bishops of England, all those were excommunicate in solemne wise, with candels light, and other such ceremonies, which had either giuen commandement, or were present as partakers, to pull out of the church the archbishop of Yorke, or his people by violence, and had imprisoned them in maner (as before yée haue heard:) but this was after the archbishop was set at libertie, as shuld appeare by Matthew Paris, for the chancellour repen|ting himselfe (though now too late) of his cruell dea|ling against the archbishop of Yorke, wherewith he had kindled such a brand against him, commanded the said archbishop (namelie at the instant sute of the bishop of London, or rather at the commandement of earle Iohn, as Houeden saith) to be set at libertie. But the displeasure once kindled in the hearts of the Nobles, could not so easilie be quenched with his de|liuerie, as it was spéedilie set on fire by his imprison|ment, so that they being now in armour, purposed to abate the pride of the chancellour, and to deliuer the common-wealth of such an vglie tyrant. And to be|gin, they summoned and assigned him a peremptorie day to appeare at Reading, R. Houed. The chancel|lour summo|ned to appeare to make answer vnto such iniuries as he had doone against the archbishop of Yorke, and the bishop of Durham, sithens the de|parture of his souereigne lord the king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At which day there came to Reading earle Iohn, and the archbishop of Rouen, with manie other bi|shops, earles, and barons, abiding there all that day, to sée if the chancellour would appeare or no; but he came not: wherevpon they prepared to march foorth towards London, and therewithall set forward in like maner. He on the other side being a man of a great courage, had gathered an armie of such stran|gers and other his fréends as he could make, and therewith went foorth, and encamped neere to Wind|sor, there to abide his aduersaries, and to giue them battell, if they came forward and would abide it. But when they approched, and he perceiued also how diuerse of his freends shranke from him, and went to his enimies, he durst not attempt the hazard of a field, but fled backe to London, and there withdrew into the tower,The chancel|lour retireth to London. with all his host, bicause he durst not commit himselfe to the doubtfull fellowship of the ci|tizens. Through his great pride and statelie port which he mainteined, as partlie yée haue heard, he had procured to himselfe no small hatred amongst all degrees of men, and namelie such as by the kings appointment ought to haue beene parteners with him in gouernement of the realme sore repined at his presumptuous proceedings, for that he disdained (as it séemed) to vse their aduise, or to ioine them with him in the administration of things, so that now in time of his trouble he wist not in whome he might put his trust.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After he was thus retired into the tower of Lon|don, earle Iohn the archbishop of Rouen, and the other bishops, earles, and barons associated togi|ther against him, followed him at the héeles, entered the citie, and besieged the tower on ech side. On the morrow after, being the fourth day after the octaues of saint Michaell, they came togither into Paules churchyard, where they publikelie declared the iniuri|ous wrongs doone and practised by the chancellour;A declaration made against the lord chan|cellour. namelie against the archbishop of Yorke, and the bi|shop of Durham. Those also that had beene appointed as associats with him, accused him, in that he had taken vpon him to rule and gouerne all things after his owne will, not vouchsafing to haue their aduise or councell in such sort as had béene conuenient.