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Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn, after that the legats were returned to|ward Rome againe, punished diuerse of those per|sons which had refused to go with him into Wales, in like maner as he had doone those that refused to go with him into Scotland: he tooke now of ech of them for euerie knights fée two marks of siluer, as before is recited. About the same time also, Regi|nald earle of Bullongne being accursed in like ma|ner as king Iohn was,Reginald erle of Bullongne. for certeine oppressions doone to poore men, and namelie to certeine preests, fled o|uer into England, bicause the French king had ba|nished him out of France.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The chéefest cause of the French kings displea|sure towards this earle,The like lea|gue was made in the same first yeare of king Iohn betwixt him & Ferdinan|do earle of Flanders. may séeme to proceed of the amitie and league which was concluded betwixt king Iohn, and the said earle, in the first yeare of the said kings reigne, whereby they bound themselues either to other, not to make anie peace, or to take a|nie truce with the king of France, without either o|thers consent first thereto had, and that if after anie agréement taken betwixt them and the king of France, he should chance to make warre against ei|ther of them, then should the other aid and assist him, against whom such warre should be made, to the vt|termost of his power.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This league was accorded to remaine for euer betwixt them and their heires, with suerties sworne on either part: and for the king of England, these, whose names insue, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Ranulfe earle of Chester, Robert earle of Leicester, Baldwine earle of [...]; William earle of Arundell, Ralfe earle of Augi, Robert de Mellet, Hugh de Gourney, William de Kaeu, Ge|ffrey de Cella, Roger c [...]estable of Chester, Ralfe Fitz Water, William de Albanie, Robert de Ras, Richard de Montfichet, Roger de [...], Saer de Quincie, William de M [...]ntchenise Peter de Pra|tellis, William de Poo [...]e alias de [...] Adam de Port, Robert de Turneham, William Mallet, Eu|stace de Uescie, Peter de Brus, William de Pre|sennie, Hubert de Burgh, William de Ma [...]sey, and Peter Sauenie. For the earle, these were suerties, Anselme de Kaeu, Guy Lieschans, Ralfe the said earles brother &c. But now to returne.

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