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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time pope Innocent, Polydor. after the re|turne of his legats out of England, perceiuing that king Iohn would not be ordered by him determined with the consent of his cardinals and other councel|lours, and also at the instant suit of the English bi|shops and other prelats being there with him, to de|priue king Iohn of his kinglie state, and so first ab|solued all his subiects and vassals of their oths of al|legiance made vnto the same king, and after depri|ued him by solemne protestation of his kinglie ad|ministration and dignitie, and lastlie signified that his depriuation vnto the French king and other chri|stian princes, admonishing them to pursue king Iohn, being thus depriued, forsaken, and condem|ned as a common enimie to God and his churc [...]. He ordeined furthermore, that whosoeuer imploied goods or other aid to vanquish and ouercome that disobedi|ent prince, should remaine in assured peace of the church, as well as those which went to visit the sepul|chre of our Lord, not onlie in their goods and persons, but also in suffrages for sauing of their soules.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But yet that it might appeare to all men, that no|thing could be more ioifull vnto his holinesse, than to haue king Iohn to repent his trespasses commit|ted, and to aske forgiuenesse for the same, he appoin|ted Pandulph,Pãdulph sent into France to practise with the frẽch king, for king Iohn his de|struction. which latelie before was returned to Rome, with a great number of English exiles to go into France, togither with Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, and the other English bishops, gi|uing him in commandement, that repairing vnto the French king, he should communicate with him all that which he had appointed to be doone against king Iohn, and to exhort the French king to make warre vpon him, as a person for his wickednesse ex|communicated. Moreouer this Pandulph was com|manded by the pope, if he saw cause, to go ouer [...] England, and to deliuer vnto king Iohn such letters as the pope had written for his better instruction, and to séeke by all means possible to draw him from his naughtie opinion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, when it was bruted through the realme of England, that the pope had released the people & absolued them of their oth of fidelitie to the king, and that he was depriued of his gouerne|ment by the popes sentence, by little and little a great number both of souldiers, citizens, burgesses, capteins and conestables of castels, leauing their charges, & bishops with a great multitude of preests reuolting from him, and auoiding his companie and presence, secretlie stale awaie, and got oue [...] into France.

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