Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The archbishop and the other bishops receiuing the kings letters,The bishops doo returne. with all speed made hast to come into England, and so arriuing at Douer the sixtéenth day of Iulie, with other the banished men, they went to Winchester, where the king yet remained,They came to Winchester y^ [...] 20 of Iulie. who hea|ring that the bishops were come, went foorth to re|ceiue them, and at his first méeting with the archbi|shop of Canturburie, he knéeled downe at his féet,The K. kn [...]|leth to the archbishop. and besought him of forgiuenesse, and that it would please him and the other bishops also to prouide for the releefe of the miserable state of the realme. Here|with the water standing in diuerse of their eies on both sides, they entred into the citie, the people great|lie reioising to behold the head of the commonwealth agrée at length with the members. This was in the yeare after the birth of our Sauiour 1213.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Iohn required of the archbishop (hauing as then the popes power in his hands, bicause he was his legat) to be absolued, promising vpon his solemne receiued oth,The king praieth to be absolued. that he would (afore all things) defend the church and the order of priesthood from recei|uing anie wrongs. Also, that he would restore the old lawes made by the ancient kings of England, and namelie those of S. Edward, which were almost ex|tinguished and forgotten. And further, that he would make recompense to all men whom he had by anie meanes in damaged. This doone,He is ab|solued. he was absolued by the archbishop, & shortly after he sent his oratours to Rome, to intreat with the bishop to take awaie the interdiction of the land. On the morrow after also, the king sent his letters vnto all the shiriffes of the counties within the realme, commanding them to summon foure lawfull men of euerie towne belong|ing to the demeans of the crowne, to make their ap|pearance at S. Albons, vpon the 4 daie of August, that they and other might make inquisition of the losses which euerie bishop had susteined,A quest of inquirie. what had beene taken from them, and what ought to be resto|red to them as due for the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The archbishop for that time taking his leaue of the king, went to Canturburie, where he restored the EEBO page image 181 moonks to their abbie,The archbi|shop taketh possession of his sée. and then tooke possession of his see, being the two and fortith archbishop that had ruled the same. In the meane time, the king repai|red to Portesmouth, there to take the sea to saile o|uer into Poictow, committing the rule of the realme vnto Geffrey Fitz Peter or Fitz Peers, lord chéefe iustice, and to the bishop of Winchester, comman|ding them to vse the counsell and aduise of the arch|bishop of Canturburie, in gouerning things touch|ing the common-wealth. Herewith there came also to the king a great multitude of men of warre, al|ledging, that they had spent in staieng for him, and his going ouer sea all their monie, so that he must now needs giue them wages,The lords re|fuse to follow the king int [...] France. if he would haue them to passe ouer with him into France. The which when he refused to doo, he was constreined to take the wa|ter with his owne seruants, arriuing about a thrée daies after at the Ile of Iersey: but perceiuing that none of his lords followed him according to his com|mandement, as one disappointed of aid, he returned backe againe into England, there to take further or|der for this their misdemeanour.