Compare 1577 edition: 1 The popes answer vnto the kings am|bassadours.The pope hauing heard their tale, and considered of the articles, with bending browes (in witnesse of his indignation) made foorthwith this short answer:
And is it so, that the barons of England doo go about to expell their king, which hath taken vpon him the crosse, and is remaining vnder the protection of the apostolike sée And doo they meane indéed to tran|slate the dominion that belongeth to the church of Rome vnto another? By S. Peter we cannot suffer this iniurie to passe vnpunished. Herevpon (credi|ting the ambassadours words) by the aduice of his cardinals, he decréed that all those priuiledges, which the king had granted vnto the lords and barons of this realme, as inforced thereto by their rebellious attempt, should be accounted void and of none ef|fect.Also he wrote vnto the lords, admonishing them by his letters that they should obeie their king, vpon paine of his cursse if they should attempt anie thing that sounded to the contrarie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶At the same time there was in the court of Rome (as Hector Boetius saith) a cardinall named Gualo or Wallo, a verie couetous person, Hect. Boetius. Cardinall Gualo. and such a one (as in that place some are neuer wanting) which for mo|nie passed not what he did further anie mans suit, without regard either to right or wrong, by whose chiefe trauell and means the pope was greatlie in|duced to fauour king Iohns cause, and to iudge with him in preiudice of the lords purposes, as before is expressed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to proceed. Polydor. The ambassa|dours returne from the pope. The ambassadours being dispatch|ed, and hauing the popes prescript, and such other his letters with them as they had obteined of him, re|turned with all spéed into England vnto the king (who was come a litle before vnto Windsore castell) and there declared vnto him how they sped. K. Iohn being ioifull in that they had brought the matter so well about for his purpose,The popes decrée is de|clared to the lords. caused the popes decree to be declared vnto the barons, commanding them streitlie to obeie the same. The barons taking the matter grieuouslie to be thus mocked, with great in|dignation both blamed king Iohns vniust dealing, and the popes wrongfull iudgement, in that he had pronounced against them, without hearing what they had of right to alledge for themselues. Where|vpon out of hand (notwithstanding the popes prohi|bition and prescript to the contrarie) they determined to trie their cause by dint of sword,The barons will trie their quarel by dint of sword. and with all speed assembled their powers, which for the greater part they had latelie dismissed and sent home. They fur|nished the castell of Rochester with a strong garri|son of men, and placed therein as capteine one Wil|liam Albeney, a verie skilfull warriour.