Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also, pope Innocent being certified, how the barons of England would not o|beie his prescript, iudged them enimies to the church and gaue commandement to Peter the bishop of Winchester, to the abbat of Reading, and to the sub|deacon Pandulph, to pronounce the sentence of ex|communication against them. But they could not at the first execute the popes commandement here|in, by reason that the archbishop of Canturburie,The arc [...]b. [...] Canturburi [...] fauoureth the barons par [...]. who fauoured the barons cause, would not permit them. Wherefore the same archbishop was interdicted out of the church, and from saieng diuine seruice, and also being cited to appeare at Rome, was in danger to be depriued of his miter; had not certeine cardinals intreated for him, and obteined his pardon. The arch|bishop being gone to Rome, as well to excuse him|selfe in this matter, as to be present at the generall councell there holden at that time (for he was readie to go take the sea thitherwards when the bishop of Winchester and Pandulph came to him with the popes letters) the said bishop of Winchester & Pan|dulph proceeded to the pronouncing of the excommu|nication against the barons, Matth. Paris. The bar [...] denounced [...]|curssed by the popes com|mandement. renewing the same euerie sundaie and holieday: albeit the barons (bicause none of them were expresselie named in the popes EEBO page image 189 letters) made none account of the censure, reputing it as void, and not to concerne them in any manner of point. But now to returne to king Iohn.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After he had woone the castell of Rochester (as be|fore you haue heard) he hasted to S. Albons, and there diuided his armie into two parts,K. Iohn diui|deth his armie in two parts. appointing the one to remaine about London, whilest he him|selfe with the other might go into the north to waste and destroie the possessions of certeine lords there, which (as he was informed) went about to raise an armie against him. He made capteins of that armie which he left behind him, Polydor. Matth. Paris. his brother William earle of Salisburie, Sauerie de Mauleon, Will. Brewer, Walter Buc, and others. He himselfe departed from S. Albons about the 21 day of December, leading his said armie northwards: in which were chiefe cap|teins these that follow, William erle of Albemarle, Philip de Albeney, and Iohn Marshall. Also of stran|gers, Gerard de Sotigam, and Godstall, with the Flemings, the crossebowes, and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 K. Iohn goeth northward. Matth. Paris. The first night he laie at Dunstable, and from thence passing forwards towards Northampton, he destroied by the waie all the manours, places and houses, which belonged to the aduersaries, and so kept on his iournie till he came to Notingham,Notingham. where he laie in the castell on Christmasse day, and in the mor|ning (being S. Stephans day) he went to Langar, and lodged there that night, sending his summons in the morning to the castell of Beauer,

Beauer castle summoned to yeeld.

William de Albeney.